Ulaanbaatar
Construction of IT, Communication and Outsourcing Center begins
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Education and Science L.Enkh-Amgalan, Member of the Parliament B.Saranchimeg, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Mongolia Mohinder Pratap Singh attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Center for Excellence in IT, Communication and Outsourcing.
As part of a project being jointly implemented with India, the 10-floor center that will create jobs for over 700 people will be built on an 864 square meter plot. The center is scheduled to open in 2022.
The Minister of Education and Science said the outsourcing center will be of great significance in having the youth specialize in artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and information technology to achieve the government’s goal of digitizing government services and introducing e-governance to reduce bureaucracy and corruption.
Ambassador M.P.Singh expressed hope that the joint project will contribute to the Digital Mongolia program, underscoring that the IT, communication, and outsourcing center will train specialists in 16 fields.
The project will open up opportunities for Mongolian youth to specialize in Information and Communication Technology to become skilled workers at home and enter the global labor market, acquire the latest technological knowledge and skills, and earn from outsourcing.
