[icernet] MIT Chancellor Bullish On Media Lab

[Arul Selvan]

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chancellor Phillip L Clay 
has pinned great hopes on the success of the Media Lab project in 
helping bridge the digital divide. Mr Clay, who is in India to promote 
MITs global partnership program, said that if wireless technology were 
to be deployed effectively, broadband access could empower the society 
through knowledge dissemination and global connectivity. It could all 
lead to improvement of working and living conditions of artisans and 
other villagers. He sees a lot of scope for collaboration in the areas 
of information technology, biometrics, life sciences, environment, 
energy and nano-technology. MIT, which has been active with Indian 
organisations for many years in the private, public and academic 
sectors, foresees such relationships further growing in the future.

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