February 2005
Government of India announces the project for setting up IT Education Center of Excellence in a SICA country at the INDO-SICA Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Honduras

On behalf of Government of India, presentation at this forum on the proposed IT Center of Excellence by erstwhile Tata Infotech (now TCS)
March – November 2005
Government to Government discussions on the scope of the project and proposed offerings
December 2005
Government of India authorization to TCS for implementing the project
Jan 2006 Kick off Meeting
On advice of MEA, Government of India, Mr. Jagtar Singh from TCS-India visited to kick start the IT Centre Project and discuss offering for the IT Centre in Guatemala. Officials from CONCYT, USAC, Foreign Office and representative from CLUSTER organizations participated in the meeting.

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June 2006
Physical space in USAC T3 building is ready Mr.Radheshyam Tiwari and Mr. Vivek Talwar, TCS consultants , arrived Guatemala.

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July 2006
Network infrastructure is ready & Mr. Mrutunjaya Panda,(Centre Manager) from TCS India Arrived Guatemala

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September 28th, 2006
Inauguration ceremony. President of Guatemala, Mr. Oscar Berger, gave a speech in USAC on this project.

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March 13th 2007
First Lecture in the Master Degree Program (www.msitc.org) by TCS team
May 22nd, 2007
Visit of H.E. Mr. Rinzing Wangdi Ambassador of India to Mexico , Guatemala & Belize , accompanied by Mrs. Pema Lamu Wangdi, Mr. D.N. Dutta, Mrs. Verena Rasch.

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19th June 2007
Visit of Mr. Anand Sharma- India's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, accompanied by H.E. Mr. Rinzing Wangdi Ambassador of India to Mexico.

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18th September 2007
Inauguration of TrainTheTrainer Program as part of Knowledge Transition Activity.

15th to 18th December 2007
Visit of Mr.Harish Awasthi from TCS-India to Review and supervise the IT CoE Academic operations.

24th July 2008
India- Guatemala IT Centre Project Handover: As per the project plan Govt of India authorized TCS to implement the IT Centre setup and run the Training Program by 3 TCS consultants in this IT Centre of Excellence for 2 years of period w.e.f July 2006. On 24th July the project is handed over to USAC officials to take it forward.

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20th May 2009
From the 2nd semester of 2008 the administration is part of the School of Sciences and Systems of the Faculty of Engineering of USAC

 
 
 
 
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Background

  • Government of India wants to further enhance regional cooperation with the Central American countries
  • As a country that has secured many gains from Information Technology, India has joined hands with Guatemala in its effort towards advancing Information Society
  • Support Guatemala in bridging the Digital Divide with the other technologically advanced countries
  • Project initiated, supported and funded by the Government of India
  • TCS authorized by the Government of India to implement the project
Objective
  • Help Guatemala in human capacity building for developing Information Technology by providing IT training to people from different sectors viz. Education, Government, Industry etc.
  • Development of specialized skills will help in the growth of the use of IT in various sectors of the economy and governance in Guatemala

 

 

 
 
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