Chennai: Capgemini has launched two digital inclusion initiatives in Salem comprising of LEAP ((Livelihood Education through Action against Poverty) digital academy to drive employability for marginalized youth and digital literacy centre to enable citizens to participate in a technology-empowered society.
A press release said, the programmes are focused on digital inclusion aimed to reintegrate a wide range of people from marginalized backgrounds and facilitate their integration within society.
The digital inclusion programmes were launched by CEO India – Capgemini, Ashwin Yardi, COO and CTO – business services, Kishore Wikhe and Head-CSR- India, Anurag Pratap, among others. The release added, the LEAP (Livelihood Education through Action against Poverty) digital academy is one of Capgemini’s flagship digital inclusion programmes aimed at providing employability skills. Capgemini has partnered with Edubridge for content, knowledge and pedagogy and Udyogini Trust to implement the programme.