ReutersNEW DELHI: Meta opened its new office in Gurugram on Wednesday and said its new office will host the Centre for Fuelling India’s New Economy (C-FINE) with a commitment to train one crore small businesses and 2,50,000 creators in the next three years.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics and information technology, and skill development and entrepreneurship inaugurated the new office. The company said this is among its first new office openings since the unveiling of its new identity Meta (formerly Facebook), one of its largest office spaces and the first standalone facility in Asia.
Set in a renovated 130,000 square feet building, the office will host the Centre for Fuelling India’s New Economy (C-FINE). Meta said the new centre will be dedicated to training and skilling India’s small business owners, creators, entrepreneurs and local communities to enable them to leverage the digital transformation underway in the country. The company also announced its goal of training 1 crore small businesses and entrepreneurs and 2,50,000 creators in the next three years.
Ajit Mohan, vice-president and managing director, Facebook India (Meta) said the company sees this office as an opportunity to build a space that will house its largest team in the country. "The office will be open to anyone who is driving change - be it creators, small business owners, entrepreneurs, artists or community leaders. The spaces here will see directed, purposeful efforts from Meta to fuel their pursuits, ideas and ambition. That is why we are embracing the ambitious goal of training 1 crore small businesses and 2,50,000 creators," he said.
"We see this office as a reaffirmation of our commitment to the country, our deep aspiration to be an ally for a country that is rapidly transforming and where technology will play an enabling role in enhancing lives and prosperity of future generations,’’ he added.
Meta said in addition to enabling India’s small businesses and digital creators, the centre will also showcase the impact of new technologies on the digital ecosystem of the country and will have a dedicated area for demonstrating how technologies like AR and VR can play a role in sectors such as learning and education, commerce and healthcare. The company said the centre will also help facilitate community impact programs around important issues such as safety trainings for women and children.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics and information technology, and skill development and entrepreneurship inaugurated the new office. The company said this is among its first new office openings since the unveiling of its new identity Meta (formerly Facebook), one of its largest office spaces and the first standalone facility in Asia.
Set in a renovated 130,000 square feet building, the office will host the Centre for Fuelling India’s New Economy (C-FINE). Meta said the new centre will be dedicated to training and skilling India’s small business owners, creators, entrepreneurs and local communities to enable them to leverage the digital transformation underway in the country. The company also announced its goal of training 1 crore small businesses and entrepreneurs and 2,50,000 creators in the next three years.
Ajit Mohan, vice-president and managing director, Facebook India (Meta) said the company sees this office as an opportunity to build a space that will house its largest team in the country. "The office will be open to anyone who is driving change - be it creators, small business owners, entrepreneurs, artists or community leaders. The spaces here will see directed, purposeful efforts from Meta to fuel their pursuits, ideas and ambition. That is why we are embracing the ambitious goal of training 1 crore small businesses and 2,50,000 creators," he said.
"We see this office as a reaffirmation of our commitment to the country, our deep aspiration to be an ally for a country that is rapidly transforming and where technology will play an enabling role in enhancing lives and prosperity of future generations,’’ he added.
Meta said in addition to enabling India’s small businesses and digital creators, the centre will also showcase the impact of new technologies on the digital ecosystem of the country and will have a dedicated area for demonstrating how technologies like AR and VR can play a role in sectors such as learning and education, commerce and healthcare. The company said the centre will also help facilitate community impact programs around important issues such as safety trainings for women and children.
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