India to overtake US to lead GitHub developer community by 2027: Nadella

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Through ‘Code; Without Barriers’ programme, Microsoft will provide skilling and certification to 75,000 women developers in India in 2024, says Microsoft.
India to overtake US to lead GitHub developer community by 2027: Nadella
"India is the fastest-growing market on GitHub," says Nadella. Credits: Narendra Bisht

Nadella, who kicked off his India visit on Wednesday, said the country is uniquely positioned to make the promise of AI a reality. He added that Microsoft was committed to partnering broadly across the public and private sectors to help close the nation's AI skills gap and create new opportunities throughout the country.

According to Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index, around 90% of Indian leaders say the people they hire will require new skills to prepare them for the growth of AI. “Furthermore, 78 percent of Indian workers say they don’t have the right AI capabilities to complete their current work,” the company says.

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