Lenovo launches Matrubhasha vernacular computing initiative in India

Lenovo launches Matrubhasha vernacular computing initiative in India

Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo has announced the launch of their Matrubhasha vernacular computing initiative in India.

The company said that this program is designed to help school going kids gain computer proficiency in their mother-tongue.

This would help them to work with computers without the knowledge of English language.

Lenovo is going to donate 150 Lenovo H series desktops to 38 Akshara Foundation libraries in 35 government schools and three Urdu government schools in Karnataka as part of this initiative.

These machines would come pre-loaded with LooKeys vernacular computing software application.

The application features support for local languages like English, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Konkani and Punjabi.

Lenovo representative Ramprasad Lakshminarayanan spoke about this new development: “The Matrubhasha project is a grassroots level initiative, in helping children gain computer literacy so that they’re able to put this technological advancement to their education’s advantage. We hope this advantage exposes them to opportunities that would have otherwise been restricted to English-aware children only.”