Meta, or Facebook as it was formerly known, has opened a new office in Gurugram, inaugurated by Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. This is one of the first new offices to open since Facebook announced its new name, Meta. According to the company, this new Gurugram office is also one of Meta's "largest office spaces," and the company's first standalone facility in Asia.
The new Meta office will house the Centre for Fueling India's New Economy (C-FINE), which will be "dedicated to training and skilling India's small business owners, creators, entrepreneurs, and local communities in order for them to both fuel and leverage the country's digital transformation. Meta also announced an "ambitious
goal" of "training 1 crore small businesses and entrepreneurs, as well as 2,50,000 creators, over the next three years."
"We see this office as a chance to create a space that will house our largest team in the country." The office will be accessible to anyone driving change, whether a creator, a small business owner, an entrepreneur, an artist, or a community leader. "The spaces here will see focused, purposeful efforts from Meta to fuel their pursuits, ideas, and ambition," said Ajit Mohan, Vice-President, and Managing Director, Facebook India (Meta).
Meta stated that it has been working on many India-first products and initiatives, such as Reels, Live-Rooms, and WhatsApp Payments, and C-FINE is the most recent addition to that list.
According to the company, C-FINE will "showcase the impact of new technologies" and will have a dedicated area for "demonstrating how technologies such as AR and VR can play a transformative role in sectors such as learning and education, commerce, and healthcare." According to the company, it will also aid in the facilitation of community impact programs centered on critical issues such as safety training for women and children.
"I'm hoping that initiatives like C-FINE, where technology is being used to fuel entrepreneurship and innovation and empower young people across the country, will take their dreams and turn them into critical mass, size, and scale. This is exactly what the Internet's and technology's power should be "Chandrasekhar stated at the event.
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