The Myanmar official newspaper New Light of Myanmar Saturday hailed the setting up of the India- Myanmar Information Technology (IT) Center in the former capital of Yangon, describing the project as an excellent one among many of the bilateral cooperation projects between the two countries.

With the help of the Indian government, the India-Myanmar Center for Enhancement of IT Skill was established during a recent visit to Myanmar by Indian Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh.

The IT center will serve as a bridge to link the universities of computer studies and industries where technology is being employed practically and will train about 500 Myanmar experts twice a year in the field of ICT, applying modern technology in the sectors of education, health, and science and technology, the report said, adding that the project covers Yangon and Mandalay as the core and 10 other towns as branches.

The report also said the center would also have the capability to be utilized by the government of Myanmar as the center for disaster management and as the data center for making the data for various departmental functions such as census, taxation, birth and death registration, passport and national identity cards.

During Ramesh's Myanmar visit this week, the two countries also held their 3rd meeting of the Joint Trade Committee in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay, touching upon the issue of upgrading their border trade at Reedkhoda (India) and Tamu-Moye ( Myanmar) to normal trade.

The meeting also covered bilateral cooperation in banking services, extension of export items and promotion of trade between the two countries and bilateral cooperation in electric and energy sectors.