For meeting this challenge, AMD desired Shri Dayanidhi Maran to join the newly formed 50x15 global advisory committee. The committee will comprise some of the world’s leading digital inclusion experts from industry, government, academia and the non-profit sector, all of whom will help define and guide the worldwide 50x15 programme over the next ten years.

Speaking on the occasion Ajay Marathe, Corporate Vice President, AMD, and president, AMD India Ltd., said that this PC is an important step in the realization of DIT and AMD's joint vision to provide affordable computing and internet connectivity to the Indian people.

Low-cost computing platforms introduced in India need to adequately address three critical features in order to be viable – sustainable ecosystem support, affordability, and availability of product and service. With the introduction of this solution from HCL, based on AMD’s processor, customers can get a computer which offers sustainable ecosystem support, backed by AMD’s technology for affordable computing solutions.

It also offers a 1600 MHz x86 processor from AMD will allow users to affordably enjoy the functionality of a typical PC, such as basic computing, browsing on the Internet, CD-ROM usage, multimedia applications such as games, broadband connectivity via the use of an external modem, and users can add options based on their needs at an affordable package.