The suggestion was made by President Pratibha Patil to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a meeting here at the 10, Downing Street last night.
Patil stressed on the need for greater participation of Indian IT professionals in UK, which Brown assured to look into, Foreign Ministry Officials accompanying the President told reporters.
The US and other major EU nations have allowed greater flow of Indian IT professionals, which has led to a boom in the sector in these countries and apparently Patil's suggestion was to ensure that Britain did not lag behind.
Brown said India-UK cooperation in IT was a very important area for the growing bilateral strategic partnership, officials said.
The 30-minute long meeting between the two leaders also focused on issues of bilateral cooperation in economy and education.
Brown told the President that business ties between the two countries were flourishing with a large number of Indian companies now listed on London Stock Exchange.
Britian is also one of the largest foreign direct investors in India.
During the meeting, Brown also expressed keenness in further boosting India-UK cooperation in the field of education, the officials said.
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