Roadblocks in way of digital classrooms across the country are disappearing. Schools and higher education institutes are now making giant shift towards using digital technology solutions for enhancing the delivery and administration of education.
The last few years have seen the emergence of several niche players who are dedicated to providing innovative solutions to enhance outcomes in education. Some of the players are targeting only the higher education segment, there are those whose focus is solely on K-12, and a number of players are vying to have a presence in both the segments. The influx of large number of players might also be due to the relatively low barriers to entry that exists in this space.
There exists a wide degree of difference in the quality and sophistication of the digital solutions for education that are available today. The most popular solutions are those that are blessed with an innovative and user-friendly interface, and have efficient troubleshooting and strong customer support mechanisms. The availability of plug-ins through which educators and administrators can enjoy the flexibility of transforming the applications to meet certain specific educational goals is also the hallmark of a “best in breed” good solution.
Given the fact that there are large numbers of proprietary, open source and free technologies in the market, we felt that there was need for a special issue that could shed light on some of the most promising digital solutions in education. The goal of the coverage of educational solutions that we have conducted in this issue is not only to shed light on the aspects of education that the companies are focussing on, it is also to identify the major market segments and the nature of the competition.
The educational solutions that we have focussed on are those whose implementers filed for nominations in the World Education Awards, which are distributed at the prestigious World Education Summit (WES) at Le Méridien, New Delhi, on 23-24 July, 2012.//
At the time when I sat down to pen this editorial, the World Education Summit (WES) was still few days away, but by the time the issue reaches your hands, the Summit, scheduled for July 23-24, 2012, would already be over. It is at the WES that this issue of digitalLEARNING is to be unveiled. If you are there at the WES, you could be one of the first people to read the August 2012 issue of the magazine, which we have endeavoured to develop as a timeless edition, one that is packed with a rich, diverse mosaic of new ICT based solutions for education space.
The government school students in Karnataka will be having Snooker and Squash as a sports curriculum. This is an initiative taken under Chinnara Krida Abhiyan (CKA) of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). It is a sports training programme for higher primary government schools students and will commence from August. Under the CKA programme, SSA has listed more than 15 indoor and outdoor games, including squash and snooker.
Core Education and Technologies Ltd has been listed in Asia’s 200 Best Under A Billion. To be considered companies must first generate annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion (U.S.), have positive net income, and have been publicly traded for at least a year. Sales of this year’s 200 SMEs from 15 countries on the list grew an average 48% last year and generated $47 billion in revenue while employing over 370,000 people. Comparatively, the Asian Pacific outfits on the Global 2000, the list of the biggest public companies in the world, grew an average 13 percent in the last year.
tion, south graced the occasion. Principal Rashi Narula gave the vote of thanks.
Vanguard Business School, Bangalore has organised the Induction day for the PGPM batch of 2012-2014 at its Bangalore campus. The Induction day was inaugurated by the Chief Mentor of Vanguard Business School and Guest of Honour, M S Ganesh, Managing Director, Dynatech Furnaces. He enlightened the students about today’s Indian business environment and motivated them to overcome challenges to make a name for themselves in this thriving economy. He was positive that the talent that comes out of Vanguard Business School will be able to make a positive contribution to the Indian corporate world.
designed to train drivers in soft skills, teach them the tenets of customer service and instill in them a sense of dignity. The program targets everyone from hotels, airlines, destination management companies, travel agencies, cab rental services to MNCs and private car owners. Pawan Ko Kahin Dekha Kya aims at filling the void between what is expected of drivers and what they are currently achieving.
The Jammu and Kashmir government aims to train 40 lakh youth in vocational modular and diploma courses in the next 10 years under the Skill Development Mission.
Dassault Systèmes, the 3D Experience Company and Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co. Ltd (SMEDI), Chinese public engineering companies, today announced that they will jointly open a new R&D center in Shanghai, China, to develop industry solution experiences for civil engineering and infrastructure construction professionals, based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3D Experience platform. Dedicated to bridge projects, water supply and wastewater treatment installations, roads, rail systems, as well as open and underground buildings, the R&D center will open in August 2012.
Keen to nurture the talents of the youth and provide them necessary exposure, the Presidency Group of Institutions holds a competition named Presidency Challenge Cup since 2008, the year of its inception. More than 100 schools participated in various co-curricular activities resulting in the Presidency Challenge Cup 2012 (24TH & 25TH July 2012) held at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore.
