IGNOU and Ministry fo Rural Development partner for emplyment programme

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The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has partnered with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), identifying it as one of the nodal agencies for monitoring of five pan-India projects for placement linked skill development programmes under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY). IGNOU is to provide training in the area of Telecommunications, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Security. Two project implementing agencies are involved in implementing the project across India.

Under this scheme around 45000 rural BPO youths will be trained and at least 75% will be employed suitably in the relevant sector. The programme is being carried out in 20 states, namely, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and West Bengal.

Brilliant Australian ICT researcher to get over 2m dollars, each

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July 9, 2010

Australia's two leading ICT researchers are to receive more than AUS$2 million each in funding from the Federal Government as part of the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme. Overall15 researchers across a broad range of fields, including work being done with the Square Kilometre Array, will share in AUS$35.5 million being handed out by the Government.

This programme had its kick-off last year and this would be the second batch of researchers who will receive the financial backing. The Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme, which is administered by the Australian Research Council, will put up $239 million over five years, for a total of 75 grants to researchers.

Wipro, Cisco and Lavasa partner to create First Sustainable, Intelligent and Connected City in India

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July 9, 2010

An agreement was recently signed between Lavasa Corp. Ltd, Cisco and Wipro to participate in MyCity Technologies Ltd, India's first complete e-city. In order to create a next-generation intelligent sustainable community, the collaboration was sought. This was based on a shared vision of sustainable urbanization, the Cisco(R) Smart+Connected Communities initiative, and Wipro's ICT solutions and services.

As part of the deal Cisco will partner with Wipro for the supply of ICT products and architecture and will propose the technology vision, products, services and solutions based on its Smart+Connected Communities initiative and service-delivery platform to help make Lavasa City a smart and sustainable city of the future. Wipro is to provide its support through its expertise in areas like city management services, e-governance, ICT infrastructure and value-added services, including proposing and implementing intelligent solutions for the home and digital lifestyles. Wipro will also design the detailed infrastructure for telecom services for governance, as well as solutions for the residents of Lavasa City and their visitors. The companies are to, additionally, developa broad ecosystem of strategic design, development and technology partners to foster network-enabled city-scale innovation.

Technoparks Business Incubation Centre launches elearning network

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July 9, 2010

Kerala-based Technopark Technology Business Incubation Centre (TTBIC) to deliver high quality multi-sensory learning experience for budding entrepreneurs and incubates has launched an e-learning network: http://www.ttbi.smartguruji.com. The e-learning portal was launched by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri V S Achuthanandan. The objective of this unique initiative is to enhance entrepreneurial talents in much easier and professional way to all the incubated companies operating from various locations in the country. Technopark-TBI has launched this initiative through its training wing National Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (NCIIE). NCIIE has tied up with SmartGuruji Learning Systems to facilitate the e-learning platform. Smartguruji is a holistic platform which provides state-of-the-art learning environment leveraging the advances in technology without losing the advantages of traditional methods of teaching to impart high-quality learning experience. Smartguruji offers the complete talent lifecycle ecosystem of assessment, skill enhancement and industry partnership for talent absorption.

‘This new initiative is another first from Technopark-TBI adding one more feather in our cap. We hope this will encourage more and more budding entrepreneurs to start their own enterprise rather than looking for jobs elsewhere. Such a culture will bring a good and healthy change in our society too.’ said Technopark CEO & Chairman, T-TBI, Mervin Alexander IPoS. Courses in Entrepreneurship Development and Software Engineering have been launched through the e-learning system. The various courses to be conducted through this platform are: certified online course in entrepreneurship; crash course in entrepreneurship development and business plan preparation; software engineering course certified by Technopark Software Engineering Competency Centre (TSECC) and a management course for entrepreneurs and incubatees in association with National Institute of Personal Management trust, Trivandrum. The interctive course content provided through a user friendly interface will explain all the vivid verticals of entrepreneurship in simple terms with elaborate examples.

The faculty comprises of entrepreneurship gurus and highly qualified experts from the industry. Students will now be able to gain maximum from the live training provided and access the vast repository of knowledge along with high professional mentoring in just a single click. ‘The combined intellectual manpower of Technopark

$116M in cash for fellow educational technology by Blackboard, Washington

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July 9, 2010

Blackboard Inc. on July 7, 2010 mentioned that it is to buy fellow educational technology companies Elluminate Inc. and Wimba Inc. for $116 million in cash. It was reported that acquisitions will be used by Blackboard to form an education platform called Blackboard Collaborate. Elluminate is based in Calgary, Alberta, while Wimba is based in New York. Blackboard expects the deal will close in August.

Everonn to have 300 schools in India

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July 9, 2010

Everonn Education has planned and decided to setup around 300 schools across India over a period of five years. These schools will come under the umbrella of KenBridge Schools, a chain of K-12 district level CBSE schools through its wholly owned subsidiary Everonn School. In the first phase, KenBridge Schools will commence operations at Amravati, Anantnag, Bhubaneshwar, Raipur, Motihari, Mayiladuthurai, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram, Jaipur and Khammam. These schools will be ready for the 2011 intake. The objective of the schools would reportedly be academics, sports and co-curricular activities, with only about 1500 students in each school.

Adobe Youth Voices celebrates creativity with India’s Gen Next

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July 6, 2010

Adobe Youth Voices, the signature philanthropic initiative by Adobe Foundation, today announced the completion of its fourth successful year of celebrating young talent and creativity. The program brings together children of ages 13-18 and engages them in a variety of activities where they learn to use some of the most breathtaking technologies available today. A partnership between Adobe Foundation and American India Foundation, the program encourages children to explore novel ways of expressing their ideas and take proactive action in their communities.

The program is part of the Adobe Foundation’s global initiative, currently being run in 45 countries around the world. In India, it currently brings together more than 1000 children from 31 participating schools and non-profit organisations in the National Capital Region and Bangalore. American India Foundation has been Adobe Youth Voice’s partner since 2007 in India.

During the event, Adobe and the American India Foundation screened the documentaries and photo essays created by the participants from different parts of Delhi NCR addressing socio-economic, environment and other community issues. A certificate of participation was awarded to each student at the function. ‘When given the opportunities, it’s inspiring to see how these young people put their energies and considerable creativity towards making a difference to the world they live in.

The Adobe Youth Voices program in India has been influential in creating a myriad of possibilities in an often inaccessible area for underprivileged youth. An increased sense of confidence pushes them to go ahead and achieve their dreams, despite their current circumstances,’ said Naresh Gupta, managing director, Adobe India, and senior vice president, Print and Publishing Solutions Business Unit. ‘It is encouraging to see the efforts put in by AIF and the school teachers under the Adobe Youth Voices program to empower young people with critical skills to become active and engaged members of their communities.’

Engaging young people in exciting and meaningful new ways, Adobe Youth Voices provides an opportunity for middle and high school youth to communicate their concerns, aspirations, and vision. The program provides youth with a forum to share their vision and voice on community issues through media like documentary films, photo essays and other artwork prepared using state-of-the-art technologies and flagship Adobe software. Adobe Youth Voices equips students with critical knowledge and skill set required to compete today. The program enables them to think analytically, communicate effectively and work collaboratively.

Goa to increase school hours, says HRD

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July 5, 2010

In accordance with the provisions under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, officials of the Union human resource development (HRD) ministry have asked Goa to increase its school timings. The former was in the state to conduct a workshop for the southern and western states of India on the Act's implementation. At a one-day seminar held at the Goa International Centre at Dona Paula on June 26, ten states and union territories were briefed on the measures to be implemented to bring the RTE into force. Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra Nagar Haveli were among the regions that participated. At the workshop, the three HRD officials took stock of the existing education scenario in the states and union territories and suggested measures to improve the quality of education in the regions.

Goa was asked to appropriately amend the Goa School Education Rules, 1986 to increase school hours in Goa so that they meet the provision of seven and half hours of schooling daily as per the RTE Act. Goa has also been advised to review its own act in a manner that will facilitate the implementation of new requirements in the education sector. The state has been asked to empower village education committees that were formed under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. These have the power to take up civil works of government schools in the area worth upto INR 50,000.

Ten thousand teachers recruited in Gujarat

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July 5, 2010

The Government of Gujarat recently issued appointment letters to about 10,000 Vidhya Sahayaks (assistant teachers) recruited through an online process. The letters were handed over to teachers by Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad and other ministers in the various district headquarters. About 5,000 assistant teachers have been recruited for maths and science subjects and another 5,000 for English language. One of its kind attempt, the education department carried out a centralised online recruitment and completed the selection within a month.

Excelsoft K12 Initiative

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Excelsoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. having worked with reputed clients and partners in the education domain over the decade, has acquired a deep understanding of the value ICT can provide in enhancing teaching and learning. This knowledge has enabled us to create powerful solutions that deliver great learning experiences and make schools, effective 'Centers of Learning'.

SARAS e-learning technology product suite provides a complete infrastructure for technology enabled learning as depicted below:

Product Strategy:

'Activity Centre' inherits the cross-disciplinary learning, learning by doing, creates higher order thinking and goes beyond the curriculum.

ICT enabled 'Subject Learning Labs' go beyond traditional classroom based learning. It touches and visualises concepts and fosters collaborative learning. It also guides and coaches students in finding, interpreting and building knowledge from multiple learning models.

'New Age Classrooms' use digital content to explain abstract concepts through structured lesson plans.

'Project Based Learning' empowers educators to move from a teaching role to that of a mentor or facilitator role who will be able to direct students to access the abundance of information available in a methodical and channelised way.

Empower administration through 'School Education Resource Planning' which will give anytime, anywhere access to all the stakeholders and be connected with student portfolios, various reports and dashboards.

'Assessment Centre' will help the student to prepare for board examination of CBSE, ICSE, IB/IGSE and various state boards.

The same can be extended to prepare students for CET, IIT-JEE, AIEEE and similar entrance examinations.

'Teacher Training Centre' empowers teachers in areas like IT, content creation and management, technology based teaching & learning methodologies, soft skills, new education policy frameworks and educator role in today's schooling system.
Excelsoft provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution to the customer on a Build Own Operate and Transfer model including the required Hardware, Software, Creative Learning Themes, Technology Platform, Digital Content mapped to various Curriculums, Dedicated Academic Person and Strong Support System on academics and technology.

Business Strategy:

Setting up a chain of schools under the umbrella of 'Excel Public Schools'
Building referral schools through strategic partnership with best known schools to showcase our solution capabilities
Direct sales to setup a strong Academic Partner Model to work with schools
Synergise with school solution providers for international markets
Partner with world class complementing products and services providers to bring the best of the experiences into our solutions
Address the CBSE Market initially and then expand to ICSE, IB/IGSE and a few state boards
Plans to reach out across the country and international markets

People Strategy:

An advisory board will facilitate the feedback and experience of customers on all the solutions. The board will also help to finalise on the best pedagogical framework and methodologies of education delivery in a school

Continuous upgrades and new content development with a pool of select subject matter experts, best in the field

A curriculum design & development team will create new curriculum and learning designs and convert them into various media formats including 2D and 3D

Expert e-learning technology team to continuously enhance the solution with new modules to meet the demands of educational research and pedagogy Ensures the best, strong support team to schools For details please

visit: www.K12.excelindia.com

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