A consultation for role of ICTs for universalisation of elementary education

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September 23, 2009

OneWorld South Asia invites all key actors working in the field of education and with ICTs in India, and representing the public sector, the private sector, civil society, and communities for a half-day consultation to explore the different tools and methodologies to enhance the access to schools with quality education. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The consultation also intends to explore the synergies between the application of ICTs and the formal education system in a systematic manner and to examine the impact of such technologies relative to other tools and resources that are currently available. The meeting is intended to serve as a consultative platform for the select group to identify substantive issues that predominate in the context of education. Then, drawing upon the expertise and experience of the participants (in terms of their ongoing programmes), a set of strategic recommendations could be arrived at, towards the mainstreaming of ICTs for UEE. It would also be useful to establish synergies between the recommendations and the existing policy framework. These recommendations can be forwarded to the relevant persons so that they can be considered for inclusion in the policy-making processes.

Indicative Issues that could be discussed are:

Brain matters at Ingenium

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September 23, 2009

Ingenium 2010, a contest to be organised by Quest Global Engineering will reward the witty engineering students across India. The contest is targeted at the final year BE/BTech students to showcase their final-year projects and compete other outstanding engineering projects at the national level. The pan-India initiative will help build passion for innovation amongst the student community across the reputed academic institutions and develop a sustainable pool of talented graduate engineers.

Indian Govt releases INR 9,359 cr for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

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September 23, 2009

The Government of India has allocated INR 9,359 crore for the implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in various states.

The Central Government has allocated INR 1,609 crore to Uttar Pradesh, INR 1,354 crore to Bihar, and INR 1,013 crore to Rajasthan. In this regard, the Central Government has provided INR 10,671 crore to Union Territories in the Budget Estimates 2007-08 for the implementation of the flagship programme.

Students exchange programme starts between IIM-B and Paris-based HEC

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September 21, 2009

On Saturday, the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B ) and Paris-based HEC School of Management (HEC) told that they have started a student exchange programme called HEC-IIMB (Hiep). Under this programme, 20 students from each of the institute will visit India and France and work jointly on projects of mutual interest. IIMB Director Pankaj Chandra told that the initiative aims to increase the size of the institute in measure of the programmes being offered to make the institute a top international research school which focuses on all kinds of emerging economies. To kick start the exchange programme, IIMB said that some fourteen students of HEC who work as executives across number of industries came to IIMB and visited number of companies such as Infosys and Biocon. In exchange , a batch of fourteen students of IIM-B will visit France in December this year and will be exposed to business environment in Europe.

Meanwhile, IIM-BDirector Chandra who is also member of the Yashpal committee which is looking into the revamp of higher education in the country said that the process for replacing UGC, All India Council for Technical Education and National Council for Teacher Education by the proposed National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) was discussed on Saturday and the proposed measures will come out soon.

Indian two million dollars grant-in-aid offered to Liberia

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September 21, 2009

A Joint Statement was issued by India and Liberia on Friday under which both countries have agreed to take their bilateral relations to the next level. Visiting Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor offered extensive assistance in the form of lines of credit on concessional terms. Additionally, India offered development assistance to Liberia to the tune of two million dollars as grant-in-aid for projects in the education and health sectors. According to the Joint Statement, at the request of the Liberian side, India also offered to donate twenty five buses to augment the public transportation facilities of the Monrovia Transit Authority. India also agreed to set up in Liberia an Information Technology and Communication (ICT) Centre of Excellence as per a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by both parties.

To provide immediate impetus to IT education in Liberia, India will also set up in the short term two 'Hole-in-the-Wall' computer education centres at sites to be identified by the Liberian side. India also committed to assist Liberia in capacity building and training, particularly Liberian diplomats and policemen. The Indian side agreed to consider the specific and special request to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs for capacity building by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia. Both sides decided to strengthen utilization of the ongoing programmes of capacity building such as the ITEC programme of the Government of India. Liberia also agreed to send women to participate in the training programmes on solar energy development organized by India at the Barefoot College, Tilonia in Rajasthan.

ICT enhance by Microsoft and Education Department in Punjab

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September 21, 2009

A collaboration was formed between the Education Department, Government of Punjab, that signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft Pakistan under the company's 'Partners in Learning' global programme. The aim of this collaboration is to provide schools, governments and partners with resources, training, expertise and technology blueprints that will help create institutions to better prepare students for life and work in the 21st century. Both parties will work cooperatively to participate in a four-year programme from 2009 till 2013. The programme recognises the value of providing technology to schools and seeks to jointly provide access to and improve use of information and communication technology (ICT) for the support of teaching and learning. It was decided under the MoU that Microsoft's and the Education Department's associates will provide a joint report to the Government of Punjab and Microsoft every 90 days. The report will provide an assessment of the purpose, progress and impact of 'Partners in Learning' programme in Punjab.

Adobe India to work on increasing the turnover through Digital Education

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September 21, 2009

Software major Adobe India, part of Adobe Systems, aims to garner 25% of its turnover from digital education by calendar 2012. At present, digital education contributes 16% of Adobe's turnover in India. To achieve the targeted growth, Adobe India is taking its products to schools to let students in classes 5-12 familiarise themselves with products like Photoshop.

Auto Quotient Quiz at DTU by Mahindra

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September 21, 2009

Automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) together with Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering, organized 'Auto Quotient' (AQ), an auto quiz on Friday to create an understanding and knowledge about today's and tomorrow's automobiles and to provide a platform to youngsters to demonstrate their automotive knowledge and share their passion will fellow auto enthusiasts. The AQ quiz was won by the student team of Peeyush Kumar and Ghulam Ghaus from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) who will now participate in the national level AQ Quiz competition.

After a written preliminary round, six teams were shortlisted for a Live Quizzing round, held at DTU campus. Out of the six teams of auto enthusiasts which made it to the live quiz, three belonged to DTU, two were from IIT Roorkee and one was from IIT Delhi. DTU has been identified by M&M for showcasing the event primarily because a number of automobile innovations such as Hybrid Car, Super-mileage Vehicle, All-Terrain Vehicle and Formula Students Car, have been designed and developed by the DTU (erstwhile DCE), which have won high national and international acclaim in SAE International Competitions. The Mahindra AQ Quiz is being organized in collaboration with NDTV Profit. Those present at the occasion included Mr. Prince Augustin, Sr. Vice President, Human Capital of M&M and Prof. S. Maji, Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering and DTU coordinator for the quiz, who also gave away prizes to the winner.

Lenovo Announces donation for Millennium Villages Project

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September 21, 2009

An announcement was made by Lenovo today for its donation of $150,000 to the Millennium Promise’s Millennium Villages Project (MVP) that will establish nine new school computer labs and 25 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) kiosks in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The donation is to support local students and entrepreneurs through the purchase of 148 Lenovo PCs, including the H200 desktop, IdeaPad S12 netbook and ThinkPad SL500 laptop. It will also cover supporting technologies to the Millennium Villages, including installation, technology training and additional ICT equipment. The donation, part of Lenovo’s ‘Hope through Entrepreneurship’ program, will include the cost of installing solar power equipment at off-the-grid schools and kiosk sites. The first shipment of computers is currently on its way to Millennium Villages in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda.

The new ICT kiosks will be operated by local Millennium Village entrepreneurs and offer a sustainable way to supply basic ICT services to rural areas. Kiosk owners will be provided two-to-four computers from Lenovo, as well as technology and business training. Graduate students from Columbia University’s Business School and School of International and Public Affairs will also travel to kiosk sites as interns to help oversee the program and develop sustainable business skills. The nine new school computer labs will be outfitted with five-to-10 Lenovo computers as well as WiFi and 3G Internet access from Ericsson and other MVP supporters, where available. The new labs will play an integral role in supporting the MVP’s School-to-School initiative, a program that uses technology to link schools in the U.S. with Millennium Village schools, enabling them to share a culture and curriculum based on the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.

Web portal launched for youth in Arab

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September 18, 2009

A web portal for youth in the Arab region has been launched.

Unesco said this portal's virtual library was being kept 'rich in documents and information' in three languages: English, French and Arabic. This second version of the website has new features like a monthly theme to which the site dedicates an in depth article with documents and specific information resources and a forum linked to it.Another important new feature is a 'news rubric'. This space aims to inform young people from the Arab region about activities, forums, events and all the interesting opportunities that exist in the region.This portal wishes to improve access and participation of young people, and also to strengthen the creative and interactive capacities of young people.This portal is part of the INFOYOUTH programme, a worldwide information network on youth issues.

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