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Infosys BPO offers communication skills to Karnataka (India) students

Karnataka University in Bangalore, India has tied up with Infosys BPO to train students in communication and domain specific skills. Karnata University has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Infosys to provide this service to university students.

The Infosys Affirmative Action Programme focuses on aligning the needs of general colleges, faculty and students with the industry needs, thus preparing “industry ready” professionals. Infosys, which is already implementing the programme in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, plans to take it to Orissa, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

Smart includes 50 more school in Smart school project in Philippines

Smart Communications, Inc., leading wireless service provider will expand the Smart Schools Programme in Philippines by including 50 more public high schools and 30 public elementary schools nationwide this year.

The Department of Education (Deped) and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) has signed an agreement with Smart Communications to expand the Smart school project. Under the Smart Schools Program, Smart constructs or upgrades computer laboratories into Smart Teachers Learning Resource Centers and provides free Internet connection for one year. Schools can make themselves most learning resource through the Smart schools website (www.smartschools.ph). The site offers access to online content that teachers can use for research, in making class presentations and in exchanging best practices with colleagues. The Smart Schools Program is implemented in cooperation with PBSP, Sweep and Learn.ph Foundation, with support from Deped.

Gemini receives INR 57.6 million to complete ICT Education project Punjab, India

State Government of Punjab, India has given an order of worth INR 57.6 million to Gemini Communication Ltd complete the third phase of ICT Education project.

Gemini Communication Ltd will now work with the Turnkey Hardware and Service Provider for supply, installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure for phase III of ICT Education project. The project will cover around 2085 Government Schools in rural and urban areas across the state. The project would be based on a Lease, Maintain and Transfer (LMT) model for 5 years under the Project ICT Education in Schools. The company will set up entire networking in the school, install the workstations and servers with all the software and also maintain the infrastructure for five years. Now Gemini can develop more resources in North India and increase its services in Haryana, Punjab and Himanchal Pradesh.

IOL Broadband empowers e-Learning market in India

IOL Broadband is planning to launch interactive broadband services to boost the e-Learning market in India. The company has signed an agreement with Chennai based, ABAN Informatics Pvt Ltd. to provide this service. ABAN Informatics is the only firm offering curriculum specific web enabled content for CBSE and ICSE board exams.

This joint venture will allow millions of students to get instant online access to high end 2D and 3D multimedia content of CBSE and ICSE curriculum. Recently, the Human Resource Ministry announced the promotion of online education all over India. The company promises to deploy cutting edge technology including, fast connectivity. The company has partnered with some of the leading e-Learning content providers including, IL&FS ETS, Educational Initiatives and W3Varsity.

Malaysia Education Ministry allocates RM72.1 million to boost ICT in pre-schools

The Education Ministry of Malaysia has allocated RM72.1 million to purchase desktop computers for pupils in pre-school. This is an effort to transform all schools into smart schools.

The Ministry has also allocated RM113 million for software courses to assist teachers and pupils. According to Education Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, smart school is a process to make ICT, a culture in education and aimed to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The Ministry has made an additional allocation of RM72 million for students in rural areas to expose ICT. The Government is aiming to create such 1600 access centres. The Ministry will also supply high powered generators or utilise the hybrid solar technology.

Kerala (India) ranks first in Education Development Index

In India, Kerala ranks first and Bihar ranks last in the first composite Education Development Index (EDI), which is  prepared to track the progress of States towards providing universal elementary education.

The EDI, which is prepared by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (http://www.nuepa.org), was released on 16 April, 2007 along with the District Report Cards for the year 2005-06 that are routinely brought out by the District Information System of Education. States, which performed well in terms of education were Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Delhi tops in primary education and Kerala in upper primary education. The survey study which covered 11,24,033 schools across the country, found that the enrolment of students in classes I to VIII in the year 2005-06 showed an increase of 12.28 million over the previous year to 168.29 million. However, 180 of the 581 districts have reported a decline in primary enrolment. Retention rate of students at the primary level is 100 percent in Tamil Nadu, to be followed by Madhya Pradesh (95.50 percent) and Kerala (95.37 per cent). At the all India level, the retention rate has gone up from 58 per cent in 2004 to 71 per cent in 2005. Government schools have recruited more girls than private schools.

IGNOU, India offers Internet facility to 1600 centres

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India has decided to provide computers with Internet facility to all its its 1600 centres across the country and abroad.

Centres will use these computer for their administrative purposes like record maintenance of students' records, transmission of grades and other areas of learner support. IGNOU is also planning to set up computer labs to enable learners with ICT. IGNOU is taking several other steps to promote e-Learning which include creation of a national digital repository by e-Gyankosh, creation of tele-learning centres, launching smart cards for its students and creation of information kiosks at its regional centres.

Still primary education costly in Indian states

Still Indian states are facing problem in raising funds from education scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). While the Central Government wants to double the state contribution in SSA from 25 percent to 50 percent in the 11 Five Year Plan.

The central allocation in the current fiscal for SSA is about INR 10,500 million. Under the new sharing formula, states like UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh will together have to pitch in with INR 5,500 million. The states are arguing that with the change in the fund sharing formula, the scheme would become unsustainable. It could also put an extra burden of extra INR 7,500 million on the states. On the other hand, the Planning Commission has been clear that the states will now have to share more responsibility for providing primary education.

IMS, EnableM launch the MBA programme for mobile phone

Mumbai based wireless application provider, EnableM has partnered with IMS, a leading career counsellings and test preparation brand in India to launch a learning vertical solution for BA aspirants, named 'the Prep Guide'.

The Prep Guide service will serve as a supplementary learning aid and allow students to take quick tests on specific subjects, access wordlists/flashcards, quick tips on math, logic and other subjects. The Prep Guide module also offers you to learn more about English, Math, Logic and reasoning. The service would be available on mobile phones through WAP/SMS/Voice and multiple applications. Initially, the service would be launched for major operators, later on it would made available across all telecom operators. Even student can also take help from other institutes and universities. This facility will provide greater interaction within student community.

BSNL to connect one lakh schools in India

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India is rolling out its broadband services to one lakh schools of India as a part of project of Human Resource Development. The Ministry will provide the details of the schools to BSNL for offering high-speed Internet services. The schools will be connected in four phases.

In the first phase of the project, BSNL will cover 15,000 schools in 1,500 towns by December 2007. his will include 9,000 schools in 900 towns, where the company has its wire line based network and another 6,000 schools in 600 towns, where BSNL will set up its broadband infrastructure over the next two-four months. In the second phase, BSNL will add another 20,000 schools primarily located in rural areas. In the third phase, the telecom major will use wireless technologies such as Wi-Max to cover 10,000 schools in 1,000 blocks. In the last and final phase about 65,000 schools in 5,000 blocks will be covered. BSNL will provide the connectivity, while the Ministry will equip the schools with the necessary hardware like PCs to access broadband.

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