State Govt., ISRO launches TH & ME project in Kerala, India

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March 19, 2007

Kerala State Government has launched the Tele Health and Medical Education (TH & ME) project in Medical College Hospital (MCH). The joint venture of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and State Government had launched TH and ME project on March 16, 2007.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair had inaugurated the computerisation project of MCH. C-DAC has prepared the official website of MCH. The telemedicine project will link 23 sites within the State, including six medical colleges, district hospitals, the Regional Cancer Centre and its nodal centres, the Sree Chitra Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology and a community health centre in the remote tribal area of Attappady. The project will offer better medical options through tele-consultation services to people in far-flung districts. The project will also offer medical education programmes and major surgeries through satellite network, so that doctors working in rural areas and peripheral hospitals can update themselves. ISRO already has a satellite-based telemedicine network, named ISRO NET, which links 17 Super Speciality hospitals in the country to 48 remote or district hospitals. The TH & ME project of Kerala will become part of this network. The telemedicine network of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Kochi with Lakshadweep is also part of the ISRO NET.

Intel will donate 10,000 PCs to education bodies

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March 13, 2007

Intel Technology India Private will be donating 10,000 personal computers to various states and education bodies in India during the year 2007 as part of Intel World Ahead Programme. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Intel has, in this connection, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 5, 2007 with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, under which Intel will be donating 60 classmate PCs to class seventh students in NVS Mothuka, Faridabad. Intel is also planning to sign an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government for increasing information access in rural areas. Intel's World Ahead Program, which was launched in May, 2006, aims to transform lives in developing communities through technology access.

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March 9, 2007

Western Australia's Department of Education and Training (DET) has provided a technology infrastructure upgrade at an initial 100 schools of Australia. DET has already completed its first phase of 'Learning with ICT' project, including 14 schools in the Albany area in January.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

'Learning with ICT' project involves key upgrades to schools' IT infrastructure along with associated professional development for staff. The Learning with ICT project also involves the provision of additional computers to schools, electrical upgrades, network cable upgrades and professional development of staff. DET has already provided computers with Windows/Intel to 96 percent of government departments, while four percent have Apple computers.

Pakistan Govt. to introduce education through computers in primary schools

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March 9, 2007

Pakistan Government is planning to introduce education through computers in all government primary schools in a period of five years. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

IT Department of Sindh and MCB Bank has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Intel Pakistan to provide computers at all primary-level schools. Government ahs already provided computer labs in 60 percent of government high schools. According to Sindh Governor, Ishratul Ebad Khan, banking and finance are playing major role in the use of ICT technology. This MoU will increase the ICT skills among students.

Indian Government launches e-Gurukul for Indian Armed Forces

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March 8, 2007

Indian Government has launched a distance-learning programme, named e-Gurukul for Armed Forces to keep their manpower up to date with the latest technology. Government is also planning to set up training institutes for the Armed Forces across the country. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

This is the first time, video and web based virtual classroom has been created for the Armed Forces. e-Gurukul is an inter active video and web based virtual classroom. Instructors based in a central location can run classes on the backbone communication network of the Indian Army with students being in remote far-flung areas. Students can also view the live video images of the instructor by adding the element named 'Human Touch'. Even student can interact with their instructor through a chat facility or through an embedded voice application. Students can now choose their own place and time to fine tune their skills. An online test feature allows the assessment to be carried out individually.

Mobile phone: An education tool in Finland

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March 8, 2007

The Meraka Institute, the Helsinki University of Art and Design in Finland and the University of Pretoria are working on project, named MobilED, which uses mobile technology and services for formal and informal learning. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The first module has been developed is the audio-Wikipedia, an online encyclopaedia from which anyone can receive and upload information. Children can send an SMS with a key word, in-response they receive a call-back and a speech synthesiser reads the contents of the requested Wikipedia entry. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will cover the project. MobilED has proved that cell phones can be very useful where there's no other access to information sources. The pilot projects are working on Cornwall Hill College and Irene Middle School in the Centurion area. In future, it is planned to reach more rural areas.

Lagos schools bring ICT skills for Nigeria students

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March 8, 2007

Some recognisable Schools of Lagos have partnered with foremost ICT training institute, named New Horizons is No. 1 IT to give world-class ICT skills to primary level students of Nigeria. Schools that have partnered are Legacy High School, Isolog Schools, Oxbridge Tutorial College, Doregos Private Academy, Sound Hope, and Queens land Academy.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

This partnership will make easy to students who prefer to study abroad. Nigeria Students of these schools would be trained on several ICT subjects like programming, Multimedia, Hardware, Networking, Microsoft suite among others. The main goals of the ICT Empowerment project are focused at reducing unemployment; eliminate poverty in the country, and creating youth empowerment. The project would have led to creation of Nigerian to produce computers, computer accessories and software.

Microsoft and Google to support open access to books

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March 8, 2007

Microsoft and Google both are supporting open access to books from major libraries of the world. Both companies are digitizing books in very large leading American and European libraries. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Prof. N Balakrishnan is working for digitalising a million million books in different libraries in India in different languages. All books are available at the NSA and IASc journals to open access. NIC and MedKnow are bringing out 78 OA journals. Institutes like IISc, RRI, NIO, NAL, NCCR, and NIT-Rourkela have accepted the open access of books.

Becta publishes ICT funding guideline for schools in UK

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March 7, 2007

Becta has published a guidance document for schools and local authorities on the usgae of ICT skills. Becta has published the document entitled 'Learning, teaching and managing with ICT: Funding guidance for schools and local authorities 2007-08'.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

This is the first time, Becta has released the funding guidance for schools and local authorities. The document places the guidance on funding within the context of the Government's e-Strategy delivery plan and Becta's role in leading and co-coordinating it. It also emphasises that ICT spending should be seen as a key driver to help achieve e-Strategy and wider Government objectives. The document explains the details of the five grant areas available to schools as well as providing advice on how to use them. Becta is playing major role in leading the educational community in applying and embedding new technology in learning, teaching and institutional improvement.

Bangladesh citizen runs library for villagers

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March 6, 2007

Bangladesh citizen is helping villagers by distributing them books. Polan Sarkar, tax collector at Bausa village in Rajshahi district, 270 km north-west of the capital Dhaka is helping villagers. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

He is distributing books among villagers, who don't have money to buy books. In Bangladesh, more than 140 million people are illiterate. He has around 2000 books in Bengali. Recently, popular television programme “Ittadi” or “Et cetra”, ran a documentary on Polan and gifted him two wooden book shelves.

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