Govt. of India works with B-schools for e-Governanace projects

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February 27, 2007

The Department of Information Technology (DIT), Government of India (GoI), will receive consultancy services from premier management schools like the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon for accessing its e-Governance projects.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The DIT has identified 200 to 300 e-Governance projects for external evaluation, which will include computerisation of land records, registration, income tax, commercial taxes among others. Institutes like IIM-A and MDI, Gurgaon, will be associated in a knowledge partnership and will take up roles of project leaders and validates the DIT's e-Governance projects.

West Sussex County Council offers Virtual Classroom to UK students

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February 27, 2007

West Sussex County Council has become the first council of the UK to provide 'Educated Other Than At School' (EOTAS) students with a 'Virtual Classroom' in partnership with Accipio Learning. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

West Sussex County Council has signed a three-year deal with Accipio to provide Virtual Classroom in UK. The Learning Electronically Online (LEO) team at West Sussex County Council is a dedicated online learning team that supports the needs of children unable to attend mainstreams Secondary schools. Students need to attend the Accipio school is broadband connect, a computer and a personalised login, so that students can attend classroom from anywhere. Highly qualified and experienced teachers interact with students through their computer screen and students are communicating with their teachers through instant messaging or using microphone and a headset.

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February 27, 2007

Gujarat (India) based Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is introducing its e-Teaching course, which will have e-Learning module. This initiative will help students to update teaching and content. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The institute is already providing study materials in CD form. The institute with four regional offices and 73 chapters has adequate infrastructure to provide offline assistance for the students of distance learning. The syllabus of the e-Teaching module is in the process of revision to include newer areas.

QUT partners with Microsoft to set up e-Research Centre

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February 26, 2007

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has partnered with Microsoft to open eResearch centre. A US$2.13 million international eResearch center will help scientist to measure climate change and assess the health of ecosystems. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The new Microsoft QUT eResearch Centre, will enable scientists to spend more time discovery and invention by automating the data processes that are necessary to their research. Microsoft Corp., QUT and the Queensland Government jointly fund the virtual lab. The center will be funded over three years by A$900,000 from the Queensland Smart State Innovation fund (National and International Research Alliances Program), A$600,000 from Microsoft and A$900,000 in cash and kind from QUT.

Ghana and Kwame University win for tele-education project

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February 26, 2007

The University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have jointly won a bid to run a special regional university under a five-year Pan African tele-education project. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The Minister of Communications, Professor Mike Oquaye announced this at the launch of Ghana's 50th anniversary of ICT Awards. The Indian Government and the African Union are sponsoring the project. The project will provide open access broadband connectivity nationwide. It is expected to complement the national fibre-optic network which when completed will link to the SAT-3 WASC line that will carry data, voice and internet services across the sub region to as far as Mali.

Chennai (India) Engineering College to get Digital Library

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February 26, 2007

Chennai (India) based Salem Government College of Engineering, will soon get a Digital Library to access vast collection of e-Resources on various subjects. The Library would be subscribed to the Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology (INDEST), All India Council for Technical Education consortium to get access to the e-Resources. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The total investment on the project is around INR 2 million. Students would be able to access about 170 online journals through the consortium. The college has already networked the departments functioning in various blocks. The server at the digital library will also be brought into the network, enabling the students to access the resources through computers in their respective departments. A few computers will be installed in the library building also.

USA Government gives funds for videoconferencing in schools

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February 23, 2007

USA Government agencies are giving funds to put video conferencing systems in schools. The Rural Development under secretary Thomas Dorr, has given $25,853,991 funds of 103 Distance Learning and Telemedicine to provide educational and medical services to citizens of 38 states. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The Fayette County (WV) School of the USA has received a grant of $490,657 from the USDA Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Certification programme to install two-way video conferencing for its students to allow greater access to a wider variety of classes. Government agencies have partnered with New River Health Services to offer two-way conferencing to communicate from school to another school.

EZ Vidya launches Chrysalis software for schools

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February 23, 2007

Chennai (India) based Company, EZ Vidya has launched 'Chrysalis' a comprehensive computer science curriculum for classes I through X. This innovative curriculum will replace the conventional textbooks and classroom learning. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The curriculum is aimed to make students `IT-capable than just IT- literate'. A typical classroom module from Chrysalis will encourage students to create multimedia packages on general topics. EZ Vidya has partnered Wipro in “teacher empowerment programmes” across the country. The company has also brought out a multimedia CD title `Thiruvalluva Ula” for the Azim Premji Foundation. The students will use sound and animation files in the module to create presentations. According to Chitra Ravi, schools will adopt the curriculum to replace the conventional textbooks and classroom learning.

UNRWA opens Japanese funded computer lab in Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria

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February 22, 2007

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has opened the Japanese funded computer lab at the Jerusalem/Yazour school in the Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria. This multi-purpose school will allow hundreds of Palestinian refugee students and the community to access computer technology and learning material.

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Japan Government is funding the project, which includes seven computer laboratories, six multi-purpose rooms and a learning resource centre at UNRWA schools throughout Syria. Japan Government has contributed over two million US Dollars in projects funding for UNRWA's education, health and relief and social services programmes. Now students and teachers of refugee camp would be to explore the world of computer technology. UNRWA is a humanitarian and human development Agency providing education, health care, social services, micro-credit and emergency relief to over 4 million registered refugees living in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. In Syria, the Agency provides assistance to over 440,000 refugees.

KNUST students get benefits from broadband wireless Internet service

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February 22, 2007

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) of Ghana has inaugurated a broadband wireless Internet and voice telephony facility in the campus. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

KNUST has inaugurated the e-Campus Network facility, which has the potential of transforming the mode of teaching and learning on campus. This facility will provide members of the university community with in-room and on-campus wireless Internet and voice telephony. The Universal Telephone Exchange Limited and Engineering Systems and Services Limited has collaborated with the KNUST to provide the service. KNUST is planning to set up the campus as ICT hub, which integrates all educational institutes with KNUST. This facility will enable students and lecturers to access Internet service from any location on campus for research and recreational purposes at their convenience.

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