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MP (India) Govt. provides IT training for tribal students

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The State Government is planning to provide training on Information Technology (IT) for tribal students of Madhya Pradesh, India.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) to launch a three-year project providing training in Information Technology (IT). Unders the project, a special three-year computer training would be provided to the students of Eklavya Model Residential School in Barwani. Students from VI th to VIII th standard will receive the computer training. NIIT would provide 10 computers, trainers, furniture, stationery and generator for the training.

One Stop Educational Portal of India, SAKSHAT becomes interactive on January 26, 2007

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Indian Government is making One Stop Education portal, named SAKSHAT to be interactive on 26 January for students of India. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The President of India has already launched the portal on the October 30, 2006. The portal includes subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, English, Accountancy, Economics and Business Studies, which would be available in adequate numbers between 5 p.m to 11 p.m. Students would be able to access on http://www.sakshat.ac.in or http://www.sakshat.ignou.ac.in/sakshat/index.aspx or http://www.sakshat.gov.in by clicking on the column “Interact” and selecting the option “Talk to a Teacher”.  The portal is open up on subject wise chat rooms. Students may enter into a chat room and would be able to find other information will provide students. Student can ask any query from their teachers through chat rooms. The portal already contains the four quadrant approach to learning which, includes written course material, animations, simulations, video lectures, related web links, question answers, confidence building measures and other details apart from a mechanism for maintaining the progress profile of learners on SAKSHAT. SAKSHAT has been designed and developed with the help, cooperation and participation of IGNOU, DU, IISc., IITs, NIC and other educational institutions. Content Advisory Committees (CACs) will look the content development of the portal of the respective subjects.

 

Soon, the other of feature of SAKSHAT would be introduced, named “Learn from Specific Professors”. SAKSHAT would also be branching out to various utilitarian packages such as data base of soil conservation, geographical information systems, robotics etc.

Phuket schools receives satellite learning facility

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Phuket vice governor, Smith Palawatwichai has given IT equipment to 9 needy schools in Phuket, Thialand to provide long distance learning facility. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Rotary Jungceylon, Seoul Saenamsan Rotary Club from South Korea and other 20 local private orgnisations have donated the IT equipment to support students in remote schools. The equipment will also help ease teacher shortage issues. The learning through satellite programs from Wang Krai Kangwon Hua Hin, under HM the King's support, has around 2,700 schools nationwide while students in neighboring countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam also benefit from this long distance learning program. They will include schools like Ban Koh Maphrao, Kata, Koh Lone, Laem Panwa, Laem Sai, Saku, Kok Wat Mai and Koh Naka schools.

DIT releases Software tool CDs in seven Indian languages

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The Indian Department of Information Technology (DIT) is planning to bring out CDs containing software tools and fonts in seven Indian Languages for free distribution to pubic. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The Minister of IT, Dayanidhi Maran  is releasing all the seven CDs of Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi and Urdu on January 24, 2007. DIT is taking initiating step to bring about Language Computing technology revolution in the country. Till now DIT has released CDs in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) has developed these CDs under the Administrative Control of Department of Information Technology. These CDs are featured with keyboard driver, multi-font keyboard engine for true type fonts, Unicode compliant open type fonts, Unicode compliant keyboard driver, generic fonts code and storage code converter, localized version of BharateeyaOO, English version of BharateeyaOO, Spellchecker, bilingual dictionary, transliteration tool, language tutor package. People can download free these CDs from www.ildc.in and www.ildc.gov.in 

National Development Plans boosts ICT in Irish schools

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Schools of Ireland will receive a technology boost under the National Development Plan 2007-2013. The new investment is designed to develop an e-Learning culture in schools. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The Ministry of Education will follow this plan by implementing ICT skills into schools. The Government is planning to invest EUR25 million to buy hardware for teaching new and revised technology subjects. Under that plan approximately 500 schools will receive funding, which would be used to provide hardware such as PCs, laptops, printers, digital scanners and data projectors. The National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) has joined with the Union of Students in Ireland and the Combined Higher Education Software Trust in signing an agreement with Microsoft to offer specially-priced software to every primary, second and third level student in the country. The Software4Students programme will make discounts on all Microsoft software available to 917,000 students. 

Dubai eGovernment deals with Dubai Municipality to offer e-Learning courses and e-Services

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Recently, Dubai eGovernment has signed an agreement with Dubai Municipality to teach e-Learning courses to 100 municipality staff through the e-Learn channel. This movement will enhance and accelerate daily transaction between Dubai Municipality and local residents.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

According the agreement, Dubai eGovernment will provide e-Learning and electronic training curriculum to the municipality staff via personal computers or hand-held devices. Dubai eGovernment will also provide special eServices to Dubai Municipality and also develop an electronic training curriculum for the courses. The e-Learn Channel is one of the innovative e-Services of Dubai eGovernment, which government provides for students, citizens, investors and the business and resident communities through its innovative portal, www.elearn.ae. Recently, Dubai eGovernment has completed several government and non-government eLearn projects like eDiploma to the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). Additionally, Dubai eGovernment has also created Arabic and English content for Tejari, the Middle East's business-to-business online marketplace. 

NKS suggests Indian Govt. to set knowledge electronic centre

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    The National Knowledge Commission of India has suggested that Indian Government should set up a national knowledge electronic network with 1 GB bandwidth touching 5,000 locations of the country.

     

    This network will use the existing optic fibre cable network to connect libraries, laboratories, research & development centres across the country. NKC has asked the planning commission for INR 100 million to implement the national knowledge electronic network. The chairman of NKC, Sam Pitroda, said that portal for teacher should be formed, which will enable further interaction. 

    India receives Creative Commons Chapter

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    The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is planning to set up a chapter of Creative Commons to provide easy access of educational and other content for Indians. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

     

    The Indian chapter of Creative Commons would be formally launched on January 26, 2007 at the IIT, Bombay campus. In the first phase, the Creative Commons licenses are likely to become more attractive for educational content for India. The Indian chapter of Creative Commons is already working on drafting versions of licenses that are more in tune with Indian culture and the legal system. Creative Commons offers a content licensing system that gives copyright owners the option to reserve only some of their rights. 

    NGO-in-a-box initiative to promote FOSS among non profit sectors

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    The South Asian hub of the world-wide NGO-in-a-box initiative was launched at the start of this year by Mahiti.org, < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Bangalore with the support of Hivos, Netherlands. NGO-in-a-box is an initiative of the Tactical Technology Collective, Netherlands with the aim of providing effective Free and Open Source Software applications tailored to specific needs of the non-profit sector.

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    There are several 'boxes' of CDs containing tools that address needs such as open publishing, security and audio visual production. Mahiti.org will be distributing various editions of the boxes across South Asia over the next two years. In parallel they will be holding a series of workshops across India which will train NGOs in the use of the boxes and the issues they aim to address. Workshops are not only designed to address the training needs of NGOs but they will help organisations build up a sustainable technical self support network. This will be bolstered through the strategic use of a mailing list, online wiki, support forum and telephone support desk. It is hoped that the project will attract tech savvy students and professionals who will supply a second layer of support. The boxes themselves will be refined on the basis of feedback gathered from users and workshop participants. The NGO-in-a-box organisers are especially keen to support the role of women within beneficiary organisations and promote the use of Free and Open Source Software within women's groups. The first NGO-in-a-box workshop to be held in India will take place from 19th to 24th March 2007 in Pune, Maharastra.

     

     

     

    RGTU plans to establish Knowledge Park

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      Redberri Corporation, St Louis, USA is investing INR 2.25 million on the Rajiv Gandhi Technical University (RGTU) to establish the Knowledge Park.

       

      Redberri Corporation and the university have signed an agreement to set up Knowledge park in the RGTU. The Knowledge Park at RGTU has been conceptualised to strengthen the knowledge infrastructure in the university and in its affiliated institutions and shall equip students graduating from the RGTU and its affiliated institution with the Wings of Knowledge and capabilities of Innovation, Creative Design and new Product Development. 

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