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2020 to see Indian IT mark $285 reports KPMG

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Representing 15,000 companies in Asia and Australian continents, KPMG and Asia Oceanic Computing Industry Organisation, reported that the Indian IT and ITES sector could become a US$285-billion industry by 2020 from US$71.6 billion in 2009. The industry is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth of 15 % in the next 10 years. According to the KPMG-ASOCIO report India will continue to lead in global sourcing activities.

And the region will become the largest supplier of IT and IT-enabled services by 2020, with 74.5 % of the global demand is expected to be sourced from the region. KPMG said that the countries should look at collaborations to tap the opportunities globally and within the region. The report was released at the three-day Nasscom meet on February 9, 2010 by Ashank Desai, President of ASOCIO.

UGC, AICTE may get scrapped

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The government plans to scrap the top two regulators of higher education in line with the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC), the advisory body to the Prime Minister that has repeatedly called for the abolition of the regulatory regime in the education sector. A senior official of the ministry of human resource development said on condition of anonymity that the government will soon scrap the University Grants Commission, or UGC, and the All India Council for Technical Education, or AICTE. The two regulators, which oversee the functioning of universities and engineering and business schools in India, have often received flak for restrictive policies and sometimes opaque functioning.

The ministry, headed by Kapil Sibal, will instead create an independent National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), which will take over the academic, accreditation and financial functions of the regulators. The move is based on the recommendations of a panel set up by the government to review the functioning of the UGC, established in 1956, and the AICTE, which came into existence in 1987. The panel, headed by physicist and educationist Yash Pal, was set up to study NKC recommendations on the two regulators. The committee also recommends a self-regulatory regime for universities, including the Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management.

ICT education to meet the challenges of 21st century

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On the occasion of certificate distribution ceremony of the trainees of  'partners in Learning', a programme signed by Bangladesh, Microsoft Bangladesh Limited Country Manager Feroz Mahmud said that Information and communication technology (ICT) is the best means to eliminate poverty. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The Microsoft country manager urged the teachers and students to be equipped with modern technology so that they can face the challenge of the 21st century. ICT education is urgently needed to promote all sectors of the country, Firoz Mahmud said. Bangladesh is the 101st country, which signed the 'Partners in Learning' programme. Teachers as well as students will be benefited from the training and it will help create an IT-based new generation in the country. About ten thousand teachers will be given training under this programme across the country.

New initiative to disseminate HIV and AIDS through mobile phone games

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The mobile phone initiative, launched in December last year by the Delhi-based ZMQ Software Systems, an e-learning company, to disseminate information about HIV and AIDS, has attracted 2.9 million subscribers already, out of which 60 per cent downloaders of the game free of charge hail from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh (AP).

This is significant since AP is one of the seven high prevalence states, although Bihar, UP and Jharkhand are still among the low prevalence areas as far as spread of HIV and AIDS is concerned. Safety Cricket has attracted attention probably because it follows the same pattern as a one-day cricket game. Currently only subscribers of Reliance mobile phones can download Safety Cricket and three other games

ICT centre to be set up at Gakoni pyrotechnic school, Rwanda

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Administrators of Gakoni and Kiramuruzi sector in Gatsibo district want the government to set up an ICT centre at Gakoni Pyrotechnic School, Rwanda, to benefit both students and residents.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

This is a good programme that can benefit all. It is in line with extending good governance to the residents. The three-week training held at Gakoni Pyrotechnic School, was attended by teachers from eighteen schools drawn from the four provinces. ICT centre is in line with the government's Vision 2020 of attaining development based on ICT. The training is part of an ongoing programme to develop ICT countrywide especially in schools.

WACN to be equipped with ICT

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The West African College of Nursing (WACN) would be equipped with ICT to set high standards for nursing practice and education. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

President John Agyekum Kufuor has taken initiation in this matter. He said that scientific and technological inventions and applications were attaining near magical proportions, as there was now the laser treatment of diseases that previously required excision while the endoscope equipment and other procedures, which enable the exploration of the body to remove undesirable growth had become available through the ICT.

 

 

e-Learning supplements face-to-face teaching: OECD

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According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development survey of institutions in 13 countries e-Learning has yet to revolutionise teaching in universities. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

It has more impact on administrative services such as admissions, registration, fee payment and purchasing than on the fundamentals of classroom teaching and learning. The OECD survey has found that e-Learning typically supplements rather than replaces face-to-face teaching. The OECD says universities are considering how to unleash the potential of e-Learning. The challenges are to use the technology to teach in new and effective ways to get academics and technical staff to work together and to reduce costs by using open standards software, by replacing on-campus teaching and by encouraging peer and automated learning.

Dell

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Dell Corporation has initiated a community reach programme in Hyderabad, India. The Managing Director of Dell International Services inaugurated Dell computer centre at the HOPE Foundation, which is backed by funds from Dell Foundation.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The centre is equipped with 30 Dell desktop computers, and will impart computer education to under-served students of the twin cities. The approach is to give under-served students the necessary tools to compete on equal terms. The centre will bring in technology that will allow us to impart knowledge. Dell works on community outreach initiatives under h.u.g that stands for `Helping U Grow.' This involves employee engagement and support for the communities.

NIIT

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NIIT is looking at expanding its K-12 computer literacy campaign to schools across all the States of India. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The company now covers 4,200 schools in both the public and private domains. The company is looking for partnership with all the States to extend the programme. At present, the company offered this programme in Assam Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal.

Computer education for 10,000 schools in Andhra Pradesh

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The State Government of Andhra Pradesh, India is chalking out plans to introduce computer education in 10,000 zilla parishad and Government high schools.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

The government is encouraged by the rapid growth in the Information Technology sector. The Government is also evolving ways to change education curriculum to suit the needs of the industry.

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