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Agilent brings ‘Quest’ to Indian city Hyderabad

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Agilent Technologies has brought its community initiative programme called `Quest', which seeks to improve the quality of mathematics and science education in schools, to the Indian city Hyderabad.

The company's Foundation, in collaboration with SNS Foundation and Oakridge International School, has started the Hyderabad Chapter of Quest. The focus would be on underprivileged schools. In its first year, the programme would train 12 teachers to take on the roles of `Master Trainers' in mathematics and science. It would also upgrade the laboratories in three schools across Hyderabad, Bangalore and Gurgaon. These teachers, in turn, would teach 1,200 students and train additional teachers in their schools. Agilent is contributing approximately Rs 20 lakh for the first stage of the programme in India.

Gujarat Schools avail computers, LCD TVs from Centre’s programme

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Courtesy the central government's ICT (Information and Communication Technology) education scheme, this year, around 225 schools in the city will be provided 11 computers and a 42-inch LCD TV each. The scheme, launched in 2004, is being implemented in all government and grant-in-aid schools across the state. Itaims at providing access to computer education to secondary students. According to the scheme, 11 computers and a 42-inch LCD TV will be distributed to each of these schools, and while around 75 per cent of the expenses will be funded by the central government, the state government will have to bear the remaining cost. School principals, however, do not agree with the latest scheme government wants to implement in the schools. According to Jagdish Pandya, principal of Mangal School, computers are vital for students' educational growth. Also, according to a source, the state government is all set to start sanctioning the NOCs for the purpose.

Milestone for Multi-Billion Schools programme

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As the first intake of 46 young children settle into their brand new school in Newcastle Great Park this week, the success of the programme that delivered it will be celebrated far more widely than in just the north east. Brunton First School is the first school in the country to be delivered by a Local Education Partnership outside of the phased programmes of work developed under the government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative. It was always the intention when the government embarked on its multi-billion BSF programme, that the public private local education partnerships created to deliver BSF schools would eventually extend their reach to deliver wider public services reflecting local needs. Newcastle is already ahead of the game. It has now opened more BSF schools than any other part of the country through a

24×7 Customer varsity programme in India

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BPO services provider in India, 24/7 Customer, has launched 24/7 Varsity in association with the Andhra Pradesh state government's Department of Information and Technology and Communications. The 24/7 Varsity was inaugurated with the launch of `Train the Trainer', one of its key learning programmes, which has been designed for lecturers and professors of educational institutions and seeks to help them educate and enhance the talent and equip students with skills required to leverage career opportunities in the BPO industry.

In the first phase, English professors and lecturers from over 25 colleges across tier II cities will be trained on the various facets of communication at the 24/7 Customer in Hyderabad city. This programme will later be extended to tier II cities across other states. On completion of the programme, students will be assessed and evaluated; certified students would be better qualified for a career in the BPO industry.

InfiNet to transform standards in basic education in Ghana

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InfiNet, Africa Online's new mobile broadband wireless service has strong potential for transforming standards in basic education especially in deprived and rural based public schools, said Mr. Emmanuel Ofosu, the company's marketing Manager. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Africa online used the just ended 10th West Africa ICT conference and exhibition (AITEC 2006) to explain and demonstrate the uniqueness of its highly awaited InfiNet, which because of its simplicity and mobility is expected to permanently eliminate the Internet accessibility problem in Ghana. Mr. Ofosu contended that InfiNet's reliance on phones and cables would enable large group of school pupils in villages and deprived communities across the country to gain access to the Internet and its unlimited learning opportunities.

Child Protection initiative from Tata Interactive Systems

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Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the global e-learning developer, has come up with a training initiative to a common problem faced by all organisations that work with children: how to provide effective training to the staff, carers and volunteers involved in child protection.

The Children Act of 2004 – which is an extension of the Children Act 1989 – sets out a framework of duties and accountabilities that will help in the development of quality services relating to the needs of children. In addition, a national services framework for children, young people and maternity services has been developed which sets standards for children's health and social services, and the interface of those services with education.

These initiatives have also led to the definition of a 'common core of skills and knowledge for the children's workforce'. This covers effective communication and management; child and young person development; safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child; supporting transitions; multi-agency working, and sharing information. TIS is working with organisations – including local councils in the UK – to develop custom-built e-learning programmes dealing with all these issues in order to equip personnel with the knowledge and skills needed by all those whose work involves dealing with and caring for children. Given the heterogeneous nature of the audience, the content of these programmes are designed to appeal to as many people as possible.

Each programme – tailored to each particular agency – covers the basics of child protection, how to identify a child at risk and how to develop the skills required to help each child. Among the teaching techniques employed in the programmes is TIS's highly acclaimed story-based learning objects (StoBLs) approach, which uses highly realistic scenarios and stories, interactive quizzes and case studies, along with other learning aids including checklists to present learning materials in a vivid and memorable way.

Sinaloa University deploys Nortel wireless mesh

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Mexico's Sinaloa University has become the first public university in Latin America to deploy a wireless mesh network solution.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Students will be able to access email, instant messaging and other web-based applications from almost anywhere on the 25-acre (101,171 sq m) campus. Wireless mesh technology links small access points mounted on street lamps, telephone poles, buildings and other locations to form a local network that can provide affordable mobile data and voice communications throughout a campus or city.

IACM Forms Technical Collaboration with Annamalai University

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IACM SmartLearn Limited today announced its Technical Collaboration with Annamalai University whereby IACM will offer the Degree Programs in Enterprise Network and Security Management for the first time in India. In Delhi and NCR region, IACM will be launching these programmes across 9 learning centers. The B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses in Enterprise Network and Security Management will be first of its kind in India which aimed at creating a pool of skilled professionals. IACM is the only institute in India to offer a post graduate program in Enterprise Network and security management through its network of 51 learning centers across India. IACM has expansion plans to open more learning centers in Delhi & NCR by March 2011.

A study conducted by Springboard Research shows that the market for enterprise networking equipment in India is estimated to grow from $1 billion in 2008 to $1.7 billion by 2012, recording a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15 % during this period. India is fast emerging country as a world leader in the field of IT and there is a huge demand for skilled professionals, not only in the IT sector but also in industries like insurance, BPO, banking, and manufacturing among others. The University Vice Chancellor Dr M Ramanathan said that 'these two job oriented programmes will help students to understand the critical issues in enterprise network management, security management and related areas. Further he told that due to globalization, lot of multinational organisations are expanding their operations across the country and the job opportunities in these areas are a plenty to the qualified in the field.'

Commenting on the launch of the degree programs Ravinder Goyal, Director, IACM SmartLearn Ltd.,said 'We are happy to launch the much awaited B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs through our network of learning centers . With these degree programs our aim is to reach remote locations where there is greater need for skill-based education. While demand for skilled professionals is growing by the day, there is a dearth of quality education in the field at various places. As a result, there has been a sad mushrooming of below average institutes that promise everything but never adhere to their commitments. They churn out professionals who lack the skills to compete in the competitive market. With IACM having its presence all across India, it would be convenient for the students to avail the quality education facilities in Hardware, Enterprise Network and Security Management Systems in their own town, who otherwise would have had to travel to distant locations.'

IACM has also announced admission for the first batch of B.Sc and M.Sc and has guaranteed unlimited placement support to all the students who get enrolled with IACM, even after they get their job thus assisting in their career path. IACM has already trained over 25,000 students who are very well placed with reputed companies and now with such novel schemes, the company is hopeful to add more students who want to shape up their career in IT and related fields. The last date to get admission is 31st December 2010.

Progress review on Education for All movement in India

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The Human Resources Development ministry has reviewed the progress of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) in India and has approved steps to fill up infrastructure gaps so as to provide education to children with special needs (CWSN).

The National Mission for SSA focuses on improving the learning level of children thereby increasing the literacy rate in the country. On the occasion of the second Meeting of the Executive Committee, the HRD minister released a publication by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) on District Information System for Education (DISE) data for the year 2005. This is an analytical report based on the Education Practices for children at their home. The Analytical Report 2004-05 presents a variety of state-specific indicators of 29 States and UTs. Another document- “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: Discovering New Paths in Inclusion” was also released which was a record on the initiatives being undertaken by states to impart home-based education to Children With Special Needs (CWSN) in SSA. States have adopted different methods to provide home based education to CWSN. Some states are taking the help of NGOs to run the programme while others have appointed resource teachers who visit the homes of CWSN to provide them basic functional skills and elementary education. The SSA campaign is gaining tremendous success in providing elementary education to the rural poor children.

WORLD

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A digital inclusion program in Ghana to bridge the divide
The Ministry of Communication of Ghana, in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft, has introduced a digital inclusion progamme to assist and advance in information society. In pursuit of this, Intel and Microsoft  have jointly  howcased their plans for personal computers (PCs) designed  and built specifically for the local markets. The digital inclusion would  boost the PC home ownership scheme and would introduce affordable,  locally assembled PCs onto the market. It provides a great opportunity to bridge the divide.
Digital inclusion would lead to a change in the quality of life for the people. This progamme would be a key to attain the targets that the world  has set for itself in the millennium development goals.

Online Training Postgraduate Programme in a college of Ethiopia
The College of Telecommunications and Information Technology is going to launch the first-ever online training programme at postgraduate diploma level in Ethiopia this year to meet the demands of Information  Communications Technology professionals.  The programme is going to be started form next July as the regular training. The programme in different areas of  ICT and telecom would enable students to take the courses in their  own time by accessing the training materials in textual and video content  form. The regular training programmes are offered in the fields of telecom  Ministry to reward teachers who develop computer software

The Ministry of Education and Sports in   Ghana has initiated a special best teachers award for teachers who will develop computer  software for various subjects this year.
The move was part of the government’s efforts to promote information and  communication technology (ICT) in schools in the country; the prize for the
award had already been donated by Microsoft Corporation. By the end of next
month, the government and INTEL would launch the first phase online resource for the teaching of mathematics and science for junior secondary schools (JSS) in the country.
engineering and information technology at MSc levels, and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in telecom in order to move the telecom industry of the country with the pace of the changing technology.

400 cities worldwide planning to deploy municipal broadband networks
There are over 400 cities worldwide planning to deploy municipal broadband networks and the number will double in 2006, making community  broadband initiatives a very real and significant trend. That is the  finding of the latest report, Municipal Broadband Networks: Market impact and implications, 2006-2011, published by industry research firm  Visiongain. As of first quarter 2006, there are over 100 city and regional wireless  broadband networks  perational  worldwide, more than 40 of which are in the US. For a large number of reasons, municipalities are  considering the concept of a  Municipal  roadband Network as the  utility. These communities are choosing between deploying fibre and a wireless broadband network  using Wi-Fi hotspots, mesh  networks  or pre-WiMAX technology.  Semapedia – the physical wikipedia  ntroduced to Africa The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre  of Excellence in ICT  ntroduced the  Semacode technology and the

Semapedia application to a segment of  the Ghanaian  public.
Introduced for the first time in Africa, the Semapedia is an application of the
vast information available on the Wikipedia and the simple yet practical URL barcode, called the Semacode. With the Semacode approach, all it  now takes is for an ordinary camera phone, equipped with a Semacode  reader software  ackage (available  free of charge by pointing your mobile phone web browser to the ‘over the  air’ distribution. The idea was to bring the amazing knowledge from the wikipedia to places in the real world where it matters. It is rare to find African created technology being used today in  Western cyberspace so this event is indeed a laudable step forward for  African technology as well as an indication of the benefits of collaborative development based on liberal software licensing such as open source software that can arise  from further North/South private sector partnerships.

Intel lands in Lagos
Components giant Intel has once again demonstrated its zeal for targeting new markets, opening an office in Nigeria to serve the West  African market. Intel plans to increase its presence in West Africa and  enhance support for resellers,
integrators and channel members. Intel was also involved in a number of  digital transformation initiatives  including the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education to further  the cause of integrating modern IT into the country’s education  strategies. Intel is also finalising details of its ‘Teach to the Future’  programme in Nigeria. An open source, multi-platform  software for digitising libraries The Greenstone Digital Library had introduced by John B. Rose of the  University of Waikato at the British Council, which is produced in the

University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
The advantage of digital libraries is that they provide access to and storage of multimedia and allow for cooperative input. The software has  provision for multi-lingual interfaces and data entry. Hindi and Kannada  databases have been created by some of the Indian users. The Indian  Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,  Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and the Archives of Indian  Labour are among the institutions that  have put the software to use. The Greenstone software is available at  www.greenstone.org and the digital library of the University of Waikato at  www.nzdl.org.

Sharing of Free intellectual Assets (SOFIA)
Sofia Open Content Initiative: Content  for eight courses is now available online for free through the Sofia open  content initiative, thanks to the joint contributions of faculty, The William   Flora Hewlett Foundation,  California and Foothill-De Anza Community College District, and can  now be accessed at the Course Gallery (http://sofia.fhda.edu/  gallery).  The Sofia finalists include the courses in Creative Typography, Elementary  Statistics, Physical Geography (http:// sofia.fhda.edu/), Free High School  Science Texts (http://www.nongnu.
org/fhsst/index.html), California Open  Source Textbook Project (http:// www.opensourcetext.org/).  Becta school website to bring transformation in teaching

The British Educational  Communications and Technology
Agency (Becta) will reduce the number of online services and brands it provides for schools in response to the Department for Education and  Skills five-year strategy and e- Strategy, ‘Harnessing Technology’.  Over the coming months some changes would be seen in Becta’s  online presence. This includes the  news, features and school website directory. The aim is to work towards a position where teachers should be  able to work from any Internet access  point at any time, linked to the tools and learning services they need in  order to plan, prepare, manage and follow up learning experiences for  their students. The site provides online curriculum, which features  multimedia resources to support teaching and learning.

e-Book offerings from Sony Electronics and Borders Inc
Sony Electronics and Borders Inc  have declared a joint venture of a reading device for e-Books and text documents, available through about  200 Borders stores in the United States.  The Sony Reader will debut in Borders and more than 30 Sony Style stores around the country as well as  online at www.sonystyle.com. The  reader will allow active readers to carry as much as they want to read  whether they are travelling on the road or just around the corner. The device can store hundreds of books  and other documents using a
combination of internal flash memory and optional Memory Stick or Secure  Digital (SD) flash memory cards.

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