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'Our aim is to connect rural India and have all Panchayats connected with broadband'
Related to country: India

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"One of the few young members of the UPA government, Sachin Pilot -- Minister of State for the Department of Information Technology (DIT) -- has taken charge of this portfolio at a time when there are great expectations from the information, communications and technology (ICT) industry. In a chat with Leslie D’monte and Kirtika Suneja, the young minister broadly outlines his vision for the industry even as he's learning the ropes.

There is a digital divide in our country and through the efforts of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), we are trying to brigde it by making IT more accessible and amiable to localised societies. For instance, our language initiative for making available free software will end this year when these softwares will be availabe in our 22 official languages. The rollout of 100,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) by next year is another initiative.

Till now, 40,000 CSCs have already been rolled out. Another initiative relates to the interlinking of research and educational institutes through the National e Governance Plan (NeGP). These are backed by the government and are part of the objective to have all stakeholders on board. These services make the entire process transparent and the life of the poorest man better. However, the support of the state governments is important here."

Read the full article at:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%5Cour-aim-is-to-connect-rural-indiahave-all-panchayats-connectedbroadband%5C/363200/

July 9, 2009 | 1:05 AM Comments  0 comments



Why Companies See Bright Prospects in Rural India
Related to country: India

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"In the villages and small towns, it has been a very different picture. "The rural market is insulated from the global meltdown," says Harish Bijoor, CEO of brand and business strategy consultants Harish Bijoor Consults. "The rural part of our economy has been untouched by credit cards and mortgages as known in the West."

"The slowdown experienced by India on account of the IT (information technology), real estate, financial services and automobile sectors was an urban phenomenon," says Ajay Gupta, founder and CEO of ruralnaukri.com, which focuses on jobs in the rural sector. (See "ruralnaukri.com's Ajay Gupta: 'Rural Jobs Can Provide Momentum to the Wheel of the Economy'"). "However, the negative impact of all this on urban India has been more than offset by encouraging performance in rural areas. The rural economy has provided a cushion. Overall sentiment in the country was different from other parts of the world where each household had at least one person with a pink slip."

Read the full article at: India Knowledge@Wharton http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4386
Why Companies See Bright Prospects in Rural India

June 24, 2009 | 12:16 AM Comments  0 comments



Conference to discuss digital divide in Africa
Related to country: Senegal

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"Educators and government ministers from throughout Africa will gather in Dakar, Senegal for Africa's principal conference on educational technology, states.

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At the conference, NComputing CEO Stephen Dukker's keynote address will explore how African nations are bridging the digital divide using low-cost shared computing technology.

The eLearning Africa conference, to be held from 27 to 29 May this year, gathers ministers of education, senior government leaders, non-governmental organisations, school and university educators, developmental agencies, and key business executives."

See http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/computing/2009/0905130909.asp?S=Trainingande-Learning&A=ELR&O=google

May 14, 2009 | 7:36 PM Comments  0 comments



Digital Divide Grows Narrower with LMS Service and ICT Education
Related to country: India

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"One immense power of technology like an LMS service is giving people opportunities that aren’t available otherwise. Computer technology--from the internet to communication services like VoIP, to learning tools like Coggno’s LMS service--has the power to enrich the personal and professional development of its users. It’s just a matter of finding innovative and efficient ways to tap into these resources.

In developing countries, more organizations are adopting learning tools such as online courses and LMS services to benefit disadvantaged sectors of society. Take Project Rising Women in Argentina, Project SITA in India, or UCLA Extension; three projects with altruistic and ambitious goals."

Read the full article at:
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=93630

May 14, 2009 | 7:29 PM Comments  0 comments



Local e-Content triumphs at the World Summit Award 2009
Related to country: Macedonia

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Metamorphosis is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit foundation based in Skopje, Macedonia. Its main goals are development of democracy and prosperity by promoting knowledge-based economy and information society.
See http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/

Local e-Content triumphs at the World Summit Award 2009

"34 leading e-Content experts from all continents met for the WSA Grand Jury in New Delhi, India to consider 545 national finalists from United Nations Member States. “The trend to mobile contents is slow in developing and the most interesting and socially relevant contents are still to be found on the Internet” says Prof. Peter A. Bruck, WSA Chairman. “Online also beats Interactive TV and has by far outdone Off-line DVD productions in terms of the richness and diversity of quality content around the world” says Bruck."

Read the full article at:
http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1436/4/lang,en/

May 2, 2009 | 2:10 PM Comments  0 comments

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