Here is an initiative to computerise the schools by providing IT infrastructure and delivering good quality content.
Shiksha India was recently provided 40 Cr by M$ and from this project alone M$ can gain about 1500 Cr if everything goes M$. Nice business strategy. The site www.shiksha.ernet.in is a pure M$ sell out. Any one willing to investigate? Regards Atul ===8<==============Original message text=============== Dear Atul, I cannot recall interacting with you earlier. Can you please let me know what you are doing. The presentation is old one, things have changed since then Brief Note on Shiksha is as follows : India is a country where poverty often comes from lack of opportunities, which in turn is frequently caused by lack of good education, especially in rural areas. Shiksha India ,a non- profit organization supported by Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), has been formed with the prime intent to spread computer literacy and better quality of education across India. Shiksha India has been formally associated with the The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) to design and develop the National Educational Portal(www.shiksha.ernet.in <http://www.shiksha.ernet.in/> ) for the project Vidya Vahini through which the Ministry aims to setup IT infrastructure and connect 60,000 schools across the country in 5 years. The pilot phase would cover 7 districts(150 Schools) across India in the first year. The portal would enable students and teachers across the nation to access good quality educational content in the public domain. Further it would help in disseminating important information on health, environment, nature etc. to students and the community. Shiksha aims to develop interactive educational lessons that can reach millions of children aged 14-18, at very low cost per capita. These lessons, with the help of the computer infrastructure that the Indian Government is installing, will help teachers, especially in poor areas, to inspire children and teach them basics of essential topics, such as those related to Mathematics and Sciences. 150 lessons, lasting half hour each, are planned to be distributed to at least 2500 schools from day one, and reach around 30 million students in 5 years across the country. Thanks and Regards Anurag Mehra Project Offcier Shiksha India India Habitat Cente,CII Core 4A,4th Floor, Lodi Road New Delhi-110003 Tel : 24682230-35 -----Original Message----- From: Atul Asthana @ Home [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 3/7/2003 8:03 AM To: shikshaindia Cc: anurag vibhuti Subject: Re[2]: what is your web site Dear Anurag, I had seen a presentation of ShikshaIndia on plan to computerise 60000 schools of India. What happened? Regards, Atul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, March 07, 2003 A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.- Ferdinand Foch Thursday, March 6, 2003, 3:15:53 PM, you wrote: s> Hi, s> The poratal address is www.shiksha.ernet.in s> Shiksha is now involved in develping CD based curriculum content and put in the public domain. s> Thanks and Regards s> Anurag Mehra s> Project Offcier s> Shiksha India s> India Habitat Cente,CII s> Core 4A,4th Floor, Lodi Road s> New Delhi-110003 s> Tel : 24682230-35 s> -----Original Message----- s> From: Atul Asthana @ Home [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] s> Sent: Fri 2/21/2003 10:33 PM s> To: shikshaindia s> Cc: s> Subject: what is your web site s> Dear Sir/Madam, s> whats happening to the plan to computerise schools?? s> Regards, s> Atul s> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] s> Friday, February 21, 2003 s> Adversity attracts the man of character. s> He seeks out the better joy, responsibility. Charles de Gaulle ===8<===========End of original message text=========== ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
