On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Sudev Barar <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16 September 2011 16:59, H.S.Rai <[email protected]> wrote: >> News: >> http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HC/2011/09/15/ArticleHtmls/ht-SPECIAL-No-BOSS-15092011001020.shtml?Mode=1 > > A RTI application asking for support papers / study in favour of > decision needs to be moved very fast. > > H S Rai: Anything you can do?
Yes will be done. Here is more information from same news: ==================== The Punjab education department's decision to buy Microsoft's software will cost at least Rs 7 crore in licence renewal fee. Of this, Rs 3.77 crore was approved on Monday. Besides, about 90,000 computers will be set up in government schools under the EDUSAT network wherein the students can watch broadcasts of lectures. According to conservative estimates, the initial cost of Microsoft's software and licence would be Rs 30 crore. This does not include the cost of hardware, etc.According to official records, in February 2011, the chief secretary chaired a meeting attended among others by principal secretary (education) in which it was decided that BOSS would be used for EDUSAT. But Purushartha now says: “To ensure maximum use of the installed computers in which students are being trained on Microsoft software, we will opt for Microsoft in case of the EDUSAT labs also.“ However, Husan Lal, secretary (education), Punjab said the state could opt for BOSS for EDUSAT as students would only get access to watch lecture broadcasts. “The issue of students training on a better or otherwise software is not involved,“ Lal said. _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
