education & ICT

28.12.2005

26.12.2005 While the right to education is recognised as fundamental for each citizen, access to it is not guaranteed. In the developing world, the essential building blocks for education systems are suffering from deficiencies, ICT can help respond to these challenges and create the environment that is conducive for effective and quality education systems.

26.12.2005 An examination that gives results immediately and also evaluates the mistakes committed is going to be a reality with the introduction of online examination system by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), the first one to do so in the country.

23.12.2005 This "Topic"-section gives an overview of the topic of "ICT in class" in the context of international development cooperation. The geographical focus is currently being placed on the African continent.

20.12.2005 Lidhja e internetit për të gjitha shkollat e vendit do të përfundojë deri në vitin 2008. Ky është synimi sipas masterplanit, prezantuar dje nga ministri i Arsimit dhe Shkencës, z. Genc Pollo, me prani edhe të kryeministrit z. Sali Berisha. Në vitin 2006 synohet të mbulohen me shërbim informatik 75% e nxënësve të shkollave të mesme dhe rreth 10% e nxënësve në shkollat 9-vjeçare.

20.12.2005 As part of the “Strengthening ICT Use in Schools and SchoolNet” project, UNESCO will convene a five-day workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand from12 to 16 December 2005. The workshop aims to enhance teachers’ understanding of telecollaboration and enable them to coordinate UNESCO SchoolNet online activities effectively.

20.12.2005 Taking note of the success achieved in promoting computer education through schools, the Centre has sanctioned a Rs 24 crore grant to Karnataka for extending the programme to 500 more schools, state minister for primary and secondary education R Ramalinga Reddy said.

14.12.2005 The challenge before India is how, as we make these technological leaps, do we also telescope social, economic and developmental processes? The transition from a predominantly commodity-based agrarian economy to a knowledge economy is already underway.

13.12.2005 The work on the new Tempus Project EQIBELT: Education Quality Improvement by E-Learning Technology started last week, coordinated by the University Computer Centre – SRCE, at the University in Zagreb.

13.12.2005 Krajem prošlog tjedna je započeo rad na Tempus projektu EQIBELT: Education Quality Improvement by E-Learning Tehnology (Poboljšanje kvalitete obrazovanja primjenom tehnologija e-učenja) čiji je koordinator Sveučilišni računski centar – Srce Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.

11.12.2005 President Abdul Kalam's strong advocacy for a knowledge grid connecting educational institutions, research facilities and industries is the logical follow-up of a series of measures that have been undertaken by Anna University to ensure that tele-teaching reaches even the remotest corners of the State.

06.12.2005 Microsoft will train over 10,000 teachers and 200,000 students in information technology in Bangladesh in next three years and has already donated $100,000 to this end.

06.12.2005 No longer does power flow out of the barrel of a gun; rather, it flows from the barrel of a picture tube (TV or computer screen) or the barrel of a pen. Since knowledge derives from information, true empowerment depends crucially on the availability of information.

06.12.2005 Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran said the Ministry had launched the project at a cost of Rs. 3.9 crore. This involved setting up of job-oriented vocational training centres for the visually challenged and low vision and deaf and dumb students.

01.12.2005 Fondacija CURE Sarajevo realizira kampanju 16. dana aktivizma protiv nasilja na osnovu roda/spola u Bosni i Hercegovini. Od početka kampanje, 25. novembra do danas odvijalo se mnoštvo edukativnih i kreativnih akcija koje se realiziraju volonterski i u saradnji sa mnogim civilnim inicijativama koje djeluju u BiH.

01.12.2005 The project aims at equipping students to explore the vast potential of the emerging e-learning system.Under the project, each school will be given 150 VCDs containing educational programmes, each with a duration of one hour.