[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The total allocation for education has risen to Rs. 32,352 crore in 2007-08, an increase by 34% over the previous year. An education cess (@ 2% on major Central taxes) was introduced to raise resources for providing universal elementary education.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Governance efforts in India have seen significant acceleration with the alignment of all the e-Governance initiatives in the country, directed by the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), under the Ministry of Information Technology.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
After 1947, the Government of India focused on creating a solid technology base simultaneously augmented with management talent and resources.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
According to the 11th five year plan, the target of connecting people has been set as 500 million of the government of India in 2010 and 650 million by 2012.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Development Strategy Consultant Nagy K.Hanna has analysed in details the concept of e-governance and the transformative role of ICT and e-governance in the developing countries.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
I attended the Global Knowledge Partnership
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In a perfect world, all children would be born alike, each with fully-functional physical faculties and equal ability as students, to learn, live and apply those skills and knowledge for life.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The African Knowledge Exchange (AKE), a multi-country workshop, was organised by the Global e-Schools Communities Initiative (GeSCI) on 3rd – 4th December 2007, in Nairobi, Kenya.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Governance in India can play a crucial role in the context of development. On this article, Professor S Sadagopan, Founder Director of the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore discusses in details the opportunities and challenges of e-governance in India.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
From LCD projectors to interactive whiteboards and from computer aided to web 2.0 technology based learning, Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have percolated deep into the school education system. Today technology driven education is being evolved at a breath taking pace and the positive effects of technology integrated pedagogy on education has been unanimously acknowledged by educators, academicians, parents and all the other stake holders. However, teacher training for equipping them with the latest technology to leverage the quality of education seemed to be there where thoughts and opinions seemed to be converged. Lets look out for the views, opinions and apprehensions of teachers and principals of various schools regarding incorporation of ICTs in the school education system of the country
