digitalLEARNINGMagazine by Elets
The needs of schools are as diverse as the students they teach. That is why we are working with educational institutions around the world to make these demands a reality for students, teachers and parents alike...
We need to get our ideas across to people with whom we do not have direct contact. We need to know why things work and not merely memorise information, to be creative and innovative. Knowledge is...
Owing to constrained investment, the education sector is unable to cope with growing market demand and global competition. Increased private investment is thus imperative to expand infrastructure and provide greater access to quality higher education in...
Higher education serves several important functions in the society, the most important being production of knowledgeable individuals who will contribute to the society. However, many of the Indian universities do not fulfill this purpose. The demands...
The writing on the wall is clear. It is only through major strides of collaboration betweenthe private sector and government agencies that we can even attempt at improving theabysmal figures of number of college going students,...
Drop-out Rate Declines, Access To Schooling Increases The number of girls and boys dropping out of their schools education has gone down, while more and more young people are accessing formal and informal schooling, says the...
India’s 87% Schools Without Computers The report highlights varying regional access to school computers. Barring Delhi, Maharashtra, southern states, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, access to such facilities remains virtually nonexistent to most students in the country…...
For a country of our size, it is difficult to implement all the technology solutions at one go in all the schools. So it has to be done in a graded manner Subhash C Khuntia, Joint...
One-window citizen services can be a reality—the first step is to set up an interdepartmental data exchange By Praful Gharpure Urban service delivery in Indian cities is fragmented due to multiple entities.Further, e-Governance initiatives in different...
Govt can use social media as a potential goldmine for to-and-fro exchange of citizen views on public and policy matters Asocial network signifies the relationships and affiliations among individuals, especially relating to their families, works, interests...
It’s best served raw Un-spun govt data, mixed with Internet technologies, often yields solutions that are instantly rewarding for societies Forward-thinking governments have been turning to open data as a way of increasing transparency and for...
“Broadband connectivity to all gram Panchayats is a goal” R Chandrashekhar, a 1975 batch Indian Administrative Services officer, has held a wide variety of keyassignments, both in the Government of India and the State Government of...