ICT IN EDUCATION

India

World Links India programme to bridge the digital divide
This programme was launched in January 2002 to provide school connectivity, basic computer literacy, and teacher professional development training to teachers in Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu. World Links also uses the Internet to connect Indian schools with schools all around the world for collaborative learning projects. In conjunction with its local partners, Intel Corporation and Schoolnet India, World Links will provide a total of four phases of its teacher professional development training programme to reach 1,500 teachers and over 30,000 students in three years. This project is being partially funded by the Dutch Government and World Bank grant funds, and will leverage $3 million in partner-financed ICT-in-education investments in India.

iEARN-India
iEARN-India is working with educators in Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, Calcutta and Madras to expand Indian student global networking. Schools in India have played a key role in the "Laws of Life Essay Project." This is supplemented through a special project to use iEARN projects as a means of civic education, which will combine physical exchanges and telecommunications.

Education Units

APPEAL
Asia and Pacific Programme of Education for All
APEID
Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development
EPR
Education Policy and Reform
ESD
Education for Sustainable Development
HARSH
HIV Coordination, Adolescent Reproductive and School Health Unit
ICT
Information Communication Technologies in Education
EFA
Education For All