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Here you will find links to most of the country specific information provided by this site regarding Bhutan. You may also want to do a search by clicking on "ICT search" in the sidebar, or a search in one of our databases. Note that most of the projects have a regional impact and therefore are not necessarily listed here.

 

Information

 

Projects

  • Radio Browsing Programme 
    Bhutan's geography and demography present a major challenge for communication, primarily handled by the state sponsored Bhutan Broadcasting System (BBS), whose main objective is to inform, educate, and entertain. With low literacy and a small percentage of electrical grid coverage, radio is a very popular medium.

  • Improving Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) through the Application of ICT's 
    Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) is concerned with the preparation of learners for employment, through the provision of knowledge, skills and attitudes desirable in the world of work. With our working world now being permeated with ICT, it is logical that TVE should include training in ICT applications.

  • Study of the Development of ICT in Education in the Kingdom of Bhutan
    The National vision statement of Bhutan also known as the "Vision 2020" is the blueprint to the country's development strategy for the next 20 years. Efficiency and productivity are two main pillars of governance. As such, strong emphasis is given to the development and enhancement of ICT in the country.
  • Asia Pacific Development Information Programme: ICT Profile Bhutan
    There are 361 educational institutions in Bhutan, most of them community and primary schools. More than 100 non formal education centers were established within the last decade. The government has earmarked a special budget of Nu 5 million every year for this purpose. An independent sector study showed that 82 percent of Internet usage is in e-mail correspondence in the education sector alone.

  • ICT Supported Distance Teacher Education in Bhutan
    In Bhutan, the critical shortage of teachers is further exacerbated by a rapidly growing student population. The teacher-student ratio of 1 to 150 needs to be addressed in order to achieve better quality of education. Recent progress in information technology adoption and improvements in the telecommunication system has opened the doors to the possibility of using ICTs in a distance teacher education program.

 

Further resources

  • The World Space Foundation
    In a major new initiative harnessing the latest technology for rural community development, World Space Foundation (WSF), an NGO devoted to improving information access for the disadvantaged via satellite-linked radios, has joined with the South Asia Foundation (SAF), a secular, nonprofit and non-political youth movement of regional cooperation among the SAARC countries.

  • Forum on ICT in Education Thimpu 2006
    "ICT in education should be understood as an application of digital equipment to all aspects of teaching and learning," said a Class XII student Chador Tshomo. "It needs to enter our classrooms and become a part of our teaching learning process."