The agreement, signed in March, requires NIIT to provide funding worth Nu 2.7 billion to the DIT. NIIT is obtaining this fund from the government of India.
The agreement stipulates that NIIT will train 7,000 civil servants, from senior leaders to administrative staff, in IT literacy courses to facilitate the transition to e-governance. 5,000 schoolteachers will also undergo similar training under the agreement.
168 schools will benefit from the agreement. NIIT will not only provide training, but also equip these schools with the necessary infrastructure and software.
Seven vocational institutes are also included in the agreement. Courses ranging from basic IT skills and e-waste management to software development and network security will be provided for students at these institutions.
“This project is about reaching the unreached and setting up a knowledge based society, the digital divide will be narrowed,” said a DIT official.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Gyalsten K Dorji
Quelle/Source: Kuensel, 13.04.2009
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