Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021

India Today  

The year 2020 has revolutionised the education sector across the globe. Educated employment is another major problem faced by India which the National Education Policy 2020 aims to address by focusing on skill development, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, problem-solving and industry-relevant knowledge. Lack of teaching resources As stated in a Niti Aayog report released earlier this year, a single teacher may handle 100+ students in rural areas as a result of the shortage of trained teachers. Building digital twins and leveraging AI Building experiential learning platforms that help increase the learner engagement that bears similarity to the physical platforms is the need of the hour. Aggregating partner ecosystem Digital Technologies should act as a point of confluence bringing numerous stakeholders in the field of education, enacting different roles like infra providers, content providers, career guides, etc.

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The digital frontier of inequality
1 week, 1 day ago

The digital frontier of inequality

The Hindu  

India stands at a pivotal moment in its digital revolution, underpinned by an internationally recognised model of digital public infrastructure. In response, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, recently launched ‘Ab Koi Bahana Nahi ’, a national campaign aligned with the global ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’. Already constrained by societal norms, many …

Invest heavily in education: It’s the cornerstone of a Viksit Bharat
1 week, 6 days ago

Invest heavily in education: It’s the cornerstone of a Viksit Bharat

Live Mint  

As India strides toward the vision of a Viksit Bharat or developed India, education emerges as the cornerstone of this transformation. Yet, the reality of India’s education system is marked by glaring disparities in access and quality, particularly between income groups. According to PRICE’s ICE 360 Survey, nearly 60% of children from these households drop out before completing higher secondary …

Bridging the Digital Divide: A Global Effort to Promote Education and Inclusivity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bridging the Digital Divide: A Global Effort to Promote Education and Inclusivity

Hindustan Times  

The article highlights the global digital divide and its impact on education, socio-economic mobility, and health. It explores various initiatives and efforts from different countries to address this divide, including expanding digital infrastructure, improving digital literacy, and promoting public policy. The article emphasizes the importance of collaboration and global partnerships to create a more inclusive digital future where everyone can …

Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure
2 months ago

Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure

Live Mint  

The article highlights the importance of digitalization in transforming India's economy. It emphasizes the role of open platforms and collaboration between the public and private sectors in building a robust digital infrastructure. The government's initiatives, such as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), demonstrate the government's commitment to fostering a digital economy.

Classroom to cubicle: filling the digital skill gap
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Classroom to cubicle: filling the digital skill gap

The Hindu  

In a residential patch at Puttanna Road in Basavanagudi, a building rumbles with excitement. The “ADVANTAGE INDIA” initiative, a part of Microsoft’s Skills for Jobs programme, will focus on training individuals in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Those institutions who have all the capability but just need skilling can use the job standards created by the Sector Skill Council …

Year Ender 2023: 5 trends shaping India's edtech landscape
1 year ago

Year Ender 2023: 5 trends shaping India's edtech landscape

India Today  

The edtech industry has seen immense growth over the past few years, largely fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced the widespread adoption of remote and digital learning. PERSONALISED AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING Using data analytics and AI, edtech platforms can tailor instruction, content, and assessments to meet the unique needs of each student. The global personalised learning market is set …

Helping Students in Real Time: Centre Invites Edtech Firms to Give Digital Learning Solutions
1 year ago

Helping Students in Real Time: Centre Invites Edtech Firms to Give Digital Learning Solutions

News 18  

The Centre has invited tech firms to come up with online tutoring solutions that can provide “real-time” support and guidance to students so that every student is covered “irrespective of his/her background”. According to the document inviting the applications from edtech companies accessed by News18, online tutoring solution should provide “real-time” support and guidance to students when they encounter difficulties, …

Women accelerating India's digital transformation as IT player employs more female than male
1 year, 1 month ago

Women accelerating India's digital transformation as IT player employs more female than male

India TV News  

The impact of the pandemic on the acceleration of digital transformation is visible. As the government continues its work to create a modern digital infrastructure to ensure benefits of the digital revolution reach everyone, it had August this year approved the extension of the Digital India programme with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore to boost digital initiatives. Recently, Mumbai-based …

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape
1 year, 2 months ago

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape

The Hindu  

October 09, 2023 08:30 am | Updated 08:30 am IST Nations worldwide are grappling with the need to update their legal frameworks to adapt to the evolving digital landscape. The recent announcement of the Digital India Act 2023 represents a significant step towards establishing a future-ready legal framework for the country’s burgeoning digital ecosystem. The primary motivation behind the DIA …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 3 months ago

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18

News 18  

For centuries, Western perception of countries like India has been coloured by orientalist narratives, an idea embedded deep within the philosophical works of thinkers like Edward Said in Orientalism. The world watched in amazement as Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, used India’s Unified Payments Interface to pay a vegetable vendor, illustrating India’s prowess in digital public …

Tracking India's digital progress: The need for measuring digital skills
1 year, 4 months ago

Tracking India's digital progress: The need for measuring digital skills

Deccan Chronicle  

Digitalisation has been a big part of the national agenda in the last decade. In a post-pandemic world, SDG 4.4.1 — about youths’ digital literacy skills — has emerged as a key competency goal, which might also dictate future opportunities available to youth. This document encourages the development of a uniform definition of digital literacy for G20 member nations, including …

How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India - News18

News 18  

Education Technology, popularly known as EdTech, has revolutionised the education sector in recent years. Growth in the Indian EdTech sector has been backed by growing demand as well as innovative learning models offered by homegrown EdTech startups, aided by a facilitative new education policy. EdTech involves the use of digital platforms, software tools, and devices to facilitate education and enhance …

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach

India Today  

While digital learning platforms are hailed as the future of education delivery in India, a considerable chunk of our population still lacks the necessary resources including devices, infrastructure, and digital literacy to reap the benefits of digital education. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH "According to a survey indicated that over 85 percent of households across India had …

Digital education is the future, says expert
1 year, 7 months ago

Digital education is the future, says expert

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Digital education was the only way for the country to meet its goal of increasing the national gross enrollment ratio in higher education from 27 to 50 per cent by 2035, Jagat Bhushan Nadda, director of the Consortium for Educational Communication, said on Thursday. Nadda, who was in town for the launch of the 24th CEC-University Grants Commission Educational …

7 tools edtech companies are looking at in 2023 to democratise learning
1 year, 9 months ago

7 tools edtech companies are looking at in 2023 to democratise learning

India Today  

Online education powered by edtech companies is revamping the entire education system with innovative ideas. On one hand, it gives a fresh and alternate avenue for learning, and on the other hand, edtech companies are widening the scope of education by improving equity, accessibility, and interactivity. Sarita Digumarti, Chief Learning Officer, UNext Learning, says that going forward, many new tools …

‘Open, Safe, Accountable Internet’: What's Digital Nagrik Campaign for Students, Young Adults? - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Open, Safe, Accountable Internet’: What's Digital Nagrik Campaign for Students, Young Adults? - News18

News 18  

Supported by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platform, the Digital Nagrik campaign, launched in February this year, led by teachers and inspired by the vision of MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar, aims to create an inclusive and a safe internet for young users. Manav Subodh, who is the Founder of 1M1B — an Indian organisation, which is developing and mobilising the future technology workforce, …

Education Budget 2023: Focus on Building Reading Habit, Education Among Tribal Children, Key Takeaways From Union Budget
1 year, 10 months ago

Education Budget 2023: Focus on Building Reading Habit, Education Among Tribal Children, Key Takeaways From Union Budget

News 18  

In the recently announced Union Budget 2023, the education budget focuses on increasing literacy among children in an organic manner as well as building an ecosystem that equips youth with the right skills for the job market. In a boost to increasing literacy among tribal children, the minister announced the recruitment of 38,800 teachers and support staff for 740 Eklavya …

Budget 2023: Improve quality of education, provide more equitable access to learning opportunities for all students
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: Improve quality of education, provide more equitable access to learning opportunities for all students

Firstpost  

Remove GST on the supply of goods for digital education, and services used for teaching and learning applications The Union Budget 2023 is fast approaching and the ed-tech sector is waiting eagerly for the government’s plans for the sector. The ed-tech sector is hoping that the Union Budget 2023 will be a catalyst for the growth of the industry, and …

Year Ender 2022: 5 Edtech trends that will define 2023
2 years ago

Year Ender 2022: 5 Edtech trends that will define 2023

India Today  

Over the last few years, the Indian education system has undergone a drastic change. Given the increasing market potential, let us deep dive into developments shaping up in the Indian edtech industry in 2023 and beyond: 1) PERSONALISED LEARNING For many years, we have perceived our educational system to be quite complex and rigid. Personalised learning, a powerful approach to …

5 transformational changes ed-tech will witness in 2023
2 years ago

5 transformational changes ed-tech will witness in 2023

India Today  

The education space in India witnessed the highest disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic. The edtech industry in this regard has grown leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, with the private sector playing a pivotal role in augmenting the quality of education delivery and learning outcomes. The education segment in India is also noticing a significant rise in …

Digital learning: Way forward for education in tier II and tier III cities in India
2 years ago

Digital learning: Way forward for education in tier II and tier III cities in India

India Today  

Recently, the government announced the M SHRI scheme to upgrade 14,500 of the one million+ government schools with modern and green infrastructure. Schools in Tier I cities perform better in terms of access, facilities, and learning results, but those in rural India still fall behind. RENEWED FOCUS ON EDUCATION However, the Digital India Mission and NEP 2020's renewed focus on …

A whole new world: How an Indian EdTech platform is betting big on classrooms in the Metaverse
2 years, 2 months ago

A whole new world: How an Indian EdTech platform is betting big on classrooms in the Metaverse

Firstpost  

Metaverse promises to revolutionise the Indian education system like no other technology before. Ask anyone working with the EdTech industry though, and you’ll see why many industry insiders are willing to bet big on EdTech platforms, despite the cut-throat competition and several unicorns seeing their valuations reduced. “Metaverse will bring about a major paradigm shift in how we see education …

Govt to Come up with Digital University Frameworks: Dharmendra Pradhan
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt to Come up with Digital University Frameworks: Dharmendra Pradhan

News 18  

The government is in the process of setting up a Digital University in India to promote education and skill development. The Centre is working on frameworks to set up this one-of-a-kind varsity, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Education said. The industry needs to adopt these policy reforms and flexible frameworks,” the minister said while …

A new digital lifestyle is taking shape in India: Education Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

A new digital lifestyle is taking shape in India: Education Minister

Live Mint  

New Delhi: There is a new ‘digital lifestyle’ taking shape in India, said Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the International Conclave on ‘Digital Transformation and Internationalization of Higher Education’ organized by the Deakin University, Australia, the minister said that India’s digitization is creating new opportunities with the indigenous 5G …

We must invest in our teachers for India to take its next big leap
2 years, 3 months ago

We must invest in our teachers for India to take its next big leap

Live Mint  

Through the 20th century, the sobriquet for India shifted from a newly independent country to a developing nation standing on the shoulders of a strong agrarian economy. With a tech talent demand-supply gap of just 21.1%—the lowest among major economies—and a significant leap in the Global Innovation Index over the last decade, the India of 2022 is staking its claim …

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION

India Today  

The digital policies that are being picked up in India do not really reflect the digital issues that are important from an India perspective. While India is hurtling in an accelerated manner towards an ever-increasing digitalisation of our economy and of our society, we also need to ensure that it is happening the Indian way, supporting the issues that are …

Online Gaming is a Part of the Digital Evolution Reshaping Newer Generations
2 years, 3 months ago

Online Gaming is a Part of the Digital Evolution Reshaping Newer Generations

The Quint  

Studies also suggest that such games are uniquely suited to address forms of literacy development, from teaching reading strategies in the classroom to supporting extracurricular, self-directed literacy improvement. In this light, online gaming has established itself as an important tool for learning about as well as immersing oneself into the digital space, to improve other skills. Not only does the …

27.3 Million People In India Need Digital Skill Training Immediately: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

27.3 Million People In India Need Digital Skill Training Immediately: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Over 27 million people in India are required to be imparted digital skills especially in cloud related technologies to unlock USD 1 trillion digital economy potential by 2025 as well as to enable the country to compete at global level, a senior Amazon Web Services official said on Wednesday. While sharing updates of the cloud skilling programme aimed …

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy

Live Mint  

As of 2021, India had issued more than 1.3 billion digital identity cards via its Aadhaar platform and over 1.1 billion digital vaccine certificates through its CoWin platform. Aadhaar’s open architecture that allows for scalability and vendor neutrality has already had several countries approaching India to either replicate the model or take note of its technology to develop their own …

Bridging the digital divide in skilling
2 years, 10 months ago

Bridging the digital divide in skilling

The Hindu  

The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology and given a boost to online learning. Here, ed-tech plays an important role through the development of digital tools and platforms that enable an atmosphere of collaborative learning in which learners can thrive. The challenge faced in higher education and skilling is to deliver learning to a large, diverse and dispersed pool …

Top ed-tech trends for 2022 that will make learning joyful
2 years, 10 months ago

Top ed-tech trends for 2022 that will make learning joyful

India Today  

Today, we are living in a world that is characterized by constant change. Holistic learning gives way for more multi-dimensional, practical and skill-based training, preparing individuals for the future world of work. Furthermore, post the pandemic, the flexibility of the workplace allowed many employees to work remotely, also driving better mental health, that in turn increased productivity. Immersive and experiential …

Year-ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic enabled EdTech to become leading sector for growth
2 years, 11 months ago

Year-ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic enabled EdTech to become leading sector for growth

India Today  

The increased adoption by institutions, professionals, parents, and students marks the growth. Adoption of EdTech tools and products by students, teachers, and institutes The pandemic enabled EdTech to become the leading sector for growth. Even while educational technology, or edtech, has been around for a while, the worldwide lockdown caused by the pandemic was undoubtedly the driving force for its …

How teachers in India adopted hybrid learning during Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

How teachers in India adopted hybrid learning during Covid

India Today  

Students living in poverty-stricken areas are more likely to lack the educational tools like mobile phones and laptops that make learning at home successful. Approaches need to be followed in Hybrid Model: The nationwide closings and the associated shift to distance learning and the growing digital divide affected students, teachers, educators, and parents equally. We need to think about how …

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System
3 years, 1 month ago

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System

News 18  

Education remains the solitary ray of hope for many to break the vicious circle of poverty. However, the data released by the Unified District Information System for Education for the academic session 2019-20 shows that 78 per cent of schools in India don’t have internet facilities and more than 61 per cent do not even have computers. Approximately 12 crore …

The war for digital talent: India can emerge as a global hub for it
3 years, 2 months ago

The war for digital talent: India can emerge as a global hub for it

Live Mint  

Over the last few months, every single conversation I have had with industry leaders has been about one thing: talent. There is an estimated gap of 6 million between demand and supply of digital talent across eight countries including the US, China, India and parts of Europe. The shortage of digital talent in India is leading to high attrition rates …

Edu Min Dharmendra Pradhan stresses on universalisation of quality education through digital medium
3 years, 3 months ago

Edu Min Dharmendra Pradhan stresses on universalisation of quality education through digital medium

India TV News  

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stressed on the universalisation of quality education through digital education in a ministerial meeting held on Wednesday. The Union Education Minister called for an innovative approach to leverage technology to further expand the existing platforms to cover all spectrums of School Education, Higher Education, Skill Development and Teachers training. The official press release by the …

The digital future of our country is distinctly being re-imagined
3 years, 3 months ago

The digital future of our country is distinctly being re-imagined

Live Mint  

If you ask a group of people what ‘Digital India’ means to them, it is really interesting to see the variety of responses you get. For some, it is about Indian tech startups—Zomato, Ola, Urban Company, etc, that are redefining how we consume goods or services; for some it’s the legendary tech services companies—TCS, Infosys and the like that have …

How is the pandemic changing ways of teaching?
3 years, 5 months ago

How is the pandemic changing ways of teaching?

India TV News  

Before the pandemic, digital education was primarily used in situations where learning opportunities were curtailed by distance or other factors. Factors to reshape education Flexibility Accessibility Ability to democratise learning Create borderless global classrooms Bring infrastructural costs down. Digital education best suited during pandemic For now, digital education is plugging gaps in a world where in-person learning is fraught with …

When students can’t study
3 years, 5 months ago

When students can’t study

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 78% of schools in India don’t have internet facilities, and more than 61% do not have computers, the latest Unified District Information System for Education data, released by the Centre for 2019-20 shows. Only one-third of students could pursue online education, and only 32.5% are doing live online classes, according to the Annual Status of Education Report released in …

Digital India: How the six-year-old mission has taken a largely offline nation online
3 years, 5 months ago

Digital India: How the six-year-old mission has taken a largely offline nation online

Firstpost  

Digital India is a Rs 1,13,000-crore flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy Digital India, a flagship initiative that was launched with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, has completed six years of its journey since its launch on …

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the issue of the digital divide and recast the world’s view of digital access as a critical component to an equitable society, according to Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who underlined that technology is meant to be a great equaliser and not a source of division. In 2020, the year …

Explained: How will NEP 2020 change the education system in India
3 years, 10 months ago

Explained: How will NEP 2020 change the education system in India

India Today  

Long overdue, the New Education Policy 2020 is on the lines of universalising education from pre-school to secondary level. Under the new policy, the government aims to bridge social gaps in participation, access, and learning outcomes in school education with a target of 100 percent Gross Enrolment Ratio or zero school drop outs by 2030. The top 5 highlights of …

Union Budget 2021: Time to invest in virtual forms of education, say experts, tell govt to plug gaps in sector
3 years, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Time to invest in virtual forms of education, say experts, tell govt to plug gaps in sector

Firstpost  

Budget 2021 will require some delicate balancing act, with so many issues and consequential need gaps across sectors and education is no exception. Rohit Gajbhiye, founder, Financepeer The stakeholders are eyeing the Budget 2021 with a lot of expectations as the government has already signalled allocation of 6 percent of the GDP towards education. Shishir Kumar, Director General, ImaginXP, focused …

Trends that will give edtech a quantum leap in India in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Trends that will give edtech a quantum leap in India in 2021

India Today  

2020 has been a watershed year for the Education sector across the world but more so for India. Opens the doors for Technology to play a key role in creating more inclusiveness of higher education and shaping of new plans to enhance learning Birth of new EdTech players whereby the number of startups shot above 4500 New niche segments identified …

How digitization in education is fuelling growth in India's ed-tech ecosystem
3 years, 11 months ago

How digitization in education is fuelling growth in India's ed-tech ecosystem

India Today  

This year has been an eye-opener in several ways. New-age platforms powered by cutting-edge technology Aside from the easy access to technology, another core element laying the foundation for ed-tech’s growth in India is new-age ed-tech platforms. An ed-tech-friendly National Education Policy The recently announced National Education Policy 2020 will have a positive influence on the country’s ed-tech ecosystem when …

Role of education publishers in the age of digital learning
3 years, 11 months ago

Role of education publishers in the age of digital learning

India Today  

The role of good quality textbooks in the formative years of a child is one that cannot be ignored. With the need for quality in textbooks and learning materials on the one hand and the accelerated momentum in digital education especially in online learning, education publishers play a critical role in research, compilation, design, printing, distribution, and now in digitizing …

National Skill Dev Corp NSDC joins hands with BYJU's to train and upskill teachers
4 years ago

National Skill Dev Corp NSDC joins hands with BYJU's to train and upskill teachers

India Today  

As part of the Skill India Mission, the National Skill Development Corporation has joined hands with major edtech company BYJU’s to support the teacher training and upskilling. Additionally, BYJU’S will share its digital educational content as free licences with the NSDC ecosystem to equip teachers and students for a quality learning experience. What the CEOs had to say Commenting on …

Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn? Here's what experts say
4 years ago

Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn? Here's what experts say

India Today  

Gone are the days when learning was confined to well defined physical spaces, often referred to as classrooms. While this concept of digital learning has been a norm in the West, India, though a step behind, has significantly caught up and today, we have digital platforms which help kids learn through cartoons to platforms helping students and professionals ace their …

Opinion | Reimagining India’s digital transformation in vital sectors
4 years ago

Opinion | Reimagining India’s digital transformation in vital sectors

Live Mint  

India has been on a digital-first trajectory for a few years, spurred on by its goal of becoming a trillion-dollar digital economy by 2025. Digital transformation across key sectors like manufacturing, education, healthcare, as well as government services and labor markets has the potential for each sector to create $10-$150 billion incremental economic value by 2025. Their efforts are well …

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