Bringing the Internet to everyone
4 years, 3 months ago

Bringing the Internet to everyone

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the influence of technology in our lives. They find themselves unable to get access to health and welfare alerts, critical services, engage in upskilling or learning, or take part in economic activities without potentially exposing themselves to the virus. Kerala, my home State, with India’s second highest Internet penetration rate, is attempting to conduct all its classes for this academic year online. Last mile connectivity In 2016, the UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution that declared Internet access as a human right. There have to many more initiatives of distribution of subsidised smart devices along with low cost data plans to lower income groups for us to have a fair chance in bridging our digital divide.

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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 …

Only 10.68 per cent of government schools in Karnataka have internet access
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Only 10.68 per cent of government schools in Karnataka have internet access

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Only 10.68% of government schools in Karnataka have internet connectivity, while 71.98% of private schools have this facility. However, the state needs to evolve a roadmap for strengthening its government schools in a holistic manner where we need internet connectivity also,” he said, adding that priority should also be given to basic infrastructure such as classrooms, teachers, toilets, drinking …

Starlink to transform internet connectivity in rural villages: Know the benefits
1 month, 1 week ago

Starlink to transform internet connectivity in rural villages: Know the benefits

India TV News  

Elon Musk’s Starlink, a satellite internet service by SpaceX has been aiming at providing high-speed connectivity to remote regions worldwide, including India. Known as a low-Earth orbit satellite, Starlink can reduce latency and boost speed, making it a promising solution for underserved areas where the traditional internet is non-existent. Potential Benefits for Rural India Closing the digital divide: Starlink can …

​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure
5 months ago

​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure

The Hindu  

A bright light fell on the extent of the world’s dependence on information technologies when on July 19, supermarkets, banks, hospitals, airports, and many other services in between suffered a simultaneous blackout after a common software solution they used glitched. This requires a ‘Digital India’ push that is cognisant of software solutions’ relationship with digital privacy and data sovereignty, layered …

Public digital infrastructure must bridge every digital divide
1 year, 1 month ago

Public digital infrastructure must bridge every digital divide

Live Mint  

Among the concerns often raised in connection with the proliferation of digital public infrastructure is the worry that nations that are reliant on digital systems for the delivery of public services will end up excluding those incapable of accessing these digital solutions from the benefits these systems were built to offer. What this means is that, even today, large segments …

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 …

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 …

DC Edit | Kerala goes for the digital divide
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Kerala goes for the digital divide

Deccan Chronicle  

The Kerala government’s newly-launched Kerala Fibre Optic Network project is yet another episode in the real Kerala story. A joint venture of the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd and the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd, the project will make use of the extensive network of the former to reach wired connections to the last household in the state. In …

Kerala becomes first state to have its own internet service provider K-FON: All you need to know
1 year, 6 months ago

Kerala becomes first state to have its own internet service provider K-FON: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Kerala on Monday became the first state to have its own broadband service K-FON or ‘Kerala Fibre Optic Network’, a state-run initiative launched by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led government, in a bid to improve internet accessibility to the people. While launching the service, the CM advocated for universal internet access and hailed the initiative as a pivotal step towards transforming …

A.P. ranks second in internet connectivity to govt. schools in South India
1 year, 10 months ago

A.P. ranks second in internet connectivity to govt. schools in South India

The Hindu  

Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh is the second State in South India after Kerala to have the highest number of internet-enabled government schools. Tabs and education material worth ₹15,000 each have also been provided to the high school students.” Andhra Pradesh Fibernet Chairman Punuru Goutham Reddy says that Andhra Pradesh will become one of the top States in the country with wide …

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report
2 years ago

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report

News 18  

The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61 per cent while only 31 per cent of women-owned phones in 2021, according to a new report, which claimed that India’s growing inequalities based on caste, religion, gender, class, and geographic location are being worryingly replicated in the digital space. Oxfam India’s latest ‘India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide’ …

India, China, Russia Missing from 'Future of the Internet' Pledge Inked by US, EU, UK And 32 Other Nations
2 years, 7 months ago

India, China, Russia Missing from 'Future of the Internet' Pledge Inked by US, EU, UK And 32 Other Nations

News 18  

The White House announced on April 28 that the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and 32 other countries have accepted an agreement, the “Declaration for the Future of the Internet”, but India, China, and Russia are notable exclusions. “Partners in this Declaration invite other partners who share this vision to join us in working together, with civil …

20 states and UTs have less than 10% govt schools with internet: Minister
2 years, 9 months ago

20 states and UTs have less than 10% govt schools with internet: Minister

India Today  

Less than 10% of government schools in 20 states and union territories have internet connections, as informed by Union Minister of State for Education Annpurna Devi. STATES WITH LESS THAN 10% COVERAGE The states having less than 10% government schools with internet coverage, as told by the minster are: Andhra Pradesh at 9.10% Arunachal Pradesh at 3.44 % Assam at …

Kerala Ahead of Other States in Providing Online Education: Pinarayi Vijayan
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Ahead of Other States in Providing Online Education: Pinarayi Vijayan

News 18  

Kerala is much ahead of other states in providing online education to children during the COVID-19 pandemic, as 91 per cent of those in rural areas were able to continue their studies with the help of technology, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. While 91 per cent of children in rural areas of Kerala had access to online classes, …

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday stressed on bridging the digital gap in the present era of information and communication technology so everyone can get practical benefit of online education. In order to make quality education accessible to everyone from urban to rural areas, special emphasis has been laid on online and digital education in the new education policy, Mishra …

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday stressed on bridging the digital gap in the present era of information and communication technology so everyone can get practical benefit of online education. Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra stresses on bridging the digital gap so that everyone can get practical benefit of online education. In order to make quality education accessible to everyone from …

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies

India Today  

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty has said that all necessary steps have been taken to overcome the shortcoming in online education in the state in the ongoing academic year and a new digital application would be used for the purpose. In view of the continuing Covid-19 situation, the department took measures to further expand digital classes for school children, he …

India Today Impact: Mobile service providers visit Wayanad's Panavally to assess issues in online classes
3 years, 5 months ago

India Today Impact: Mobile service providers visit Wayanad's Panavally to assess issues in online classes

India Today  

A week after India Today reported the plight of students in Wayanad regarding online education, mobile service providers have visited the region. How Sonu Sood helped bring the issue to light Sonu Sood along with his friend Karan Gilhotra has been actively engaging in activities to provide solutions for the digital divide in online classes. "Recce for the mobile tower …

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka
3 years, 5 months ago

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka

India Today  

A survey conducted by the department of public instruction at the end of previous 2020-21 academic year found that over 3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 in Karnataka did not have gadget access that is needed for online learning. Kids without online learning gadgets to receive special attention The department has now stepped forward to look into the …

Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI
3 years, 6 months ago

Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI

Hindustan Times  

The number of active internet users in the country is likely to grow nearly 45 per cent to 900 million by 2025 compared to 622 million as of last year, an IAMAI-Kantar Cube report released on Thursday said. According to the report, rural India may have a higher number of internet users compared to urban centres by 2025 which indicates …

More than 50% of Indian students in rural and urban areas don't have access to internet: Survey
3 years, 10 months ago

More than 50% of Indian students in rural and urban areas don't have access to internet: Survey

India Today  

As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected all the sectors in an unexpected way. However, Learning Spiral, one of India's leading online examination solution providers, in a recent online survey found that above 50% of Indian students including both urban and rural areas don’t have access to the internet for online studies. States like Andhra Pradesh where 30% …

25 students, including girls trek to hilltop to access Internet for online classes
4 years, 2 months ago

25 students, including girls trek to hilltop to access Internet for online classes

India TV News  

Determination to continue their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a group of Goa students to trek 3km every day to reach a hilltop inside a wildlife sanctuary in search of better Internet connectivity for their online classes. For these students, numbering 25 and including girls, trek to the hilltop in Sanguem taluka of South Goa district ignoring the …

No Restriction on Accessing Any Website in Jammu and Kashmir, Says Centre
4 years, 3 months ago

No Restriction on Accessing Any Website in Jammu and Kashmir, Says Centre

News 18  

There is no restriction on accessing any website, including social media sites, in Jammu and Kashmir, the Lok Sabha was informed on Sunday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the mobile data services are presently restricted to 2G speed in all but two districts of the Union territory. Reddy said the internet services are already available …

Covid-19 deepens digital divide: How to upgrade rural education system in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 deepens digital divide: How to upgrade rural education system in India

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the Indian education system, pushing the migrate from traditional education to online. In a sense, it has created an opportunity to fill the gaps in rural education, which has many challenges for students such as lack of parental interest, digital divide, traditional modes of teaching, under-trained faculty, etc. Digital divide Despite having the second-largest internet …

Glaring digital divide in education in India: Covid-19 gives opportunity for digital inclusion
4 years, 3 months ago

Glaring digital divide in education in India: Covid-19 gives opportunity for digital inclusion

India Today  

India has the world’s largest education system with over 250 million students enrolled in some 1.5 million schools and another 37.4 million students enrolled in approximately 50,000 Higher Educational Institutions. his shift from a chalk-talk mode to online mode has bared a big digital divide in India’s education system at two levels: a) Continuity of learning of students in urban …

The Next Billion: 25 Years In, Vernacular India to Give Our Internet a New Path
4 years, 4 months ago

The Next Billion: 25 Years In, Vernacular India to Give Our Internet a New Path

News 18  

As India comes around to celebrate 25 years of the internet, we stand at a crucial juncture of connectivity for the entire country. Growth in internet users India has over one billion mobile phone users in the country – the most recent telecom subscriber report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India states that India has 1.15 billion mobile phone …

Beyond Entertainment & Information: Will The Pandemic Push India To Use Internet For Economic Growth?
4 years, 4 months ago

Beyond Entertainment & Information: Will The Pandemic Push India To Use Internet For Economic Growth?

News 18  

In September 1918, a physician stationed at Camp Devens, a military base west of Boston during World War I, penned a letter to his friend describing the horrifying conditions of American soldiers suffering from Spanish Flu. "The biggest differentiating factor between the past pandemics and the coronavirus pandemic is the availability of information about the disease, how it transmits, where …

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18
4 years, 4 months ago

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18

News 18  

The Covid pandemic has proved to be the biggest change agent for the education system. In India, the technology impetus within education is irreversible and the New Education Policy has also laid emphasis on this with the proposed creation of the National Educational Technology Forum. The lack of physical or facility-based instruction across the globe has created a fertile ground …

The State Of Home Broadband In India: It Took A Pandemic For Us To Value The Internet Wire
4 years, 4 months ago

The State Of Home Broadband In India: It Took A Pandemic For Us To Value The Internet Wire

News 18  

It had been on the menu for years. Chances are, you are among the 19.02 million and growing number of home broadband users in India who are now relying on fast and reliable internet to get work done, have their child attend online classes, maybe even a quick spot of online gym in the morning and maybe once the madness …

Karnataka Students Climb Hilltops to Get Internet Signal for Online Classes
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka Students Climb Hilltops to Get Internet Signal for Online Classes

News 18  

With the unexpected advent of online classes for students post the Covid pandemic, some of them from a few villages in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district could not easily connect to the virtual lessons, forcing them to climb small hills to catch the signal. As a result, some students in the district's peripheral villages bordering the Western Ghats are facing mobile …

25 years of mobility in India & the future that lies ahead
4 years, 4 months ago

25 years of mobility in India & the future that lies ahead

Hindustan Times  

On July 31, 1995, India made history as the first mobile phone call was made by then West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and erstwhile Union Telecom Minister Sukh Ram. “In the last 25 years, the telecom sector has witnessed tremendous transformation – in connecting a billion citizens by 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G, ushering in several disruptive technological developments …

New Education Policy 2020: Push For Wider Reach Of Online Education; How It Seeks To Bridge Digital Divide
4 years, 4 months ago

New Education Policy 2020: Push For Wider Reach Of Online Education; How It Seeks To Bridge Digital Divide

ABP News  

The Centre on Monday approved the Draft National Education Policy which is set to change the face of the education system in India. During the pandemic, the sudden nationwide lockdown made educational institutes opt for online education to continue with classes and ensure that there is no break in students learning. But the shift also highlighted the digital divide in …

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