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ICT in Education
Global IT Forum Coordinated Science Laboratory, UIUC
6th September, 2007
Rajeeva Ratna ShahRajeeva Ratna ShahMember SecretaryMember Secretary
Planning CommissionPlanning [email protected]@nic.in
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Agriculture274 IIMs
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Engineering Colleges1,537
Degree Colleges18,064
Dental Colleges240
R&D LabsCSIR/DSIR
DST, BiotechIMD DOSDAE etc
Polytechnics1,244
Schools (8-12 class)4,26,780
Deemed Universities110
Medical Colleges723
IITs7
Universities268
New Institutions Planned 467
Educational Institutions: Only a
small fraction teaches ICT
Scenario
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Objectives - ICT and Education
Two Main Objectives
• Advanced ICT Education– Improving Quality of Content– Increasing Capacity
• ICT in Education– Improving Connectivity– Digital Community Building
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Objectives in Advanced ICT Education
Improve Content with respect toLevelBreadthDynamismMultidisciplinary ResearchTechnology Development and Transfer
Capacity BuildingFaculty poolPostgraduate Enrollment, especially PhDUndergraduate Enrollment
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Expected shortages in 5 years
1. Faculty – 50002. IT Enabled Services and Business
Process Outsourcing skilled workforce – 500,000
3. High-end IT exposure is available to less than 10% of the skilled workers
2005 NAASCOM-McKinsey study
Capacity Problem
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467 new educational institutions planned
Major ICT Institutions20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology8 Indian Institutes of Technology5 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
Others30 Central Universities370 colleges7 Indian Institutes of Management20 engineering and medical colleges7 National Institutes for Pharmaceutical Research
Initiatives in Capacity Building
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Plans for collaborations with top foreign universities, e.g., UIUC
Establishing new institutionsPartnerships with existing public and private institutions
Exchange of faculty, studentsJoint research programsBuilding a National Knowledge Network for Establishing Communities for Cross-campus Creation of Content
Initiatives in Content Enhancement
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Setting up a new type of enabling institutioncalled IT Academy (ITA)
with four simultaneous objectives
1. To be a world class center of ICT excellence2. Help emerging IT institutions achieve excellence3. Educate large number of PhDs4. Focus on preparing potential faculty
Implementation expected to begin in late 2007
A Solution for Content and Capacity
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Research IT Curriculum
Holistic Development & Societal Sensitivity
EntrepreneurshipCurricula
NewFaculty Recruits
enable
StudentsUG/PG
Local Curricula
StudentsPG ScholarsShort term UG Scholars
Lab Setups
Faculty QIP
(Eventual) Contributions to ITA
ITA Curricula/Research
ITA FacultyRecruitment/Visiting
PG Student Teamsback for mandatory teaching
Faculty from Abroad and IndiaPermanent or visiting
ITA
PartnerInstitution
PG Students
Distance learning networkTeach from anywhere
Research TeamsDistributed centers of excellence
IT ACADEMY
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ICT in Education
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National Knowledge Network
U N I V E R S I T YU N I V E R S I T Y
Internet
Wi-Fi Enabled Virtual Classroom
VPN/Firewall/ IPS
Database Servers
Application Servers
Web Servers
Servers Pool
VPN/IP MPLS Network
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Servers
Servers
Servers
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10 Gigabit GRID Connecting
Institutions on common Network
Internet 2
GEANT
School School
Backbone
Central Data Centre
Hosting Content & Applications of different disciplines
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Typical Single Campus Wide Network
Internet Internet
ExistingPBX
Web, DNS, Proxy and LAN Servers
45-155 Mbps
Router Cum RAS
Central Switch
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Administrative Blocks Academic Block Various Departments
Central LibraryHostel Blocks
ResidentialQuarters
CAT 6 Cable
Fiber Optic Cable (Gigabit)
Thank You
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ICT in Education
Creation of National Knowledge NetworkConnecting 10,000 educational & R&D institutions
Digital librariesVirtual class rooms with telecommunication facilitiesTechnical & Skill development emphasized