Information Technology /Information Communication Technology News

ICT and its focus

Seminar aimed at harnessing the power of ICT to mobilise and to reach out to the future generations

L.Raghunanda

4^th Estate

Bangalore

Under the flagship project Climate EduXchange, an initiative of TERI and DELL one day seminar organized to discuss harnessing the power of ICT (Information, Communication and Technology) reached out to students and teachers on key issues related to climate change, schools, colleges, academia representatives, NGOs, and Youth organizations from Bangalore and Mysore participated who took part in a day-long seminar that provided a platform to discuss and deliberate on the concerns on ICT and its efficacy in education and sustainable development.

Young minds, corporates exchanged their views, ideas and lessons learnt here was of the IT’s role as of now which is into informal education was highlighted in the seminar. Experts shared their visions and spoke about the concepts and role of ICT in enhancing education for sustainable development. Prominent stakeholders who took part in seminar showcased the prominence and relevance of ICT in projects and programmes undertaken by governments, corporates and NGOs. Mr. V S Prakash, Director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre speaking on the occasion said, “IT plays a very important role in advancing education for sustainable development. IT helps in increasing access to educational material, thereby spreading awareness about sustainability and emphasising its significance.”

Speaking on the occasion, Ranjana Saikia, Director, Educating Youth for Sustainable Development, TERI said, “The seminar provides a platform for students and teachers to share information and ideas across disciplines. Education for sustainable development is not only related to education, environment, economy, and society, it also looks at skills, perspectives, and values that guide and motivate people to look, work and live in a more sustainable world.”

ICT has proved to be one of the most effective modes of dissemination of knowledge in the formal, non-formal, and informal sectors of education. It provides easy access to learning, and is being used extensively to facilitate universal education.

While the one day seminar held yesterday focused on policymakers, educators and students who took part, while in the seminar the importance of education for sustainable development, concepts and role of ICT and ESD, the role of the stakeholders’ at state level in ICT and ESD, was dealt.

Role of ICT in the formal as well as non-formal sectors, showcasing importance and relevance of ICT in projects and programmes undertaken by governments, corporates, and NGOs and showcasing government, bilateral, multilateral initiatives and programmes wherein ICT has helped in creating awareness, changing mindsets, influencing lives and providing access, topics related to education, environment, economy, and society, skills, perspectives, and values that guide and motivate people to look, work and live in a more sustainable world.

Facilitate interaction and cooperation between state level stakeholders on ESD; Showcase the importance and relevance of ICT in formal and non-formal education; Bridging the gap between existing ICT knowledge and its practical efficacy and relevance.

Seminar focused on the concepts and role of ICT and ESD, also discussed the role of the stakeholders’ at state level in ICT and ESD.

ICT in the formal as well as non-formal sector how it will play the dual role, showcasing importance and relevance of ICT in projects and programmes undertaken by governments, corporates, and NGOs.

By showcasing government, bilateral, multilateral initiatives and programmes seminar discussed on ICT and how it helped in creating awareness, changing mindsets, influencing lives and providing access.

People present on the occasion were Dr. A N Prabhu Dev, Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University, Mr. Girish S, Senior Manager, Learning Links Foundation and Mr Rohan Mallick, Programme Officer, MYRADA V S Prakash, Director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre,

Mr. H S Ramarao, Director, Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT), Karnataka and Dr A N Prabhu Deva, Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University discussed the concepts and role of ICT in education.