[Fsf-friends] Open courses and e-learning, March 15, 2004 (fwd)

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

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Open courses and e-learning=20
Something revolutionary is happening in Kerala's education sector.=20
>From the next academic year (2004-05) onwards, all textbooks for
students of Class 10 will be available on the Internet. Textbooks=20
for students studying in Kerala where Malayalam or English is the=20
medium of instruction are already available online.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/03/15/stories/2004031500711300.htm

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Wasting water, wasting energy =20
What if water and energy problems in urban India were linked? Water,
when reaching your home, has travelled and contains quite a bit of=20
energy, on which one can save. Techniques do not exist on their own,=20
they are embedded into the governance of cities. =20
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=3D54778


Use ICT to bridge digital divide=20
The agenda was to use information and communication technology=20
(ICT) to bridge the digital divide and the goal was to help achieve the=20
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that the United Nations has=20
mandated for a better world. And that's what OneWorld South Asia's=20
two-day third regional meet in New Delhi  was all about.=20
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=3D13427716

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The Digital Revolution and Ghana=92s journey towards e-economy
Today, we are witnessing a new revolution that will shape the=20
knowledge society of the 21st century =93Digital Revolution=94 driven=20
by the accelerating convergence between the Internet, broadcast=20
media and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), this
revolution indeed affects all aspects of our life- the way we learn,=20
work and communicate with each other as well as the way governments=20
interact with civil society.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=3D5376



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