[Fsf-friends] Kerala government to use free software in schools

V. Sasi Kumar sasi.cess@gmail.com
Sun Feb 13 16:04:24 IST 2005


"The Government would make sincere efforts to use free software in
schools. Emphasis would be given to free software in teacher training
also. The emphasis given to fre software in high school classes would be
given in Standards 11 and 12 also.

The Minister told presspersons that if Project Siksha, sponsored by
Microsoft, was to be implemented in classes 11 and 12, the changes that
were required in the syllabus would be discussed with those concerned.
No free space would be provided to Microsoft at the State Council for
Educational Research and Training."

This is from a report in The Hindu dated Saturday, February 12, 2005. I
could not find the link at their website.

We should thank the Kerala School Teachers Association for its efforts
in this matter.

-- 
V. Sasi Kumar <sasi.cess@gmail.com>





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