This second and concluding part of the article by Shantanu Prakash, the CMD of Educomp Solutions limited on “Tablet and its impact on education system”. Shantanu writes on increasing uptake of Tablets in education worldwide, and the challenges vis a vis advantages of this medium of education.

Shantanu Prakash writes on Right to Education; Time for government to create an environment for private schools to thrive. He deliberates on how it may be a good idea to revisit the policy of private enterprise-led education as a means to achieving education for all.

Kavin Chander of Std X E participated at the Regional Level Open Category of the 7th Regional Level Robot Olympiad and was declared the regional winner. This competition was held on the 30th of September.

Educomp Solutions signed an MOU with CERT (Centre of Excellence for Applied Research & Training), at Abu Dhabi, which has a mandate to develop the human Resources Sector of the United Arab Emirates. Te agreement is a forward looking collaboration where CERT will employ Educomp’s proprietary digital education initiatives.

The HT Education conclave was attended by all prominent School Principal and leading people from education sector since the forum sought to award the top schools of Mumbai. Dr. Bindu Rana, the only private sector representative was part of a distinguished 3 member panel that included Vinod Raina, key architect of RTE and Vijaysheela Sardesai, advisor to Govt. on RTE implementation in the state of Maharashtra.

Educomp Solutions today said it has signed an agreement with the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), Abu Dhabi, to deploy digital education solutions in the UAE and the GCC region.

The smart classroom moves beyond the metros and also provides content in ten languages.

Shantanu Prakash speaks at “World Economic Forum” on changes happening in terms of education sphere and leveraging technology within core areas of technology. Other four speakers at the panel included Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007-2010); Mark Kamlet, Provost, Executive Vice-President and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, USA; Tan Chorh-Chuan, President, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Tang Qian, Assistant Director-General, Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris.

Being inclusive is the motto of Millennium School, NOIDA. Almost every class has 2-3 students with special needs. They attend class with other children but a special educator teaches them in separate sessions to help them cope. The school follows the Educomp System of learning which is largely audio-visual. Students learn more from activity than rote-basis.

More and more Indian technology companies plan to fuel virtual classroom growth across the country. For example, Educomp Solutions is a pioneer in this field, having launched the curriculum-building digital content library software Smartclass in 2004–the software is now utilized in more than 12,000 K-12 schools across 560 districts in India, with a growth rate of nearly 20 schools a day. With huge illiteracy and teacher training gaps, India may be looking to the private sector for cutting edge education tools.