Title :
The Shibir: Iteaching in villages — A CHARUSAT initiative for IT penetration in rural areas
Author :
Joshi, Devang ; Raval, Vishwas ; Thakkar, Amit ; Ganatra, Amit P. ; Kosta, Yogeshwar Prasad
Author_Institution :
Charotar Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
Abstract :
Information Technology is becoming fundamental to the operation of business and government. Growth in jobs related to IT is expected to outpace traditional industries. In a globalizing economy, Computer and Information Technology are being perceived as a new engine of economic and industrial growth. Cities and Metros are growing at an unprecedented pace with the use of IT. India is a country of villages where the development has not reached till date. Rural development implies both the economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. This paper presents a live case study of our own university which has been involved in teaching IT to villagers for betterment of their lives.
Keywords :
town and country planning; CHARUSAT university; Charotar University of Science And Technology; IT penetration; Shibir initiative; information technology; rural areas; rural development; village ITeaching; Computer industry; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Engines; Government; Industrial economics; Industrial training; Information technology; Management training; Technology management; CHARUSAT; CITC; Computer Centre; IT; Schools; Technology; The Shibir; Training; Villages;
Conference_Titel :
Technology for Education (T4E), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7362-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7361-8
DOI :
10.1109/T4E.2010.5550037
