Recently I came across some cool facts regarding ICT & impact of ICT on education, at NEST Forum (Ericsson). Why DoT must be pushing Broadband agenda vigorously could be evident from these facts. Just read & enjoy:
Education:
- Girls are more than 20{af589cdba9d77786c8c861317dbad60bba1e2ebbf56e2ffab874a1b59fde9ce3} less likely to receive primary education.
- Asia accounts for 40{af589cdba9d77786c8c861317dbad60bba1e2ebbf56e2ffab874a1b59fde9ce3} of access difficulties (mainlyPakistanandIndia).
- Nigeria,Pakistan,IndiaandEthiopiaaccount for ⅓ of all out-of-school children.
- In theUS, one out of 4 high school students never graduates.
Technology can make change:
- Doubling the broadband speed of an economy increases GDP by 0.3{af589cdba9d77786c8c861317dbad60bba1e2ebbf56e2ffab874a1b59fde9ce3}, according to research conducted by Ericsson, Arthur D Little and University of Chalmers.
- For every 1,000 broadband connections, 80 new net jobs are created.
- For every 10 percent of mobile broadband penetration, we add one percent sustainable GDP.
- While more than 90 percent of households in developed countries have Internet access, a mere 19 percent of those in developing countries are connected – a serious digital divide.
- Only one of four households in developing countries has a computer. Their first point of contact to the web is likely to be through another type of Internet-enabled device.
- KhanAcademyis the largest free online school in the world, with one million students a month viewing 100 – 200,000 videos per day on YouTube.
- Zain Group introduces low-cost business telecom models, including education, inAfrica.
- Mobilink uses mobile phones inPakistanto improve literacy among adolescent girls.
- World’s cheapest tablet is sold to students inIndiaat the subsidized price of USD 35.