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About 20,000 colleges across the country would be soon connected through a video conferencing software which will enable students to attend lectures of well known faculties through online classes. The decision by the central government was followed by a meeting recently between Higher Education Secretary Ashok Thakur and 60 vice chancellors of colleges and universities from across the country to acquaint them about the software 'A-view'. The software has been developed by Kollam-based Amrita University under the National Mission on Education. The e-learning platform would help in conducting live distance education classes by enabling trainers and teachers to reach out to multiple remote classes and participants using the Internet. It would also address the shortage of highly-qualified and experienced teachers at institutes by providing all students and teachers access to the best teachers and trainers. The software would provide a platform for social collabor...

Targetting $300 billion revenue from IT sector by 2020, the industry representative body Nasscom on Monday announced expansion of its focus to include internet, mobile technology and cloud computing.  Currently revenue from software and services is around $100 billion.  The larger focus for Nasscom, from just software and services, has been suggested by a panel the industry body had set July last year under the chairmanship of Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy.  Releasing the recommendations of the panel to media here, Murthy said internet, mobile technology, cloud computing and domestic IT market had great potential.  Hence the Nasscom executive council would be expanded to give representation to these IT segments, he said.  Nasscom would also set up five centres of excellence in five years, Murthy said. welcome to our blog please send your suggestions ......... Source:Internet(web)