EDUSAT Potential for Public Private Partnerships Background Educational
EDUSAT : Potential for Public Private Partnerships
Background • Educational Satellite (EDUSAT) launched in September 2004 • Pilot Projects under EDUSAT Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra
EDUSAT EXPECTED FUNCTIONS • • Video Conferencing Radio Broadcast TV Broadcast Night downloading at Receiving end Online Education through Internet Telephone, Internet, Webcam as return feedback Voice chat on internet
ISRO and USER Agencies • ISRO to provide connectivity to school, colleges , higher levels of education • ISRO to demonstrate efficacy of the Satellite System • USER agencies to develop content and effectively use the system • Quality ad Quantity of the content determine the success of Edusat System
EDUSAT IS READY BUT INDIA IS NOT READY
EDUSAT Net Work • • 60 Net work Stations with Regional hubs In few States more than two net works TV as medium in Elementary Education Computer as a medium with projection facilities in other sectors • 3300 SITs (Satellite Interactive Terminals) • 30, 000 ROTs (Receive only Terminals)
EDUSAT NETWORK-Uplink and downlink facilities • • • Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Andra Pradesh Maharastra Gujarat • • • Rajasthan J and K Punjab Haryana Delhi Chattisagarh
EDUSAT NETWORK-Uplink and downlink facilities • • • West Bengal Orissa Tripura Nagaland Meghalaya • Andaman and Nicobar • Lakshadweep • Port Blair
UTILISATION Of NETWORK • • • Training of Teachers and Teacher Educators Orientation of Community members Broadcast for students Content Based Programmes for students Monitoring of various schemes and Progs About 6 to 8 hrs per day utilisation
Tasks : Partnerships Public • Need assessment • Academic Support (Content Generation) • Monitoring Private • Content Development • Training of Presenters/Facilitators • Evaluation • Installation and maintenance of Hardware (AMC)
PPPs in EDUSAT • Karnataka and Haryana (to some extent) Private --- Content Development and production, Teacher training, handbook development, Installation of Hardware , maintenance. Evaluation Public ---Teacher Training, Funding, Monitoring of Quality content materials, Commitment to the tasks
Issues to be addressed • Technical issues : Installation of Hardware and Maintenance (AMC) • Quality and Quantity of content • Revision of content and training of teachers • Monitoring, Research and Evaluation • Planning for Optimal Utilisation of network • Networking with user agencies
Areas of Concern in PPPs • Attitude and mutual trust • Commitment to the tasks • Flow of funds
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