Intel's 5th World Ahead Community Program Iaunched in MP

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of State for Communications and IT has

called for collaboration between the government and the private sector to

empower students with technology-enabled education. He launched Intel's 5th

World Ahead Community Program in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. Scindia

said that this is necessary to develop citizen welfare and advance the social

and economic status of India. Scindia underlined the power of the Internet to

make a meaningful difference in people's lives by providing access to vast

resources of learning, creating opportunities for better employment, and

enhancing healthcare facilities for citizens.

The Intel World Ahead Community Program involves the adoption of Information

and Com­munication Technologies in one place, by providing access to PCs,

enabling broadband Internet connectivity, educating teachers and students on the

application of tech­nology in day-to-day life, empowering citizens to employment

and entre­preneurship opportu­nities, and access to better healthcare. Intel has

already established four other World Ahead communities at Baramati in

Maharashtra; Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu; Chandni Chowk in Delhi; and Chhindwara in

Madhya Pradesh.

Intel also launched its teacher training program called Intel Teach, aimed at

training 1,000 teachers in Shivpuri on applying technology in education, and

also announced a donation of 50 PCs for the benefit of over 14 schools in the

district.