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ICT Intervention Challenges in Education in Rural India

• Gopal Naik 12 ,
• K. N. Narasinga Rao 12 &
• Ashwini Baje 12  
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People in rural India encounter greater paucity of facilities and services compared to their urban counterparts in scaling the opportunities created by technological advancement. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have the potential to provide much-needed succor by bridging the challenges of remoteness with satellite, web and mobile based applications. Education, being a critical requirement for social and economic well-being, and primarily a media-based service, lends itself well for technological interventions which aid in addressing the urban-rural divide. The case study that we have done shows that there are challenges in the eco-system that impact the smooth implementation of digital technologies in rural areas. Inadequacy in infrastructure both in terms of quality and quantity, inefficiencies and other systemic issues impact the ICT solution roll-outs causing delays and unmanageable cost escalations, thereby making solutions infeasible. The way forward is urgent, serious and needs concurrent efforts on many dimensions, which require strong collaboration of public as well as private partners.

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Barriers to Utilizing ICT in Education in India with a Special Focus on Rural Areas

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In a developing country like India, lack of technology, internet access, and qualified trainers act as the biggest challenge in providing ICT-based educational services to the masses, especially to the rural masses. Three-quarters of India's total population reside in the rural areas and 30 percent are below the age of 15 years in their peak formative years of schooling. Nearly a third of rural India is still illiterate. In this situation, ICT enabled education in rural areas can be an innovative option to fill this literacy gap and to upgrade the teaching-learning process in the rural schools for tapping the huge reserves of human resources. This study explores barriers to utilizing information and communication technologies (ICT) for teaching and learning process in the country of India as indicated by participating stakeholders: students, teachers, and administrators and also suggests some suitable solutions enabling smooth implementation of ICTs in rural education sphere with utmost impact.

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