Intel to provide content to TN schools

September 3rd, 2007

Intel Technology India will provide internet-based content to over 1,800 higher secondary schools for student learning and training of teachers.

An MoU to this effect was signed between the Tamil Nadu government and Intel today.

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Intel chairman Craig Barrett and Intel India president Frank Jones were present during the signing of the MoU.

Tamil Nadu has over 1,800 higher secondary schools provided with computer lab infrastructure. Intel will assist the government in rolling out an education content framework that could enable accessibility of education content to the students and teach essentials for teachers of those schools.

The company and the government would work together to expand the network to scale the deployment to connect several schools, government offices and health centres in the state.

Intel would also donate 500 PCs to government schools and assist in WiMAX connectivity for 50 schools in towns with WiMAX base station infrastructure, a company press release here said.

The company had trained 18,000 teachers across 11,000 schools in 30 districts and would continue its teaching initiatives. It had also invested in a tele health centre project for affordable and accessibility of cardiac and ophthalmic care in Villupuram district to benefit over 2.85 lakh people.

Intel, along with its partners, is investing in the pilot tele health centre project for cardiac and ophthalmic treatment at the Tindivanam taluk hospital, the release added.