Re: [Indic-computing-users] OLD - IT LOCALISATION CLINIC (11-13 November, 2002)

[Nagarjuna G. <nag...@hb...>]

Prof. Jitender Shaw attended this meeting.  He is preparing an
approach paper and will soon post to the list.

Nagarjuna


On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 04:41:56PM +0530, Guntupalli Karunakar wrote:
> This was held few days back in Udaipur
> 
> http://www.itinhindi.org/events_files/PROGRAMME.htm
> http://www.itinhindi.org/events_files/calllforparticipation.htm
> 
> Background
> 
> IT and Internet have emerged as productivity and knowledge enhancing
> technologies. Collaborative development is fast emerging as the norm
> of future technological advancements, and their diffusion and
> absorption in society. As an enabling technology IT could help reduce
> the knowledge gap across different linguistic groups encompassing over
> 95 percent of India?s population that is not English literate. It is
> therefore necessary that people should be able to use computers and
> other IT system in their own language and drive benefits of enhanced
> productivity and better quality of life.
> 
>  
> 
> The CoIL-Net  ?Content creation of IT Localization Network? programme
> of MICT, Government of India has been started with the aim to develop
> core technologies for Hindi and IT localization solutions in which the
> academic institutions from the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
> Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattishgarh along
> with research groups from C-DAC, Pune, IGNCA, New Delhi and IIT,
> Kanpur have been identified to work towards achieving the goal.
> 
> The broad objectives of holding the clinic are:
> 
>     * To provide a boost to IT localization based Socio ? Economic
> Development in the state through proliferation of IT in Hindi, in the
> state.
>     * To help in bridging the existing digital divide by appreciably
> improving IT penetration and awareness level in using the Hindi as
> medium of delivery.
> 
>  
> Theme
> 
> Under the aegis of this project Banasthali Vidyapith is holding the
> first IT Localization clinic from November 11-13, 2002. The clinic
> shall have presentations by groups working for the purpose of IT
> Localization as well as demonstrations of IT Localization solutions
> available in the market.
>  
> General Information
> 
> There is no registration fee for participation. A limited number of
> outside participants may be provided with accomodation.
>  
> Venue
> 
> Computer Centre,
> 
> Mohanlal Sukhadia University,
> 
> Udaipur-313001
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Karunakar
>  

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