Linux.com: Open Source is Key to Reaching 500 Million Indian Children

"To support more than 650,000 villages and one half billion youths who need education, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) created a nonprofit organization called Shiksha India in 2001. One of Shiksha's primary initiatives was the creation of a collaborative online Web portal, which the president of India launched in a formal ceremony last month. The new e-learning and collaboration portal uses open source technology such as Moodle, Drupal, and MediaWiki.

"CII-Shiksha India focuses on equipping schools with five fundamental needs: computers, connectivity, coaching (teacher training), content, and commercial sustainability..."

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