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

By Mark Rais

“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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