Software for Pubic Sector conference to be held in Kochi

3-day International Conference here from May 27

PTI | May 26, 2010



A three-day International conference on 'Software for the Public Sector, with focus on Public Education' jointly conducted by UNESCO and Solution Exchange ICTD Community and IT@School Project of Government of Kerala will be held here from May 27.

Speaking to mediapersons here, Rajen Vareda, Moderator and Resource Person UN Solution Exchange ICTD Community, said the conference was a follow up to the national workshop held in Bangalore in February.

The Bangalore workshop highlighted the need to involve the countries of this region to take the initiative forward in order to enhance the current practices of government software policy and ICT in education, he said.

The workshop would provide a platform for discussion amongst senior policy makers in the IT, e-Governance,education departments, members from academia and civil society, he said.

Vareda said that the conference will have participants from South Asian countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Srilanka and hosts India.

 

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