World Links
acknowledges
the valuable contribution made by
SPJIMR Students

About World Links

The mission of World Links is to improve educational outcomes, economic opportunities and global understanding for youth in developing countries, through the use of technology and the Internet. World Links connects youth around the world in a global learning network, allowing them to share their knowledge, their perspectives, their hopes and their dreams with their peers. Through this network youth develop skills in technology, entrepreneurship and collaboration, and teachers learn to integrate technology into learning for improved educational results. These skills enable youth to participate successfully in the global knowledge-based economy when they leave school. In India, World Links is working in over 100 schools in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Its home page is www.world-links.org.

Programme Details

The Official Launching of Indian chapter of School based telecentres (SBTs) was at B. P. K. Sahakari Vidyalaya, Tardeo.

Key person addressed the meeting -

1. Dr. Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Director of World Links - He emphasized the coming together of the four important stakeholders - The Government, The Corporate, The Academia, and World-Links

2. Vernon Ellis, International Chairman of Accenture - Also serving as the Board of Director of World Links, Mr. Ellis spoke about Accenture's association and active involvement in World Links initiatives.

3. Mr. Murli Deora, Senior Politician and Member of Parliament - He spoke about IT based education to under privileged children and lauded the steps taken by Worldlinks to bridge this digital divide.

4. Mrs. Nirja Matoo, CoChairperson, Center for DOCC, SPJIMR - (She was invited to speak on the occasion to acknowledge to the tremendous work contributed by SPJIMR students to this project.) She spoke about the role of Academia in bringing about the convergence of various stakeholders and promoting

   • Value based growth
   • Influencing Practice
   • Enabling Action
     

Dr. Hans and Mr. Ellis acknowledged the tremendous work put in by all the stakeholders of this unique initiatives and thanked them for the same. Dr. Hans was eloquent in his appreciation for the valuable contribution made by SPJIMR students (Gopal Khetan, Deepak Kumar Nayak, Himanshu Srivastava, Akshay Sovani).

Mr. Vishal Savani, Director of Business Initiatives, World Links, Washington D.C. appreciate the efforts of students and faculty and strongly felt that the partnership established between World Links and SP Jain is something that they would like to showcase as a model.

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Contributed by -
Prof. Abbasali Gabula,
Chairperson External Relations,
SPJIMR.