Cisco, Karnataka govt launch remote education

Cisco has partnered Karnataka government to provide supplementary education to government schools in the state using the Cisco Education Enabled Development (CEED) platform. The pilot will enable the government to dispense supplementary teaching in five government schools in the state. The government of Karnataka has entered into an MoU in this regard with Cisco.

The project will be on a public-private partnership model where Cisco will deploy its solution and maintain it as a service that includes remote access and support. The schools that will come under the pilot are Kumbalahalli GHPS, Sulibele GMPS, Bendiganahalli GHPS, Muthasandra GHPS and Devangundi GHPS.

“We are happy that Cisco‘s innovative technology will help the government of Karnataka to achieve its goal of making education accessible to everyone, and fulfill the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’s vision of education for all.,” said B.N. Bache Gowda, labour minister, government of Karnataka.

Aravind Sitaraman, president, Inclusive Growth, Cisco stated “Cisco Inclusive Growth works closely with state governments to facilitate a more effective and accessible rural education system. We are happy to work with the government of Karnataka in providing remote supplementary education.