Kerala school project gets global recognition

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala’s IT@School project has received an ‘Honorable Mention’ in the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Awards 2010, an official said Thursday.

The Stockholm Challenge Award, instituted in 1994 at Stockholm in Sweden, is considered to be the biggest recognition in information and communications technology (ICT) initiatives worldwide.

IT@School is the technology arm of the general education department of the state government, set up for empowering schools with latest ICT-enabled education, besides implementing e-governance within the education department.

“This recognition has come at a time when the project is about to complete 10 years and I am happy to dedicate this award to the students and teachers populace of the state,” said Anvar Sadath, the project head.

A total of 290 projects from 90 countries competed for the prestigious award under six categories. Of these, two were selected as winners, followed by seven ‘Honorable Mentions’, of which IT@School was the first.

The award jury commented that the project was a great success and enabled ICT-assisted education in the state.