BIT's two-day workshop on Ubiquitous Digital Connectivity in Rural India held
Mangaluru: Bearys Institute of Technology organized a two-day workshop on ‘Ubiquitous Digital Connectivity in Rural India,’ in association with ISTE Chapter, at the International Seminar Hall, on February 3 and 4, 2023.
The objective of the workshop was to train and setup community network based on a computer system that is intended to help support (usually geographical) communities by augmenting and extending the already existing social networks by using networking technologies.
The resource personnel for the event were Mr. Hiure Queiroz, researcher, Physicist and developer, Brazil; Ms. Taniya Silva, programmer, Brazil; Mr. T B Dinesh, founder, Serveiots and Janastu, Tumakuru; and Ms. Rizma, co-founder, Atom 360, Bengaluru.
The gathering was welcomed by Dr. Aziz Mustafa, HOD-CSE, BIT Mangaluru. Dr. S I Manjur Basha delivered the introductory remarks. In his speech, he said that overall development of students is essential in the current scenario.
All the four resource persons gave a lot of information on setting up local communication networks with connectivity.
Ms. Rizma motivated the students to use ‘Free and Open’ source software and open source hardware.
The second day included activities like creating network, which provided the students an opportunity for activity.
The event was coordinated by Dr. Aziz Mustafa. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, HOD-ECE. The master of ceremony was Ms. Salma Nadaf of ECE.
The program concluded with recitation of the national anthem.
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Karnataka govt to spend Rs 2,500 cr to upgrade 500 government schools
Bengaluru, Nov 28: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to upgrade 500 government schools as Karnataka Public Schools at an outlay of Rs 2,500 crore in four years.
For the purpose, the state government would borrow Rs 2,000 crore from the Asian Development Bank and contribute Rs 500 crore.
This project will be taken up from July 2025 to June 2029.
According to the Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, there are 308 Karnataka Public Schools functioning in 204 Taluks of the state.
