EDUSAT : Potential for Public Private Partnerships

Background

• Educational Satellite (EDUSAT) launched in September 2004

• Pilot Projects under EDUSAT - Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra

EDUSAT EXPECTED FUNCTIONS

• Video Conferencing• Radio Broadcast• TV Broadcast• Night downloading at Receiving end• Online Education through Internet• Telephone,Internet,Webcam as return feedback• Voice chat on internet

ISRO and USER Agencies

• ISRO to provide connectivity to school,colleges ,higher levels of education

• ISRO to demonstrate efficacy of the Satellite System

• USER agencies to develop content and effectively use the system

• Quality ad Quantity of the content determine the success of Edusat System

EDUSAT IS READY BUT

INDIA IS NOT READY

EDUSAT Net Work

• 60 Net work Stations with Regional hubs

• In few States more than two net works

• TV as medium in Elementary Education

• Computer as a medium with projection facilities in other sectors

• 3300 SITs (Satellite Interactive Terminals)

• 30,000 ROTs (Receive only Terminals)

EDUSAT NETWORK-Uplink and downlink facilities

• Karnataka• Kerala• Tamil Nadu• Andra Pradesh• Maharastra• Gujarat

• Rajasthan• J and K• Punjab• Haryana• Delhi• Chattisagarh

EDUSAT NETWORK-Uplink and downlink facilities

• West Bengal• Orissa• Tripura• Nagaland• Meghalaya

• Andaman and Nicobar• Lakshadweep• Port Blair

UTILISATION Of NETWORK

• Training of Teachers and Teacher Educators

• Orientation of Community members

• Broadcast for students

• Content Based Programmes for students

• Monitoring of various schemes and Progs

• About 6 to 8 hrs per day utilisation

Tasks : Partnerships

Public• Need assessment• Academic Support

(Content Generation)• Monitoring

Private• Content Development• Training of

Presenters/Facilitators

• Evaluation

• Installation and maintenance of Hardware (AMC)

PPPs in EDUSAT

• Karnataka and Haryana (to some extent)

Private --- Content Development and production,Teacher training,handbook development, Installation of Hardware , maintenance.Evaluation

Public ---Teacher Training,Funding,Monitoring of Quality content materials,Commitment to the tasks

Issues to be addressed

• Technical issues : Installation of Hardware and Maintenance (AMC)

• Quality and Quantity of content

• Revision of content and training of teachers

• Monitoring,Research and Evaluation

• Planning for Optimal Utilisation of network

• Networking with user agencies

Areas of Concern in PPPs

• Attitude and mutual trust

• Commitment to the tasks

• Flow of funds