The solar-powered vans will serve six communities recognized as aspirational districts, together with: Yadgir (Karnataka), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), Agartala (Tripura), Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Kalahandi (Odisha). These districts are recognized by the authorities of India as these with poor socio-economic indicators. The objective of this program is to positively influence 2 million individuals by March 2023 via digital inclusion alternatives.
Dell Technologies’ executives Chuck Whitten, co-chief working officer and Alok Ohrie, president & managing director for India, hosted the inauguration ceremony at Karnataka Public School in Jeevan Beema Nagar, Bengaluru.
“The potential of technology and the digital economy can only be fully realized when a sizable percentage of our population is supported with digital inclusion opportunities. Dell in India has pursued this vision, which is consistent with our government priorities. Our partnership with the Common Services Centers scheme allows us to turn our vision into reality,” stated Ohrie.
Dell and the Common Service Centers Scheme (CSC)1 are working collectively to deal with the digital divide in communities by offering higher entry to fundamental digital wants. The solar-powered vans deal with widespread digital wants, together with gadgets, broadband, digital literacy and demanding abilities for the digital economy. The program goals to present digital instruments and assets to empower youth and ladies with major technical abilities coaching, entrepreneurship assist, schooling, profession steerage, and revenue-generating providers to assist job creation and monetary sustainability.
Learning Links Foundation will present on-the-ground assist for the vans, that are outfitted with self-paced digital and monetary literacy, cyber security and coding studying content material. The academic content material is designed to empower the communities via entry to digital data and abilities, whereas creating secure on-line habits in a linked world. Communities can be outfitted with artistic, problem-solving and analytical abilities.
“At Learning Links Foundation, we are committed to supporting digital inclusion and innovation as an important pillar for sustained human improvement. We are extremely proud of this partnership with Dell Technologies and the Solar Community Hub program. Together, we are bridging the digital divide by bringing technology to the doorstep of rural communities and supporting our country’s digital India mission.” stated Nuriya Ansari, President, Learning Links Foundation.
The vans can even function e-Government service facilities and introduce communities to Digital India initiatives. Through in-person studying, the curriculum will present college students with a digital certificates from CSC upon completion of the course.
