We’d written earlier about Sakshat, the educational portal launched by the Indian government. Now, the Kerala State IT Mission has launched an educational website in Malayalam – Padavukal.org. According to this report in the Hindu Business Line:
the site has over 600 pages of multimedia content on a wide range of topics such as courses of study, different professions, a directory of educational institutions, distance learning options, studying abroad, a list of recruitment agencies, entrance exams, essays on career development, self employment, finance options including scholarships and loans, aptitude tests and so on.
I couldn’t verify it because I don’t know Malayalam. I just don’t understand the need for a portal separate from Sakshat (badly designed as it is) and why they’ve chosen to make a Flash based site, since a basic HTML would be far more accessible. How much did this portal cost? Or, for that matter, how much did Sakshat cost?
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– Indian Government To Now Try One PC Per Teacher
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