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digitalLEARNING 2010 With the aim of promoting and aiding the use of ICT in education, the 6th digital LEARNING 2010 education track focuses on the current trends, perspectives, researches, discussions and initiatives of various countries of the world in the field of ICT and education. Thus, over the years, platform has built up a vast body of knowledge that can help private organizations and government agencies regarding e-learning initiatives or other technology mediated learning. Our initiative is based on the understanding that technology can play a pivotal role in improving access and quality of education throughout the world. 6th digitalLEARNING 2010 conference and exhibition organised by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies and Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd, will take a look at the current situation and outline desirable future developments in the field of ICTs enabled Education. Convened alongside the eINDIA 2010, from 4 August 2010 - 6 August 2010, the Digital Learning track platform is to aid in suggesting thoughts, supporting good practices and integration of ICT in Education sector, simplifying the process of delivering believable shifts required to transform ICT enabled education in India. Digital Learning India 2010 is in continuation of the past five ICT in Education conferences in India and four in Asia.

A Brief Preview of the Education Sector through mid 2009 to Present Education sector in India is witnessing a phenomenal growth across all levels. So much so that it is catching the attention of leading educational institutions and investors from around the world and had been a topic of serious discussions among policy makers, entrepreneurs, academicians, media barons and various stakeholders connected with this sector. Some of the top issues that caught recent limelight includes - ‘Right To Education Bill’ that is on verge of being rolled-out; the Cabinet Committee’s approval for establishment of a National Knowledge Network (NKN) to be implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC) of Govt. of India;and announcement of the revised ‘ICT in Education Policy’ for introduction of computer-based education at secondary and senior secondary levels of nearly 108,000 government and government-aided schools across the country. There have been drastic changes making news across Higher Education Sector as well indicated increased amount of money being invested to upgrade the ICT platform, introduction of new bills, adoption of bill for allowing foreign universities to open their campuses across India, and so on.

The recent economic downturn left some marks on the generation of students entering the job market but with a good scope of healing the bruises. Like health and nutrition sector, education sector is one of the areas where consumers are involved in making investments that are non-discretionary in nature. Substantial government investments coming into India's emerging education sector is evident from budget allocations in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12), based on recommendations of National Knowledge Commission (NKC). It is expected that the education sector will be built on the increasingly accepted model of PPP. Heightened interest among Private Equity and Venture Capital funds to invest in Indian education sector are reposing entrepreneur confidence and reasserting growth projections. Few updates on investments in education sector indicate that this sector is considered as an attractive segment for long term investments. Education sector is inherently an area where growth is inevitable, especially, considering that India's young population and growing economy are increasingly becoming dependent on the same. Education stream sees 'no-bar' when we talk about the potential for its growth. If we look at the drivers of growth for this area, many factors can be listed down including -

increasing expense in education;
growing demand for better education at secondary and senior secondary level;
Trends in digital competencies in the national education programmes & policies
increase in demand for quality education at level of Graduation and Post Graduation;
increasing need for skill-based and industry-relevant education;
growing importance of vocational training;
role of public-private partnership in education sector, cooperation and collaborations in multi-stakeholders partnerships;
opportunities of inclusive education;
eLearning, Pedagogy & Quality Standards;
Assessment and Certification;
Virtual Classroom Dynamics
growing emphasis for integration of information and communication technology in all of the above related factors
Ambition and challenges of e-Learning Industry Group
R & D initiatives in ICT and education

THE PARTICIPANTS

The summit will witness high-level participation from the following eminent repertoire

Policy Makers, Regulators & Decision Takers at National and State Levels
Government Officials
PE & VC Funds, Institutional Investors, Entrepreneurs, Policy Makers
Chief Executives and Directors from educational institutions (across schools, colleges, universities, professional/preparatory training centers etc.)
Educationists, Experts, Chief Managing Officers & Principals from K-12 Sector
Vice-Chancellors, Principals, Directors, Deans and Registrars
Education technology vendors, Solution providers and suppliers
Administrators , Teachers and Trainers
Researchers and Students
People from International Development Cooperation Agencies, Representatives of International Education Missions
Leaders of Professional Associations, NGOs and Continuing Education Centres
Corporate Training and Development Executives, Human Resources executives, and IT Managers

Invitation to All the Education Sector Stakeholders

Our initiative this year is to will bring together India's top-notch educational entrepreneurs, CEOs, private players from different walks of life; School Principals, the Top Executives in the K-12 sector, Directors and Commanders from the Higher Education Sector; Policy and Decision makers at National level; and the future builders for various Skill Development and Vocational Training Porgrammes in the country. These eminent people will come together with the aims to be a prolific interface between three sectors of K-12, Higher Education and Skill Development & Vocational Training aspiring to be part of the emerging education growth story of the country. At a broader level, it will also help all stakeholders to explore newer potential for their growth and an opportunity to build new partnerships or refresh existing collaborations. With the above background in mind eINDIA digital LEARNING 2010 TRACK invites all of you to be a part of this 'Bigger than Life' event, to participate, share views, discuss, be heard and make a difference to the education sector.

Participating Schools