NAMASTE

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NAMASTE
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COUNTRY CONTEXT

• AREA 147,181 SQUARE KILOMETER
• POPULATION 23.1 MILLION
• POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE 38
• PER CAPITA INCOME 240 US
• POPULATION GROWTH RATE 2.25
• LIFEEXPECTANCY RATE 61 YEARS

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EDUCATIONAL STATUS

• GOVERNMENT EXPENSES IN EDUCATION 15.6
• TOTAL SCOOLS 25194
• TOTAL TEACHERS 142183
• TRAINED TEACHERS 21.3
• FEMALE TEACHERS 29655
• TOTAL STUDENTS 5361362

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EDUCATIONAL STATUS

• NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN URBAN AREAS 2449
• SCHOOLS IN KATHMANDU VALLEY 811
• NUMBER OF SCHOOLS HAVING ELECTRICITY FACILITY
  2023
• NUMBER OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS 2262

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BACKGROUND HISTORY

• ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIO NEPAL IN 1950
• TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES STARTED IN 1959
• COMPUTER INTRODUCED IN 1970
• V-SATS LIBERALIZED IN 1999
• INSTITUTIONAL INITIATION STARTED IN 1974

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BACKGROUND HISTORY

• PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND FOREIGN INVESTER
  STARTED DURING 1980s
• COMPUTER EDUCATION INCLUDED IN SCHOOL EDUCATION
  IN 1990
• COMPUTER EDUCATION INCLUDED IN HIGHER SECONDARY
  CURRICULUM IN 1999

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BACKGROUND HISTORY

• EMAIL AND INTERNET WAVE ARRIVED IN 1995
• MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ESTABLISHED IN
  1998

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CURRENT SITUATION

• TELEPHONE LINES 327673
• 1761 VDCs HAVE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE SERVICE
• 1600 VDCs ARE ELECTRIFIED
• 40 PEOPLE USE ELECTRICITY
• GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS

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CURRENT SITUATION

• IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL IT POLICY
• FORMAL AND INFORMAL COMPUTER EDUCATION
• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS STARTED COMPUTER
  DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS

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CURRENT SITUATION

• DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTER OFFERS INSERVICE
  PRIMARY TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH RADIO

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POLICY AND PROGRAMS

• PLACE NEPAL ON THE GLOBAL MAP OF IT WITHIN FIVE
  YEARS
• BUILD KNOWLEDGE BASED SOCIETY
• PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICES TO ALL VDCs
• SCHOOLS ENCOURAGED TO USE ICT
• COMPULSORY COMPUTER EDUCATION IN SCHOOL LEVEL

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POLICY AND PROGRAMS

• COMPUTER EDUCATION FOR ALL BY 2010
• ESTABLISHMENT OF IT PARKS
• TELEPHONE ACCESS TO ALL VDCs
• EXTEND COVERAGE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION
  TRANSMISSION

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PROBLEMS OF ICT

• INADEQUATE TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE
• LIMITTED ELECTRIFICATION
• LACK OF AWARENESS
• DIFFICULT GEOGRAPHICAL TERRAN
• POVERTY
• LACK OF SKILLED HUMAN RESOURCES

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PROBLEMS OF ICT

• INTERNAL CONFLICT
• LACK OF EDUCATIONALSOFTWARE
• LACK OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND TEACHERS
• INSUFFICUENT TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS USING
  COMPUTER IN INSTRUCTION

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PROBLEM OF ICT

• LACK OF INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO TEACH USING
  COMPUTERS
• LACK OF CONDUCIVE POLICY AND LEGAL PROVISSION TO
  INTRODUCE ICT IN EDUCATION

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