Please Confirm and I think we can use
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Good point raised by you. As i was following this thread, few days back the same idea comes to my mind too but i have confirmed from the sources that NGO's and other private organisation are not allowed to used their network facilities.
This project is completely dedicated to Govt resources. Ministry of Human Resources Development(MHRD) with the help of ISRO had launched this satelite technology way back in 1975 named as Satellite Instructural Television experiment (SITE).Considering the success of this satellite they have launched a dedicated high power satellite named as EDUSAT to promote education in rural areas.
Now MHRD had given a contract to private firm named as Modern Communication & Broadcast Systems Pvt Ltd (MCBS) for installation and supplies of equipment of EDUSAT network across India .It is based in Gandhinagar (Gujarat) .Gujarat is the only state in India today where complete rural primary and secondary schools are running on EDUSAT network.Other states are in preliminary stage. However in Haryana the Edusat educational was launched on 21st May 2007.Here is the link.
http://www.digitallearning.in/news/news-details.asp?NewsID=9199&inc=1
It may be we are not allowed to use this technology for our own use but as i told you this we will use for conducting the class. Not for our own networking efforts. Let me brief you about edusat
-> This programme is under ISRO. than isro works for Sarv Siksha Abhiyan. Sarv shiksha abhiyan will use this for conducting classes for adult education system and also for high skill required teaching.
-> In haryana and many other the operationis are looked after by BEL ,In punjab,Jammu,Srinagar,Kerala, tamilnadu,orrisa,Jharkhan ,IDSP network is given to Hughes Communication India Ltd.
-> The content,owner,administration is under Sarv Shiksha abhiyan. Director of Rank IAS is chairman for the Sarv shiksha abhiyan; head the operation.
-> and Haryana's Network is not Pilot one but Full fledged well established having two studio and good infrastructure for the maintainance.
-> We can use network easily as they search eagerlu for content provider.
-> And believe me infrastructure is very good as having two way video conference and teaching aids in well built studio.
Only we have to make a cordination wing which will arrange for all the class room arrangement in all the stations. And we can have recorded version of every lecture for offline viewing in case power failure, not able to attand some class or anything like this.
We should give it a shot. In case every buddy ready i can arrange a meeting with official here. But should we arrange our resource first as we should be clear in our requirement and effect it will give in education areena.