http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1279 Comments for "Vidya" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1279 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> Aptech Computer Education, a Division of Aptech Training Limited <br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="Vidya" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/aptech-logo-small.jpg" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.digitaldividend.org/case/case_vidya.htm " TARGET="_blank">http://www.digitaldividend.org/case/case_vidya.htm </a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> Vidya, Hindi for "knowledge," is a computer literacy program run by Aptech Ltd., one of the two largest computer education and training companies in India. As a part of its corporate citizenship effort, Aptech launched the Vidya program in 1999 to expand its course catalog beyond the company's core offerings targeted at computer professionals and corporate markets. Vidya allows Aptech to reach underprivileged students, casual computer users, and those who thus far have had little or no contact with computers, such as retirees.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1279">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1279#comment BOP Technology Activity Education Activity Software Activity Telecommunications and IT Activity Active Consumer For-profit Activity India Private Investment Funded South Asia Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:44:02 -0400 admin 1279 at http://www.nextbillion.net