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October, 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 Message from MD, NIELIT 2 Master Trainers’ Training 2 MoU with DGE&T 2 Mobile App Development 2 Topper from NIELIT Kohima 3 EC through VC 3 New NIELIT Center in Gangtok 3 e-Learning for Rajya Sabha 4 F & A Committee Meets 4 jktHkk’kk Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister, laying the Foundation Stone of NIELIT Centre, Ranchi. Also seen in the picture are Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) for Power & Coal and New & Renewable 4 ukbfyV xksj[kiqj esa f”k{kd fnol Energy, Shri Arjun Munda, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Communication & IT and Law & Justice, Dr. Syed Ahmed, Hon’ble Governor of Jharkhand, Shri Hemant 4 MoU with Karnataka Government Soren, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand and other dignitaries 5 ESDM Workshop at Bengaluru 5 Review Meeting on ESDM FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR 6 Foundation Stone Laying at Ranchi 6 NIELIT Annual Workshop 2014 Information Technology has changed the way we live and work. New innovations are being made to achieve efficiency and improve cost effectiveness. ‘IT’ is the growth 7 e-Governance in Pune engine of New India. 7 Expert Committee on ESDM In a historic event held on August 21, 2014 at the Prabhat Tara Ground, Dhurwa, Ranchi, the Foundation Stone of the NIELIT Ranchi Centre was laid by Shri Narendra 7 Capacity Building in GIS Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. The new centre at Ranchi would further 7 NIELIT begins DBT enhance the scope and reach of quality courses offered by NIELIT. The Government 8 CSC Awareness Workshop of Jharkhand has allotted 5 acres of land for setting up of the permanent campus of NIELIT Ranchi Centre, which will be built through an investment of about Rs. 65 Crores 8 CSC at Patna, Lucknow, Gorakhpur to be provided by DeitY. A built-up space of about 8,000 sq. ft. has been also made 8 CSC-VLE at NIELIT, Kolkata available to NIELIT by the Government of Jharkhand at RIADA Bhawan, Ranchi where Skill Development and Capacity Building activities have been initiated. 9 Cyber Security Workshop The stupendous success of the NIELIT National Level Workshop last year which 9 Bio-Informatics for Teachers witnessed enthusiastic participation from NIELIT training partners, senior Government 10 e-Governance in Talinn functionaries and experts from academia and the Industry has motivated us to schedule the NIELIT National Level Annual Workshop on October 13, 2014 at Auditorium, SCOPE 10 Data Mining in Kolkata Convention Centre, SCOPE Complex, 7, Lodi Road, New Delhi. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, 10 National Digital Literacy Mission Hon’ble Minister for Communications and IT & Law and Justice has kindly consented to inaugurate the Workshop. The theme of the day long Workshop is ‘Skilling India’ – 11 MoU with NIT, Patna Scaling and Speeding operations through Public-Private Partnerships and the Workshop 11 Capacity building of UP Police aims to explore possible avenues to facilitate the Skill Development and Capacity Building initiatives of the Government of India, besides awareness about NIELIT 11 Foundation Day at NIELIT Aurangabad activities and capacity building in emerging technological areas. 11 DPC through video conferencing I am confident that this year as well, NIELIT Training Partners would participate 12 Some New Initiatives with greater eagerness and take advantage of this platform to understand the vision of the Government of India, which is focusing on empowerment, governance and 12 Meeting with Hon’ble MoS (I/C), DoNER infrastructure through the ‘Digital India’ programmes. 12 Feedback and Disclaimer The previous quarter witnessed many new events and initiatives. A MoU was signed with the State Government of Karnataka for creation of synergy and sharing of best practices. NIELIT is also making efforts to identify ‘skill-gaps’ in the area of Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM), jointly with DeitY and State Governments, for the furtherance of ESDM ecosystem and thereby support the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government that aims to promote manufacturing on a sustainable basis. This issue of the newsletter also highlights the significant achievements and DIGITAL activities of NIELIT from July to September 2014. I am sure the readers would find these LITERACY articles informative and useful. I take this opportunity to request the readers to post FOR ALL their valuable feedback at [email protected]. Happy reading and warm wishes for the festive season ahead! Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma 2 | Quarterly Newsletter NEWS AT A GLANCE MASTER TRAINERS’ TRAINING IN MULTIMEDIA AND ANIMATION SKILLING INDIA – SCALING OPERATIONS THROUGH INCREASED SPEED * Rupees in crores Income and Surplus from Regular Activities (other than NPR) Master Trainers of NIELIT Centres at the training programme An intensive three days training programmes was organized at NIELIT Centre, Delhi in association with M/s Adobe during June 23-25, 2014. Eight Master Trainers from various NIELIT Centres have attended the training programme. The basic objective of the programme was to train the Master Trainers on nine Licensed Software of Adobe which would facilitate smooth implementation of the NIELIT Multimedia and Animation | KANCHAN RANI Technology (MAT-O) Level course. Number of Candidates Trained/Skilled NIELIT AND DGE&T SIGNS MOU MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING ANDROID A three days residential training programme on Mobile Application Development using Android was conducted for twenty five IT Cadre Officers of Department of IT, Govt. of NCT of Delhi during 1-3 August, 2014. The training was inaugurated by Sh. Ajay Chagti, Additional Secretary (IT), DIT, Govt. of NCT of Delhi. At the end of the programme, the participants were awarded commendation certificates by Ms. Rita Arora, Director-in-Charge, for successfully completing the training program. | SHEETAL CHOPRA Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Additional Director(IT), NIELIT exchanging MoU with Shri S.R.Toppo, Under Secretary to the Government of India, DGE&T. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on August 11, 2014 between the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T). The MoU has been signed for implementing a scheme to provide training to SC/ST jobseekers registered with Employment Exchanges in NIELIT ‘O’ Level (IT) and CHM-O Level through NIELIT Centres and Accredited Institutes. At present, 3000 jobseekers are being trained in ‘O’ Level (IT) in 21 locations and another 1800 jobseekers are being trained at CHM-O Level in 19 locations across the country. | DR. SANJEEV GUPTA CONGRATULATIONS! NIELIT Kohima has produced the topper in the BCA Examination under Nagaland University for the second consecutive year. It is a matter of great pride to acknowledge the laurels brought to NIELIT Kohima by Ms. Imlibenla Longkumer, BCA student of NIELIT Kohima by achieving first position in Nagaland University. The BCA Course is conducted by NIELIT, Kohima Centre in association with the Nagaland University. The entire NIELIT take this opportunity to congratulate Ms. Longkumer | LANU WAPANG October 2014 | 3 EC THROUGH VC The Executive Committee Meeting of NIELIT Centre Aizawl Director In-Charge, Aizawl, Shri C. Vanlalnunga, Dy. Director. was held on September 19, 2014 under the chairmanship of Aizawl, Shri C Lalhmachhuana, MD, ZENICS and Secretary Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, (IT) Government of Mizoram, Managing Director NIELIT. Dr L.N. Tluangi, Director, Higher For the first time, the & Technical Education and Executive Committee was Shri Lalhmunsiama, GM, DIC, held by connecting Aizawl Aizawl (representing Director, with New Delhi through Industries Dept) participated Video Conferencing, thus the meeting. Various issues saving on time, efforts New Delhi Aizawl such as progress made on and costs. The Managing allotment of land for Extension Director and the Chief Finance Officer were available at Centre at Lunglei, upgradation of Aizawl Centre etc were New Delhi, while from Aizawl, Shri N. Debachandra Singh, discussed at the meeting. | N. DEBACHANDRA SINGH IN OTHER NEWS NEW NIELIT CENTRE AT GANGTOK, SIKKIM TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR HON’BLE MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA NIELIT has developed an Online Digital Literacy course along with a Basic Computer Concept Course for Hon’ble Members of Rajya Sabha which would allow them to learn computers at their own pace and time. The basic objective of the course is to create awareness among the Hon’ble members about the initiatives by Government of India in ICT and to enable them to use various ICT tools for Office productivity. A meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Provision of Computer equipment to Members of Rajya Sabha under the chairmanship of Dr. Karan Singh, Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha and ex-Governor, Jammu and Kashmir was Shri Rajesh Verma, Principal Director-cum-Secretary, IT Dept., Sikkim, Dr. held on July 22, 2014 at Parliament House, New Delhi. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Managing Director, NIELIT and Shri T.P.Singh, Director, NIELIT Kolkata in the meeting with Mrs. Ongmu, Chief Secretary, Sikkim With a view to further expand its outreach, especially in the far-flung areas, a new Centre of NIELIT will be setup at Gangtok, Sikkim. Shri Rajesh Verma, Principal Director-cum-Secretary, IT Dept., Sikkim has mentioned that the full-fledged NIELIT Centre at Gangtok will spread over 9 acres of land allotted by the Government of Sikkim. With a view to provide a thrust to employability of youths in the state and also improve upon the quality of education and skilling efforts, it was recommended that the NIELIT O Level qualification for computer operator Meeting of the Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Committee under the chairmanship and NIELIT A Level qualification for Assistant Programmer, of Dr. Karan Singh, Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha in progress Programmer etc. may be included as one of the eligibility criteria for posts and services in the State Government.
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