The Lima newspaper Correo published a front page story [es] about the low level of Spanish language proficiency by the indigenous Congresswoman Hilaria Supa and saying that in order to be a Congressional representative one should have a minimum level of education. As a result, the Peruvian blogosphere put forth various opinions including agreeing that […]
Intel to Promote Computer Literacy in Uttar Pradesh
The chip manufacturing company Intel is to help India’s IT department make technology more accessible to school teachers throughout India.Uttar Pradesh has teamed up with Intel, for spreading computer literacy in the country’s most populous state. According to the principal secretary of secondary education A.K.Mirsha says "By cillaborating with Intel,we would set up computer labs […]
Slow literacy rate in South and West Asia and in Sub-Saharan Africa
UNESCO in its recently published midterm review report has stated that the literacy rate is comparatively slower in South Asia, West Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The midterm report refers to the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003–2012. The report expects the world literacy rate to rise up to 87 percent by 2015. This rate will still […]
Adult literacy rate in India
The growth of adult literacy rate in India crawling up.A study conducted by National Literacy Mission. According to this study literacy rate in the age group of 35 plus is slated to increase from 52.2 percent in 2006 to 54.8 percent in 2011.There are nearly 15 crore iliteracy rate of the age group of 15-19 […]
Overcoming Political Illiteracy
A television news channel carried the news report of a clutch of civil society organizations and NGOs getting involved in sensitizing voters in Madhya Pradesh so as to keep the BJP returning back to power in the coming elections. The channel showed the footage of left leaning activist Shabnam Hashmi as among those involved in […]
Net Illiteracy remains high
A recent study by National Cyber Security Alliance has revealed that most computer users do not have any idea of the widely prevalent botnet threat. Botnets are networks of computers hijacked by hackers using malware in the Internet. Security agencies consider botnets to be a major threat. However 71 % of those who took part […]
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