SCHOOL HEALTH

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E-MAGAZINE FROM SHARP NGO   

Vol. IX  APR - JUN  2008
 
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SHARP NGO  partners with INTEL for World Ahead Program

SHARP NGO has become a member of Intel World Ahead Programme, a billion dollar initiative by INTEL for developing countries. Intel's World Ahead Program, is an alliance of 20 companies which has been formed to expand Intel's effort to provide people in developing countries with the benefits of technology. The program aims to spread benefits of better, faster access to information and communication technology (ICT). SHARP has initiated two projects with INTEL in India. Two projects which have been initiated are being conducted in Baramati in Maharashtra and Chandni Chowk in Delhi.

The project in Chnadni Chowk was unvelied by Sh. Kapil Sibal, Hon'able Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ocean development and Praveen Vishakantaiah, President, Intel India. The  project aims at accelerating access to healthcare to schools of Chandni Chowk. The second project is going on in Baramati & neighbouring villages along with VIIT (Vidya Pratisthan Institute of Information Technology).

Other Indian Members of the World Ahead Alliance are :-

Apollo Hospitals

Comat

Digital Empowerment Foundation

Educomp

Edurite

E Gov Services

Fortis

Karishma Software

Manipal.edu Group

MedRc

Narayana Hrudayalaya

NIIT

SN Informatics

TCS

VIIT

ZMQ Softwares

Zoom Developers

 

 

--For media report of the event click to

www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/intelworld-ahead-alliance-expandhealthcareeducation/17/04/318204

http://indiaearnings.moneycontrol.com/sub_india/compnews.php?autono=318204

http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=social&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=308620

http://www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?NewsID=12987

http://www.thectoforum.com/article.php?prodid=889

http://www.zdnetindia.com/index.php?action=articleDescription&prodid=15551