Osmania University to get 1,379 hotspots on campus under Digital India project
Representative ImageHYDERABAD: The Osmania University is one of the five universities in the country where ICT infrastructure worth of Rs 15 crore for WiFi is being set-up as part of Digital India project.
On the occasion of fourth anniversary celebrations of ‘Digital India’ program, Ravi Shankar Prasad, minster for ministry of electronics & information technology and law affairs, government of India formally launched the Wi-Fi services at Osmania University, Hyderabad along with North Eastern Hill University, Shillong on Monday.
According to a press release issued by the university, as many as 1,379 hotspots covering 113 administrative and academic buildings will be setup. The new infrastructure is likely to benefit over 12,000 students, scholars, faculty and staff of university campus to access e-books, online libraries and journals, open education resources and study material available globally.
This is one of the programmes of Digital India initiative for transforming India into digitally empowered society by ensuring digital, access, digital services, digital communication and bridging the digital divide through effective utilization ICT facilities through hi-speed broad band enabled digital services.
On the occasion of fourth anniversary celebrations of ‘Digital India’ program, Ravi Shankar Prasad, minster for ministry of electronics & information technology and law affairs, government of India formally launched the Wi-Fi services at Osmania University, Hyderabad along with North Eastern Hill University, Shillong on Monday.
According to a press release issued by the university, as many as 1,379 hotspots covering 113 administrative and academic buildings will be setup. The new infrastructure is likely to benefit over 12,000 students, scholars, faculty and staff of university campus to access e-books, online libraries and journals, open education resources and study material available globally.
This is one of the programmes of Digital India initiative for transforming India into digitally empowered society by ensuring digital, access, digital services, digital communication and bridging the digital divide through effective utilization ICT facilities through hi-speed broad band enabled digital services.
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