2009-09-19_pedistel
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Primary Education through Digital Slate and Telecom (PEDISTEL)Dr. Abhay GandhiVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NAGPUR 440010 INDIAasgandhi@ece.vnit.ac.in
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AgendaObjectivesChallengesTechnology and featuresBudget and development plan
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Objectives
Development of low cost electronic slate with distance education capability.Development of complete distance education system using the electronic slate. To launch the education solution on a large scale.
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ChallengesNo access to education for rural and tribal children.No school / school faraway / daily commuting not possible.Difficult access to quality education for urban slum dwellers.Children of migrant labour, construction workers do not stay at one place.
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Challenges (Contd.)To provide infrastructure for a few people in each village is not economically feasible.Steady brain-drain from villages to cities over the last 6 decades.Talent pool that can teach better is concentrated in cities and towns.Teachers unwilling to stay in villages.
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PEDISTEL - Technology
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Digital Electronic Slate features
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Digital Electronic Slate featuresDetachable solar panelWinding spring / animal or human power for battery charging.Touch screen, web-cam, speaker, micFull duplex voice(ASVD or DSVD) or GPRS/3G/landline connectivity.E-book reader, video playback, drawing etc. Useful for higher education also.
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Digital slate features (contd.)Ability to store off-line content for example home work.Minimum 3 hr use per day. Patent filed for the electronic slate. (Application no. 1625/MUM/2009 date: 10/07/2009)
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Digital slate block diagram
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Teachers setupTraining software on Laptop/ Desktop PCWeb-cam, tablet or touch screen.Display divided in nine parts to handle 9 students at a time.Contents on slate or students face shown in the window allocated.
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Who will be teachers?9:1 ratio means a large number of teachers required.College students (engg., medical, law, arts, science, commerce, pharmacy)Housewives, retired personnelPhysically challenged persons
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Team and resourcesVNIT- Department of Electronics, VLSI LabA. S. Gandhi (Communications and overall solution development)Prof. R. M. Patrikar (VLSI issues)Ravindra B. Keskar (Web solution)
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Team and resourcesMTech(VLSI Design), MTech(Computer Science) and BTech students.Currently, one engineer for hardware and one for software is proposed. Perhaps, the no. needs to be increased.
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Budget (3 years)
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I)Components procurement
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II)Assembly of demo units
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III) HDL (Verilog) Environment
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IV) Testing Equipment
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V) Web based solution
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VI)Marketing Methodology
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VII)Salary of project engineers
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VIII)Contingency, Consumables, Travel & Miscellaneous
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Recurring budget year wise break up
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Recurring budget year wise break up
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Summary of recurring budget
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Financial outlay (year-wise)
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Business model and costingTarget cost of digital slate Rs. 500 to 2500 (US$ 10 to 50). Possible due to large volumes.Franchisee model for urban areaNGO+SHG for rural areaWeb based CRM solution.
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Business model and costingNRE Cost (Development cost)Operational expensesTeachers and support staff salaryTelephone usage chargesDevices (Students and Teachers)Device loss, damage, maintenance.
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Development planI year: Prototype slate to be assembled, Verilog code to be ready.II Year: Web-based solution to be developed. Pilot project to be ready.III Year: Full deployment across the country.
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Thank you!
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