Rural high school students get a ‘feel’ of computer keyboard at a three-day ‘Students’ Internet World’ programme, being organised, as a district administration initiative, at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) and the National Institute of Engineering (NIE). According to the deputy director of public instruction, Mr E Nanjappa, half the 7,600 participant students have not had an opportunity to access a computer. The idea is to initiate them to PC and get them to understand the potentials of the Internet in the ‘knowledge age’.

Such commendable official initiative would be meaningful if, and only if, students, notably in government and rural schools, are able to access computers on a daily basis.

 The education department could tap corporate sponsors and school alumni for computer donations to schools. BSNL could be talked into giving broadband connection, free or subsidized, to match donated computers.

  When farmers can get free power supply, why can’t schools be given free broadband connection?

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