Mumbai : IIT Bombay (IIT-B) students have developed an ‘internet van’ with the aim of teaching basic computer and internet skills to farmers, artists and students in the countryside. Officials said that new-found digital knowledge could be useful for farmers or artists in checking the demand and supply of their products in various cities. The journey of the bus will start in August.
Taking inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ programme, Techfest of IIT-B started an innovative project, ‘Internet for All’, aimed at spreading internet education. Techfest and Nehru Science Centre had joined hands for the same.
Its objective is to spread internet education awareness among villagers and bring them within the mainstream of society.
IIT students had developed a bus equipped with modern science and technology exhibitions to inspire schoolchildren. The bus will travel from Mumbai to Delhi spreading much-needed internet literacy.
