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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

MYSTERIOUS: Wow way to bridge digital divide | Mind Blowing Facts

GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, in partnership with HP, has launched a unique CSR programme called World on Wheels (WoW) to bridge the gap in computer literacy among underprivileged sections of society to create more digitally-enabled communities.

The initiative facilitates access to basic computer literacy modules from a mobile IT-enabled ‘WOW’ bus to reach out to students from government schools in and around Shamshabad, Rangareddy district. The 20-seater learning lab in a bus is provided with computing and printing equipment with learning modules.

It can provide 44,000 training hours capacity annually per unit, 3.15 KVA solar panels for off-grid connectivity, HP classroom manager and other software suites, EDP training for youth, K-12 e-Content for students, video-conferencing and remote training and so on. There are 20 HP thin clients, workstation, and office Jet all-in-one printer.

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