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NEW DELHI, JAN. 8. In another first for Delhi, the State Education Minister, Arvinder Singh Lovely, has been invited to attend the Second Moving Young Minds World Ministerial Seminar on Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Education in London. He is the only Education Minister in the country who has been invited for this important event. Charles Clarke, the British Secretary of State for Education and Skills, has extended the invitation. During the three-day conference beginning on January 10, the Education Minister would give a presentation on local case studies of the potential of ICT in education in Delhi. The Moving Young Minds World Ministerial seminar was hosted for the first time in January 2004 with the objective to share and discuss national experiences about the ICT and e-learning and also in establishing collaborative links and exchanges between participating countries. Delhi is the first state in the country to be invited for participation in such an event because of its massive achievement in implementation of ICT as a tool of education system in the Capital. Before leaving for London, Mr. Lovely said that under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit Delhi had become the first state that is imparting computer education in all the schools whether it is a government or government-aided school. Stating that the present opportunity had come due to the efforts put in by the Sheila Dikshit Government during the last six years, Mr. Lovely said the Delhi Government is also trying to overcome the administrative problem through use of Information Technology. The Education Department had also developed the software for various departments including finance, administration and teacher training. Even problems like absenteeism has been sorted out to a large extend by the use of computers and marking of attendance online. The Education Minister said he was privileged to represent the Delhi Government at such an important fora and said his presentation would also include the various other initiatives taken by the Delhi Government under the Bhagidari scheme to involve the parents and area residents in welfare and maintenance of schools.
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