ICT4SouthAsiaED: Financing

Discussion Points
1. Types of funding
 * Government: what are the funding commitments of different arms of the government: IT, Education, Information & Broadcast
 * Role of Private players & Public Private Partnerships
 * International Donor Funding

2. Areas of funding
 * Connectivity (including last mile)
 * Hardware (Radio, TV, Computer)
 * Content development/digital resources & Software Training

[[Image:Illustrated books.gif|50px]] Bibliography

 * 1) Jee Peng Tan, Alain Mingat, 1992, “ Education in Asia – A Comparative Study of Cost and Financing”, World Bank
 * 2) Development Assistance Committee, 2005, “Financing ICTs for Development Efforts of DAC members: Review of Recent Trends of ODA and its Contribution”, Report to the UN Task Force on Financial Mechanisms for ICT for Development (TFFM)
 * 3) Planning Commission, November 2004, “Report of the PPP Sub Group on Social Sector: Public Private Partnership”, Government of India
 * 4) World Economic Forum, “Development-Driven Public-Private Partnerships in Basic Education”
 * 5) M. Sohail, “Is PPP a viable option for the provision of safe schools?”

[[Image:Missiridia Universal information symbol.svg|30px]] Other Relavent Links
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Indias_education_sector_to_step_up_its_IT_spending_-nid-60477.html/1/1

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