Heading Ahead in Digital Literacy 

In a nation where more than half of its population is still striving to get access to a systematic process of education, it becomes vital for an educational institute to reach out and empower this segment. A large part of the population even today is isolated to benefit from the country’s progress and needs to be served, uplifted and developed with the right infrastructure and resources.

This is what makes the Digital Literacy important and relevant in today’s time, said Professor Charanpreet Singh, Founder-Director, Praxis Business School Foundation as he announced the launch of the Digital Literacy Program Drive on Foundation Day, 30th July 2019.

In an attempt to be a part of the National Digital Literacy Drive, Praxis Business School will start the Digital Literacy Program in September 2019 aiming to meet the growing desire among students in rural India to be part of its modernization process.

While Digital literacy in India has a direct impact on per capita income of the people it also helps students immensely to explore varied opportunities in terms of growth, development, infrastructure for higher studies and employment.

The Digital Literacy Program launched by Praxis Business School primarily aims to raise digital literacy awareness that will help the rural communities to lead in global digital economy. This program also aims to help in shaping a technologically empowered society starting with a progressive focus on digital and general literacy from the grass root level.

After more than a decade in the education industry, Praxis as an educational institute feels that it is time to incorporate what can be achieved for the society and environment at large.

The Digital Literacy Program by Praxis Business School is an effort to empower the rural citizens by making them digitally literate. “Praxis works at the confluence of business, technology and education. It is therefore logical that we should contribute toward enhancing the Digital Literacy of the nation. We have decided to invest money, time and intellect into creating this whole program of driving Digital Literacy,” says Professor Singh.  

“As we contribute to expand the Digital Literacy Program in every corner of our society, we move a step closer in creating a stronger and better skilled workforce in the country,” says Professor Singh. He shares that there are proven facts as to how Digital Literacy is making make a huge difference to the socio-economic levels of a community at large.

The Digital Literacy Program by Praxis Business School further aims to enable educational institutions to adapt to a set of methodologies that will educate students in the field of computer science and internet in their formative years.

The Digital Literacy Program will largely be driven by the student community where they will conduct 2 day workshops at neighbouring schools which do not have the required infrastructure or resource to impart digital education.

“We will do more of this and we are in touch with national professional bodies in order to leverage their reach to deliver these programs” Professor Singh said.