Kerala is taking all necessary steps to become India’s first digitally literate state by 2020. The state government will leverage various initiatives aimed at making Kerala a ‘Digitally Empowered’ society. The key objectives of ‘Bridging the Digital Divide Vision 2020’ programme include transforming Kerala into a digital knowledge society to achieve sustainable economic growth, making accessible the digital infrastructure to all at affordable cost, attracting more investments and promoting IT exports of the state.
Akshaya Project
- The Akshaya Project was launched in 2002. It was piloted in Malappuram.
- The objective of the project is opening the doors of digital literacy to at least one member in each family.
- Following its huge success, it was later replicated in all other districts of the state.
IT@School initiative
- Launched in 2002.
- The main objective was to make more than four lakh students graduating from schools every year computer literate.
- The project has so far turned out more than 39 lakh students spread around 12,600 schools of Kerala with a high level of computer literacy.
- Kerala became the first state in the country to introduce Digital Collaborative Texts (DCTs) under IT @ School.
Digital Literacy to Masses in Kerala
Under Digital Literacy-Phase II, various programmes implemented by multiple agencies to achieve digital literacy in the state.
