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Providing Access to the Children of Indian Migrant Workers
India is considered to be one of the key emerging markets in the world. While the rest of the world has concerns about an aging population, the Indian Census Bureau reports that 40 percent of the populace in India is below the age of 18, and by 2015, 55 percent will be under 20. In order to convert this opportunity into a strength, education of young Indians has become an imperative - beginning with pre-school age education.
Qualcomm Participates in Bringing News Literacy to Children in Washington, DC
As a country, we see education as an important business. Educated minds are more informed, more discerning and more involved in government and foreign affairs. This is especially true at Qualcomm, a company rooted in education not only by the investments we make in this area but also by the principles that we hold true—after all, several of Qualcomm’s founders began their careers as educators.
E-rate Funds Go Mobile
Hats off to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allotting E-rate funds to explore how providing students with discounted mobile broadband access off school grounds can improve education at our nation’s public schools. The “E-rate Deployed Ubiquitously 2011 Pilot Program” (EDU2011) will enable 35,000 students at 14 schools in 20 states to benefit from anywhere, anytime learning.
3G Technology Enhances Learning – See it on Lifetime Television
Recently, I was interviewed for The Balancing Act show which airs on Lifetime about how Qualcomm’s
The 21st-century Textbook
With new technologies constantly coming on-line, and with states like California, Texas, and Oregon
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