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BACKGROUND

Inspired by recent advances in the provision of healthcare and medical education through the use of Information and Communications Technology, noting India’s long history of assisting Africa in capacity building programmes and recognizing that Africa-India cooperation can play a major role in harnessing the benefits of globalization for mutual advantage, His Excellency the President of India Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM, during the inaugural session of the PAN-African Parliament held at Johannesburg on 16th September 2004, proposed to connect all the 53 nations of the African Union by a satellite and fiber optic network that would provide effective Tele-Education, Tele-Medicine, Internet, Videoconferencing and VoIP services and also support e-Governance, e-Commerce, infotainment, resource mapping and meteorological services.

TCIL has been designated as a nodal agency by GOI to implement this prestigious project of national importance.

 SCOPE

  • The network will primarily provide Tele-Education, Tele-Medicine, Internet, videoconferencing and VOIP
    services. It also supports e-Governance, e-Commerce, infotainment, resource mapping and meteorological services.

  • Each remote location will be able to access the Internet through the network by linking the HUB to Internet backbone through an ISP.

  • Using this network the Head of the State in all 53 countries will be connected for instant communication.

  • The network will connect 5 universities to 53 learning centers; 10 Super-Specialty Hospitals to 53 Remote Hospitals (Patient-End locations) in rural areas.

  • The network is designed to have 169 terminals and a central hub to deliver the Tele-Education and Tele-Medicine services. The proposed network utilizes state-of-the-art technology and can be integrated with the latest broadband technologies like Wi-Fi and Wi-Max. The network is scalable to support different applications catering to increased number of users.

BENEFITS  
Tele-Education:- The use of electronic Information and Communications Technologies to provide educational facilities to the students at remote locations. 
Tele-education or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled education methodology combines knowledge and information technology to facilitate more effective learning. The key benefits are as follows:  

  • Electronic Virtual classroom

  • Distance education operation

  • Planned learning

  • Sharing the knowledge

  • Just In Time learning

  • Competitive learning

  • Anytime/Any-where learning

  • Development learning

  • More individualized learning

  • Problem-solving learning

  • Creative and reflective thinking

  • Efficient use of knowledge base

  • Authenticated assessments

Tele-Medicine:- The use of electronic Information and Communications Technologies to provide and support health care irrespective of the distance between the doctor and the patient.  
The advances in Medical Science, Bio-Medical Engineering together with Telecommunications and Information Technology (ICT) have led to the development of Tele-Medicine solution. This has contributed to providing affordable healthcare facilities to the rural population.

  • Adoption of Tele-Medicine technology is one of the best options to deliver healthcare for rural population.

  • Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) between Specialist Doctors and Patients ensures improved healthcare facilities.

  • The overall costs for providing treatment through Tele-Medicine Solution are less than the cost by the conventional method.

  • The Continuing Medical Education (CME) System offers a suitable platform for practicing doctors to seek guidance and to be abreast of the latest developments from experts in their respective fields.