scheme to popularise science through mobile phones

Updated on: Friday, March 02, 2012

The National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE) of Indira Gandh National Open University (IGNOU) has in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar has launched Science@Mobile which aims to educate people about science through mobile updates across the country.

The basic objective of this scheme is to exploit the potential of mobile phones for science popularisation in society so as to create interest among the people towards science,” said IGNOU in a statement.

The target group includes educated as well as uneducated people including homemakers and children. The content has been divided into three categories. “First category includes those with little education background who need basic science knowledge, the second category would consist of those who are educated but have no science background while the third category would include educated people having sound knowledge about science,” the statement said. Subscribers will be given a choice to select the category and frequency of the messages as per their choice and interest. There is no subscription fee for the services.

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