Education goes high-tech

Updated on: Friday, April 15, 2011

HCL Infosystems MEA, a Dubai based subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, India’s premier ICT system integration, hardware and services company announced the awarding of a project recently to provide ICT products to GEMS Education, the world’s largest private K-12 education provider.

 

The collaboration between HCL Infosystems and GEMS Education will offer access to technology enabled learning and state of the art solutions for the benefit of the students. The deployment will enable both students and teachers to effectively utilise a range of ICT resources that will be made available under this project.

 

Rajeev Asija, COO – Enterprise Business, HCL Infosystems said, “HCL Infosystems has been focusing on taking its business expertise to newer boundaries by expanding into emerging markets. This partnership with GEMS Education is part of our ongoing effort to cultivate global relationships for empowering students across the globe with advanced and best-in-class education solutions. IT plays a prominent role in enhancing the learning process and this alliance will further engage technology as a driver for growth in education”

 

Dino Varkey, senior director - Business Operations, GEMS Education, said, “GEMS Education is committed towards building a technology rich, forward thinking community and we place utmost priority in attaining the highest international standards of innovation, quality and service. Technology is an important tool in education and we are pleased to invest in this deal, as it will further engage our teachers and students in enhanced collaboration in their teaching and learning process”.

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