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Telefonica, Nokia partner to ‘mobilise’ education in Latin America

By Team Diginews4u ⋅ April 17, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Telefonica and Nokia have signed a strategic agreement to bring educational content to remote schools in Latin America through the use of mobile technology.

The two companies aim to transform the delivery of education in isolated areas as a way to close the digital inclusion gap in the region and promote social development.

The agreement is expected to help expand the current scope of Telefonica Foundation’s ‘Pronino’ and ‘Educared’ social programmes focused on using information and communications technologies in the improvement of the quality of education in the region. It also complements Nokia’s work to harness mobile technology for social development.

The first implementation of this agreement is planned for Chile, where Telefonica’s mobile broadband and Nokia’s mobile software Nokia Education Delivery will enable isolated schools in Chile to have access to educational content.

The agreement will be later expanded to other countries in Latin America and will prioritise schools where Pronino works.

The agreement will also extend to the adoption of Nokia Data Gathering software by Telefonica Foundation within its Pronino programme.

Under the framework of this agreement, Nokia and Telefonica will also be working with local governments in Latin America in the use of information technologies to ensure and foster the competitiveness of their economies.

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