The 2nd Digital Learning World Education Summit was held in New Delhi from July 23-24, 2012 to bring together top education leaders. It was jointly organized by AICTE, CSDMS, and Elets Technomedia and co-organized by several Indian government education organizations and UNESCO. The summit objectives were to assess 21st century learning, share best practices and innovations, discuss education policies and reforms, and address the role of technology and teachers in education. As part of the summit, the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education won the "Best Government Sector Initiative in Education" award for its collaboration with Intel on education technology innovation for higher education institutions.

1. “Best Government Sector Initiative in Education” Award at 2nd
Digital Learning World
Education Summit 2012
2nd
Digital Learning World Education Summit (WES) 2012, the world’s premier
platform on education thought leadership was jointly organized by All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE), Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
and Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd on 23-24 July 2012 in New Delhi.
Background:
The Summit is being co-organised by Directorate General of Employment and Training
(DGET), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India; and National
Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), National Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS).
Objectives of the Summit:
• To bring together top leadership in the field of education to assess learning in
the 21st century and debate trends in school, higher and skill education across the
globe
• To highlight innovations and best practices in education and provide a
platform for disseminating the practices
• To deliberate and share common experiences and challenges in the
implementation of education policies and reforms
• To assess technology practices and trends in education and their role in
promoting education
• To address the role of teachers in meeting learners’ diverse expectations and
needs
Attendees:
• Dr M P Narayanan, President, Centre for Science, Development and Media
Studies (CSDMS)
• Prof S S Mantha, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• Prof V S Ramamurthy, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
• Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO Representative to India, Bhutan,
Maldives and Srilanka
• Dr Pascal Chazot, Elected Member of Parliament in France for French
Overseas, President of National Commission of Employment and Training in
France

2. • Dr Theophilus Mooko, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and
Skills Development (MoESD), Republic of Botswana
• Dr Sunil Nawaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Government of
Sri Lanka
• Shri E Ahamad, Minister of State for Human Resource Development,
Government of India
• Dr Ravi Gupta, Convener, World Education Summit 2012
As part of the summit World Education conducted competitions for Digital learning awards
under various segments. Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education
(APSCHE) participated in 2nd Digital learning World Education Awards 2012 under
the category of “Best Government Sector Initiative in Education” for “APSCHE – Intel
Collaboration in Best Innovation in Education Technology for Higher Education
Institutes”. APSCHE won the Jury Choice award in this category.
Mr. Ashutosh Chadha, Director Corporate Affairs Group, Intel South Asia and
Dr. P Sathi Reddy, Secretary, APSCHE
recd the award from
Prof Sudhir K Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar,
Dr Veera Gupta, Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),