MUMBAI: Doordarshan has launched a new educational channel DD Roshini as part of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) project.
In association with Microsoft Aspire School Program, the new channel will present live television and Skype lectures in the classroom to assist teachers in BBMP schools.
As part of BBMP’s initiative ‘to transform BBMP schools into world class educational institutions’, and to achieve the vision of ‘No Child is Left Behind’ it is implementing state-of-the-art technology such as augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning, STEM and STEAM (Robotics) usage of cloud, IOT and bots etc, by improving the infrastructure to meet the highest standards, training teachers in the 21st century skills and coaching students to be future ready.
The launch of the new educational channel was confirmed by Doordarshan director general Supriya Sahu on Twitter.
A new day A new initiative. DD Roshini an educational channel debuts today as a Pilot on Digital Terrestrial Platform of DD in partnership with Microsoft and @BBMPCOMM. Thank you for making it possible @Ra_THORe @CMofKarnataka @mediasurya @shashidigital @ddchandanabng @rkupadhyay pic.twitter.com/nNOy217ZaA
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@DG_Doordarshan) December 6, 2018
