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IGNOU
collaborates on Unique Identification Numbers project
Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:43:34 PM, IANS
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New Delhi:
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIADI) for implementation of
the Unique Identification Numbers (UID) project.
According to the MoU, IGNOU will collaborate with the UIADI in
conduction proof of concept (POC) studies, the university will
also be a pilot to test the working of the technology and process
of enrolment into the UID database and subsequently full roll-out
of the UID project.
"The UID numbers will be linked to IGNOU's students data-base. So,
it will provide the facility of 'Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow
learning. IGNOU is also planning to use this platform not just to
cover rural populace, but also to distribute the benefits of
education to its learners," a university release said.
The release also said that IGNOU will do all that is necessary and
required in order to effectively complete the POCs and pilots, and
follow the criteria and process for appointment of enrolling
agencies prescribed by the UIADI.
The MOU was signed between UIADI chairman Nandan Nilekani and
IGNOU vice-chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai.
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