Operation Digital Board (ODB)
Launched: 20 February 2019
Objective: To have digital and interactive boards in every classroom so as to make the learning as well as the teaching process interactive.
Salient Features of (ODB)
- The digital board will be introduced all over the country in government and government aided schools from class 9thonwards as well as in higher education institutions, from the coming session of 2019 itself.
- University Grants Commission (UGC) will be the implementing agency for ODB in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It will be implemented as a Central scheme, as a loan from Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA).
- At school level, Digital/ SMART board will be provided in all Government and Government – aided schools by the Central Government in collaboration with the State and UTs.
- It aims at converting a classroom into a digital classroom. Ensure availability of e-resources at any time and at any place to students.
- Help in provisioning of personalised adaptive learning as well as Intelligent Tutoring by exploiting emerging technologies like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics.
Read More: – Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge
