Lessons via satellite look set to revolutionise education in Africa

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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1.Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Minister for External Affairs, officially opening the tele-education centre at the university in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2.Various of Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Minister for External Affairs, being shown around the new tele-education centre.
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) H.E. Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Minister for External Affairs:
“I take this opportunity to compliment Ethiopia which availed of the opportunity to become the first country in Africa to foresee the benefits that would accrue from this project. Education and knowledge are the prime drivers of all economic and social development and we are happy through this project to be able to strengthen our cooperation with Ethiopia in this critical field.”
4. Various external shots of the tele-education centre at Addis Ababa University.
5. Various of students at their desks in a university classroom, being taught from the monitor.
6. Close shot of monitor.
7. Various of computer screens
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Fekadu Mulgheta, Continuing and Distance Education Manager, Addis Ababa University:
“The two basic advantages that this technology will have for our Ethiopian people is that one, we Ethiopians do not need to travel abroad for a better education – we can have a link with all the known universities in the future and then these universities can provide their courses and training to Ethiopians who are working and on their works. And the other one is: even Ethiopian students do not need to travel from regions to Addis or to areas where there are universities, rather they can stay at home and then they can work there.”
22. Lesson being given in tele-communication centre, Addis Ababa University
23. Various of students working.
24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Biruk Gebru, MBA student, Addis Ababa University:
“We do have poor educational coverage in our country. Those government universities they cannot supply us with whatever we want, then the demand for this secondary education and the capacity of the government universities, it doesn’t match.
25. Cutaway to camera on tripod.
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Biruk Gebru, MBA student, Addis Ababa University:
“We were so desperate in getting this education, but this tele-education came and we are so happy.”
27. Teacher leading a class.
28. Close of a monitor showing the same teacher leading the same class.
29. Various of a student being shown around the equipment.
30. Various set ups of Ratan Singh, Project Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)
31. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ratan Singh, Project Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL):
“We installed these projects, tele-medicine and education, with the latest equipment and we’re going to stay here for five years. We will run this project, maintain it and we will supervise it. During this period we will train Ethiopian technicians, and engineers and the operating staff, particularly doctors and teachers, how to use this infrastructure.”
32. Various of doctors using tele-medicine technology. Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa
33. Various set-ups of Dr. Asfaw Atnafu, Head of Tele-medicine unit, Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, at his computer.
34. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Asfaw Atnafu, Head of Tele-medicine unit, Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa:
“The burning issue to the health managers is how to deliver high quality medical services to the most remote areas. The answer to our case is the use of information technology, or tele-medicine, so that we can advise and support the management of patients and also of course the treatment of these patients.”
35. Various of students in classroom of tele-education centre.
36. Close of monitor saying “thank you”.
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