The housewives and the senior citizens of the city took an enthusiastic participation in the Computer Awareness Programme that began here from Monday. Notably, the programme is being organised by Regional Science Centre, Bhopal in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, New Delhi.
On the first day as many as seven aspirants participated in the programme — including two housewives and four senior citizens. The participants learned about the computers under the theme ‘Basics of Computer’.
While talking to The Pioneer, education officer of Regional Science Centre Charudatta Pulliwar said,
“With the aim to impart Digital literacy to teach and assess basic computer concepts and skills, so that the house wives and senior citizens can use computer technology in everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves we have organized this programme. Moreover, we want them to overcome their fear of using computer so we begin with the basics of computer.”
During the programme a housewife Nasreen Hashmi shared her motive behind joining the programme. She said that her both sons are IITians one is in Kanpur and the other is Kharakpur and so she wanted to cope-up with her children and access the computer.
Another home maker Manisha also joined the programme to remain updated with the society.
Anand Sinha from Sahitya Academy, lK Gaur Tourism Consultant, RK Gupta Statistical officer are also a part of the programme and are pretty satisfied the way the programme started for them.
This five day programme includes five packages such as Basic Skills, World Wide Web, Productivity programmes such as Powerpoint, Word, Access and Excel, Digital life Style and Computer Security.
Further, the experts from Regional Science Centre, Bhopal and Microsoft Corporation are helping the participants to learn the computer. Pulliwar further said that the next two batches are already full.
Expressing content over it he further said that the reason behind registering seven participants in each batch to give them individual attention so that they could learn the system properly.
The next bacth would be held in the last week of December for five days.