Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) erstwhile IT@School project is a Section 8 Company under General Education Department of the State Government, setup with the objective of inculcating IT & ICT activities in over 16000 schools in the State, covering from Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary sections. The vision of KITE is to transform Kerala as a knowledge society by enhancing the quality of educational inputs through sustainable, inclusive, technology assisted interventions. As the mission, KITE aims to upgrade the educational institutions on par with international standards in terms of infrastructure, facilities, resources, curriculum, pedagogy etc.
The scope of KITE includes Capacity Building, Content Development, e- learning, Broadcast and other allied activities in addition to Sustainable e- Governance activities including Connectivity & support and providing critical inputs to the government and private sector in improving education quality through ICT.
KITE emphasizes on the smooth implementation of approved components such as viz Capacity Building for teachers, students and parents, Content Development, ICT Hardware Deployment, VICTERS and eGovernance for the sustainability of the various programs undertaken through Plan Funds. Having deployed over 4.50 lakh ICT equipments to schools in recent years, KITE has also ensured Annual Maintenance Support (AMC) for these equipments beyond their warranty period. Teachers are trained regularly on the changing curriculum and on the latest ICT tools through the KOOL platform, which enable them to effectively utilize the ICT equipment in Hi-Tech classrooms and Hi-Tech Labs.
The Little KITES IT Clubs set-up by KITE in over 2000 schools and with over 1.80 lakh members, has been a revelation in ICT education. Students are trained in latest technologies including Cyber Safety, Artificial Intelligence and they transform as Trainers for empowering their parents. ICT Content Development is a continuous process for Samagra Resource Portal and KITE VICTERS educational channel. Several unique initiatives such as Samagra Resource Portal, Sampoorna School management software, Samethem School Data Bank, Samanwaya Staff Fixation Software, School Wiki portal etc, implemented by KITE, are being extensively used by Education Department for academic and monitoring purposes.
The State Office of KITE is at Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram which also houses the Studio and Uplinking Station of KITE VICTERS channel. Today, there are over 300 staff working in KITE, comprising of management experts, technical personnel, academic teams and support staff. In addition to the State Office, there is a District Office in each of the 14 districts, where on average a team of 10-15 Master Trainers headed by the District Co-ordinator oversees all the field level activities of KITE.
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