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Hyderabad, Oct. 21 Applying new ideas and technology to education would be of great help to society as the 21st century is a century of knowledge, said Ms D. Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for Higher Education.

Speaking at a ‘Social Responsibility Conclave’ organised by the students of the Net Impact club at the Indian School Business (ISB) here on Saturday, she it was necessary to bring girls into mainstream education.

“Issues such as child labour and domestic labour are keeping children away from schools and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan is trying to bring education to these children with initiatives such as summer camps and bridge courses,” she said.

In his key note address, Mr Dileep Ranjerkar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation, said the teachers had to play a more active role in the education system. “There is lot of confusion between what is taught in schools today and what really happens in the world outside,” he observed.

In a panel discussion on ‘Demographic Divide of India: Education as a Turnaround Factor’, Mr V.N. Rajasekhran Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, said existence of such a divide was a serious concern of the day.

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