The Importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in catalyzing economic activities, in efficient governance and in empowerment of the society is recognized not only in India but also universally. In the education sector ICT can provide a practical and enabling solution for improving the quality of education. The current deficiencies within the educational system can be surmounted with the rapid and effective implementation of Information Technology in schools.

However in a vast country like India, IT is yet to penetrate many of the schools especially in the rural areas. Primary and secondary education eludes most of the rural children, especially the girl children. When it comes to computer education in Government schools, they still remain untouched of the information technology wave that is sweeping the nation.

Thus to help these schools cross the digital divide, the Government of India has devised the ICT@schools scheme which aims at quality improvement in schools. This can be achieved by not only ensuring adequate hardware deployment but also providing software and educational material in the schools for assuring the success and effectiveness of this scheme. This can be achieved through Private Public Partnership (PPP) which has an impeccable record of offering solutions to the State Government for the implementation of computer education projects across their respective States.