National Knowledge Network to be extended to SAARC countries

 The government is in the process of extending India's National Knowledge Network to SAARC countries in order to enhance cooperation in the field of education, MEA Sushma Swaraj said.

The NKN s a state-of-the-art multi-gigabit pan-India network for providing a unified <g data-gr-id="19">high speed</g> network backbone for all knowledge related institutions in the country. "We are in the process of extending our National Knowledge Network to all SAARC countries which will allow students in South Asia to access digital libraries and networking sources unimpeded. SAARC Satellite will also benefit the region in education and research," she said at the <g data-gr-id="17">ground breaking</g> ceremony of South Asian University (SAU).

"Cooperation in the field of education will be of paramount importance if we are to ensure improvement in the <g data-gr-id="14">inter-linked</g> destinies of the people of South Asia. We are taking several steps in this direction including through the use of modern means of communication," she added.