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India is using the "new" electronic technology to deliver education and institution to its population even as it looks to other countries for ideas on how to use the technology, a Canadian delegation to that country found out earlier this year. The eight Canadian scholars included Dr. William Winn (chairman), and Dr. Barry Ellis from the University of Calgary; Dr. Iain Taylor, Athabasca University; Dr. Glenn Cartwright, McGill; Ms. Judy Roberts from the Royal Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons; Dr. Michael Cartier, Quebec; Dr. Geoff Potter, University of Victoria, and CJEC editor Dr. Denis Hlynka, University of Manitoba.

The workshop /seminars were sponsored by the Shastri Indio-Canadian Institute and the Indian University Grants Commission to coincide with the World Communication Day and the recent launching of India's second communication satellite INSAT 18.

The Canadian team worked primarily in New Delhi. A highlight of the Delhi visit was a 45 minute audience with Prime Minister Indira Ghandi concerning the future of educational technology in India. The prime minister expressed an awareness of the value of educational technology, but pointed out the uniqueness of the Indian situation, particularly the more significant information needs such as dissemination of weather information.

The visit with Ghandi was indicative of the high profile given the Canadian visit. Sessions were inaugurated by the Minister of Education and the Chairman of the University Grants Comissions there. Many other senior officials were involved in the workshop as well.

Canadian Educational Technologists in India. Left to right: Potter, Hlynka, Taylor, Prime Minister Ghandi, Ghosh (Shastri Institute), Cartwright, Winn, and Roberts. Standing, left to right: Malik (Shastri Institute), unidentified, Ellism and Cartier.