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Development and Educational Communication Unit is an arm of ISRO which aims at planning and imparting training the personnel for usage of satellite based communication systems for societal needs. The main objective of the organisation is to plan and envisage the satellite usage for the general population in the field of education , medicine etc.

History

Established in 1989, Development and Educational Communication Unit of ISRO is involved in societal research to bring the space technology to the rural areas. The Space Applications Centre , Ahmedabad provides the necessary technical support to the unit. Between 1975 to 1990 , DECU implemented Kheda Communication projects in the kheda village of gujarat to bring satelite based communication to the village residents, the project later won IPOC-UNESCO prize for rural Communication[1]

Projects

Jhabua Development Communications Project

Jhabua Development Communications Project has been evolved from Kheda Communication projects

References

  1. ^ "KHEDA COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS". Satellite Application Centre. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
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