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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1979000/1979750.stm

Teaching goes virtual in Pakistan
Alfred Hermida, BBC News Online technology staff

Thousands of Pakistanis are being offered the chance to learn the skills they need to thrive in the computer age thanks to a new virtual university. The US$40m project is providing distance learning over the television and internet so that anyone can take part in the classes, regardless of where they live in Pakistan. The aim is to create a generation of software programmers and computer engineers who can rival the best in countries like the US....

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