The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will confer Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education upon Azim Premji Foundation in New Delhi on Wednesday.

A release issued by the University said that the award will be presented by Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal to the founder of the foundation, Mr Premji, Chairman, WIPRO. The first awardee for this International Prize for Technology in Education and Development is the Azim Premji Foundation.

The Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education and Development was instituted by the university in its Silver Jubilee year. The prize will be given to an individual or an institution that has made significant contributions in education particularly educational technology, for development in developing countries across the world. It carries a cash amount of 5 lakh rupees and a citation.