Resources and websites about ICT in developing countries

The Geospatial Resource Portal
PROJECT'S Sharda
digital LEARNING
Drishtee
NextBillion.net 
ICT for Communities
VishwaBharat -- Angla Hindi  
ITC e-Choupal
DigitalGovernance.org Initiative
Indiagriline
n-Logue Communications
20 Exciting Egovernance Projects in India 
CelPay
Akshaya Gateway to Opportunities
GeoNetwork 
Informatics  E Governance Bulletin from NIC
Yuva.Com Programme Bangalore IT.
Transforming Rural India  Deeshaa
AIM Lab India
Agriculture Gateway to India  ATIC Directory
Agricultural Gateway to India
"Readiness for the Networked World" 
KnowNet Initiative
E-VILLAGES  
Kisaan Call Centre
Gene Campaign 
World Resources Institute Digital Dividend
India - General Information  
DigitalGovernance.org Initiative  
Open Knowledge Network 
The Markle Foundation  
United Nations Development Program Initiative 
The World Bank has produced an useful Knowledge 
Assessment Matrix Interactive website. 
Comparative estimates of E-Readiness are available at 
The Economist Intelligence Unit  Business 
E-Readiness Assessments 
The International Telecommunications Union Case Studies: 
Digital Planet 2000 indicators:

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Global ICT4D events calendar managed by Global Knowledge Partnership  Global Knowledge Partnership

Towards a Rural Knowledge Revolution -- Mssion 2007:  Every Village a knowledge Centre -- A Road Map

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News on ICT4D

Gujarat day celebrated with e-connectivity initiative  ThaiIndian News, May 2, '08

Govt mulls ICTs in higher education   E. Times, April, '08

Pune municipal corporation goes hi-tech  S. India, April 8, '08

Microsoft, Mammootty to launch Kerala e-literacy programme  Indiaenews.com, April '08

Goa tops e-gov scorecard: IDC-DQ study  CIOL, March 12, '08

All Gujarat villages now connected to the net by broadband  S.India, March 24, '08

Infosys to develop IT-enabled application for agriculture  Indiaenews.com, Feb. 27, '08

K'taka to stay connected via Internet  B. Standard, Feb. 22, '08

'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries: UNCTAD  E. Times, Feb. 8, '08.

STRAIGHT TALK  I. Express, Nov. 19, '07

Everything On It  OutLookIndia, Nov. 26, '07

A Groom For Spinning Jenny  OutLookIndia, Nov. 26, '07

E-learning makes learning lively: ICSI  Silicon India, Nov. 5, '07

Microcredit is effective for women in self-employment  The Hindu, Oct. 27, '07.

How IT is changing rural India  Rediff.com, April 7, '07

From wheat to web: Children of the revolution  Nature.com, Oct. 22, '07

Websites of 33 departments launched  The T. of India, Sept. 2, '07

Web-based Healthcare Program for Rural India  CXO Today, Sept. 3, '07

Intel Ropes in ILFS to Take PCs to Rural India Tech2.com, July 21, '07.

60,000 IT-enabled rural centres by August 2008  S. India, June 14,'07.
e-Choupal: Networking rural India  NDTV.com, May 17, '07

'e-learning is not just for IT people'  B. Standard, May 16, '07.

Parallel Connection  T. of India, April 24, '07

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Off the Beaten Track: Bringing Relevant Technology to Rural Areas  ASSoDigitale, April 23, '07

Drive to familiarise rural people with benefits of IT  India eNews, March 28, '07

ICT helps overcome fundamental challenges  CIOL News, March 23, '07.

Indian contributes to knowledge sharing   H. Times, March 23, '07.

Agricultural Extension on the Web  DDN Articles, Dec. 1, '07.

TCS, Qualcomm Woo Rural India  Red Herring, Feb. 28, '07.

Tribal project takes Andhra Pradesh one step higher  RxPG News, Feb. 27, '07.

Virtual classrooms  B. Standard, Feb. 13, '07.

TV to teach students in rural Madhya Pradesh  India eNews, Feb. 11, '07

IBM Highlights Initiatives to Bridge the Digital Divide in India  IT News on line, Feb. 4, '07

Taking Innovations to Market  News & Broadcast, Jan. 17, '07.

India offers ICT partnership with Brunei  S. India, Nov. 21, '06.

E-tech invasion of farmlands  The F. Expresss, Nov. 20, '06.

Project Sharada: innovation in education  E. Computer, Nov. 13, '06.

A digital face for grassroots  F. Express, Nov. 13, '06.

Kerala farmers enter cyber space  CIOL News, Nov. 13, '06.

Bihar panchayats set for e-governance  India eNews, Oct. 27, '06.

Information Technology and Rural Development
Greater Kashmir.com, Oct. 16, '06.

Rural development software bags MS award   Indiatimes, Oct. 12, '06.

100,000 new rural centres to bridge digital divide  India eNews.com, Sep. 21, '06.

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Exploring ICT applications for rural growth  H. Times, Sept. 8, '06.

Now, education for kids who don’t go to school  One World  South Asia, Sept. 5, '06.

The first knowledge village of India-- Hansdehar's site

Plugging it  B. Standard, Aug. 16, '06.

Enriched by e-governance  B. Line, June 19, '06.

Microsoft Research India Partners with the University of California Berkeley and Others to Host Academic Conference on Technology for Developing Countries  Webwire, May 25, '06.

India to e-connect 600,000 villages  S. India, May 8, '06.

Mainstreaming ICTs   One World South Asia April 21, '06.

`Future belongs to technology-enabled education'  The Hindu, April 5, '06.

TCS to run automated rural job scheme — Pilot project launched in AP; leakages can be plugged, says Ramadorai  B.Line, Feb. 3, '06

E-learning initiative for quality education launched — Nasscom, MAIT ink pact to support UN efforts B. Line, Jan. 11, '06.

Intel to launch rural sp ecific comp  The E. Times, Jan. 10, '05.

Byraju Foundation Facilitates Rural Transformation  EFY Times, Jan. 9, '06.

India ICT spending to reach $25 billion in 2006: Gartner  B. Standard, Dec. 8, '05.

Spreading the net to rural India  The F. Express, Nov. 13, '05.

Information Society: The Next Steps  Development Gateway, Oct. 24, '05.

Rural India to get one lakh IT centers by '07  The DQ Week, Oct. 26, '05.

Rural Knowledge Center launched in Andhra Pradesh  DQWeek, Oct. 11, '05.

Low-cost tech makes waves in rural India  S.India, Oct. 10, '05.

Maharashtra to set up internet kiosks in 10,000 villages  The E. Times, Sept. 29, '05.

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`Rural computer education a billion dollar industry'  B. Line, Sept. 27, '05.

The Upgraded Digital Divide: ....  knowledge.Wharton

DoT mulls rural interconnect gateway with USO support  B.Line, Sept. 16, '05.

Scaling Microfinance With The Remote Transaction System  NextBillion.net, Aug. 17.. '05.

INDIA EMPOWERED TO ME IS  The I Express, Aug. 25, '05.

Harnessing Wind Energy in Eritrea  Research News, Berkeley Labs, Aug. 10, '05.

A STEP in the right direction  B. Standard, Aug. 6, '05.

New `knowledge' and the farming community  B. Line, Aug. 2, '05.

Digital Democracy  Dataquest, July 27, '05.

Again, Will It Click? Dataquest, July 27, '05.

So, Why Go Alone?  Dataquest, July 27, '05.

e-Governance  Indiaonestop.com, April 30, 2005

ITC plans to go physical with e-Choupal network  B. Standard, July 30, '05.

Astra Drier developed at IISC, boon for farmers and SSIs  PTI News, July 27, '05.

The innovator   FLine, Jul 16 - 29, 2005

A village shows the way   FLine, Jul 16 - 29, 2005

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New challenges for women campaigners  BBC News, Jully 22, '05.

Hi-tech inputs mooted for village knowledge centres  The F. Express, July 18, '05.

Globalisation of Tech Edu  Chennai Online, July 20, '05.

Science and technology education the key to Africa's long road out of poverty  Cape Times, July 18, '05.

ITC e-Choupal shortlisted for Development Gateway Award 2005 ITC e-Choupal, june22, '05

ITC's 'e-Choupal' wins Wharton-Infosys Business Transformation Award   ITC e-Choupal, June 01, 2005

ITC wins TERI Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  ITC e-Choupal, June 01, 2005

ITC wins Golden Peacock Global Award for CSR  ITC e-Choupal, May 13, '05

WHAT WORKS: ITC's E-Choupal and Profitable Rural Transformation  Digital Dividend.org

BSNL invites private sector for rural wireless network  SiliconIndia, July 12, '05

From Literacy to eLiteracy  Dataquest, April 7, '04

Indians win three 'Green Oscar' awards Chennai On Line, June 30, '05. 

C-DAC, Bitstream partner for Indian language fonts  CIOL News, June 24, '05.

"e-nabling Delhi-zens"  CIOL News, June 24, '05.

Information for Development -- I4dOnline  The first monthly Magazine on ICT4D, July 2004

IT-based agri information system  F. Express, June 13, '05.

CRIDA, IIIT to provide I...   I4donline, June 14, '05

ITC’s e-Choupal unit in ...  I4donline, June 7, '05

ITC's e-Choupal wins ‘Co...  I4donline, June 2, '05

India's Tata Group: Empowering marginalized communities  Synergos, Feb -  April 2005.

ITC e-choupals to offer financial products  Sify News, May 26, '05.

Common facility to boost teledensity mooted  Chennai On Line, May 25, '05.

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