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ICTs for Development: Lessons Learnt and Directions for the Future (infoDev symposium 2001). Foundation Of Occupational Development (FOOD India). Web: http://foodindia.org.in Email: info@foodindia.org.in. FOOD India - Profile. 20-year-old non-profit organization
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ICTs for Development: Lessons Learnt and Directions for the Future (infoDev symposium 2001) Foundation Of Occupational Development(FOOD India) Web: http://foodindia.org.in Email: info@foodindia.org.in
FOOD India - Profile • 20-year-old non-profit organization • Conducting research on social development and implementing welfare programs on • Cost-effective housing • Employment generation • Women empowerment • Education • Health • Environmental sanitation • Poverty alleviation through ICTs • E-commerce
Our efforts in ICT Community information center Remote area network Rural e-commerce Inter-city marketing E-marketers Civil Bridge Online city information Student community network
Our efforts in ICT FOOD India Email server (1995) E-commerce for rural artisans (1998) Civil Bridge Round Table (2001) Remote area networking (1996) Asia City (2001) E-marketers (1999) Community Information Center jump team (2001) Student community network (2001) Inter-city marketing cell phone network (2001)
Partners TNUDP-II / World Bank UNDP / SAPAP
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone to leverageeconomic empowerment FOOD SHGs Producers Community
Inter-city marketing network – Project partners FOOD infoDev CMA DeW KVIC
Inter-city marketing network – community networking Community Community Community Community Community Community
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Sensitizing the Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Discussion on sharing of responsibility
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Production supervision
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Women at work
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Discussion on supplies
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Packing products
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Quality assurance
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Delivering the products
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone Evaluation and suggestion on improvements
Lessons learnt Social solidarity Social capital ICTs Poverty alleviation
ICTs – bridging the gap Solutions Issues Functional literacy Capacity building Language Touch screen Connectivity Cell phones Affordability Social capital
Upcoming ICT projects FOOD India Primary Education through ICT Offline E-commerce Fishermen network through ICT Women’s Net
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