CGnet Swara is a community radio station based in Chhattisgarh, accessible via mobile phone. It aims to provide a platform for the rural folk to upload and share important community related information .Journalists in the Chhattisgarh state call and narrate local news bulletins to a central number where all these reports are recorded and checked…
See ‘n’ Report is a citizen journalism service that enables people to report photos and videos directly from their cell phones as and when they witness a breaking news story. It is designed both as a platform for augmenting main stories in online newspapers with multimedia content, as well as a service that publishes just-in…
Gaon Ki Awaaz, a voice enabled news service, gives articulation to the activities and interests of the people of the Rampur – Mathura village of Uttar Pradesh. The voice calls are in Avadhi and the rationale behind the creation of this application is to make information easily available to people living in villages and also…
Reuters Market Light is a pioneering service that provides crucial, local and customized information to Indian farmers via mobile phones. Information provided includes: Spot Crop Prices, crop advisory for selected crops, commodity news and any other information relevant to the farming community. Since its launch in 2007, over 200,000 farmers in 15,000 villages across 10…
The Nepal Wireless project aims to bring the benefits of ICT and related services to all the rural and urban areas of Nepal. Its core areas are telemedicine and education. The Nepal Wireless network comprises of a number of applications including E-commerce through the internet, VOIP using SIP protocols, virtual-ATM service, video conferencing and hotel…
Panini Keypad a patented multi – lingual keypad, enables a user to type in all the regional languages of India on the keypad of his mobile phone. Based on the premise of statistical predictive texting it doesn’t require a separate dictionary application. It is easy to learn and operate even for the aged and provides…
Is a free SMS service which endeavors to provide a platform for the youth of Nepal to voice their opinions on contemporary issues. Its scope extends to both the urban and rural areas of Nepal. Combining mobile technology with the web and national radio networks this service enables the young mobile users to connect to…
Dakia, postman in English, is a platform for the aggregation and dissemination of relevant community driven information in rural areas. Its appeal lies in its voice based multi-lingual application. One97’s Dakia is a rural empowerment mobile service where information relating to major issues like impending power cuts, weather reports, crop diseases and treatments, new market…
Dialog Tradenet is a dynamic, multi – pronged trade information platform integrating technologies like the Web, Wireless Access Protocol, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, SMS and Voice as channels to reach varying target segments to trade goods and services through mobile phones. It brings together buyers and sellers, by giving reference prices on demand. Reliability and…
The M-Distribution application, for the Food and Civil Supply Department of Kolhapur, by the District Collector Shri Laxmikant Deshmukh, ensures the proper distribution of food grains to all ration card holders, especially those below the poverty line. The software is cost effective and can be used in GPRS enabled mobile phones. It ensures transparency in…
