Information Society Watch

May 2, 2007, UNESCO

The state government of Kerala through it's state wide ICT project Akshaya with support from UNESCO is going to create community portals in the local language (Malayalam). The portal will comprise vital information such as government schemes,information regarding agriculture, business ventures,products,local job vacancies, educational details,health information, legal rights and so on. The content for the portal will be produced on an ongoing basis by community reporters appointed in each of the chosen Panchayats under the active leadership of Akshaya entrepreneurs and facilitated by the Akshaya district office in Kannur. The pilot project in Kannur would be extended to the rest of the state if found successful.

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