Information Society Watch

October 10, 2007, Anand Giridharadas, International Herald Tribune

ICTs are having increasingly far-reaching effects in India as IT companies and their employees are using technology to address the poverty in their own backyard. In Bangalore, a new networking site called Babajob is creating employment opportunities and bringing the networking revolution to some of India's poor.

April 2002, Simone Cecchini and Monica Raina, Information Technology in Developing Countries

This paper provides an example of the adoption of ICT by a rural community by detailing the Warana “Wired Village” project, in the state of Maharashtra, India. There, a local cooperative is using ICT to streamline the operations connected with sugar cane growing and harvesting. This is benefiting small farmers, both in terms of transparency and time saved on administrative transactions, as well as the cooperative, in terms of monetary gains.

May 2006, Digital Opportunity Channel

A strong political mandate and international funding has converted drought-prone Baramati in central Maharashtra into an apparent showpiece for sustainable knowledge development in India. Annual conventions held at Baramati, which attract a wide range of international stakeholders, focus on using IT for social causes. A local IT college set up here actively works towards creating affordable IT enabled services, including market information for farmers, a computer on wheels for rural education, and increasing connectivity for providing governmental services.

February 2006, Madaswamy Moni, I4D

Agriculture is the mainstay of the majority of India’s populace, yet faces severe constraints for sustainable growth and development. This article outlines some key initiatives currently underway in India for agricultural livelihood development through the incorporation of ICTs.