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Innovative Technologies to connect Rural India. All taluka headquarters are connected by fibreLast mile technologies are rapidly emergingBroadband CorDECT WiLL developed at IITM, Indiaprovides a telephone line and 256 kbps Internet connection in 25 Km radiusExchange and tower in townWorks at 5
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1. Rural Technology & Business Incubator, IITM Creating Wealth in Rural India
2. Innovative Technologies to connect Rural India All taluka headquarters are connected by fibre
Last mile technologies are rapidly emerging
Broadband CorDECT WiLL developed at IITM, India
provides a telephone line and 256 kbps Internet connection in 25 Km radius
Exchange and tower in town
Works at 55? C
Power requirement: 1 KW
start-up costs very low
Newer technologies emerging
Promising 1/2 Mbps connectivity
with OFDM (like 802.16 / WiMax)
with HDR and HSDPA
corDECT Wireless in Local Loop is one such wireless technology developed in India. It connects villages in 30 Km radius around a town. The Exchange and Base station costs are low and the design is rugged (works at 55 degree Centigrade) and power requirement of these central unit is less than 1 KW. This provides today 35 or 70 kbps dedicated (sustained or unshared) connectivity to each village and will soon be upgraded to provide 100 or 200 kbps dedicated connectivity. The total cost (including deployment) is under $ 200 for each village.corDECT Wireless in Local Loop is one such wireless technology developed in India. It connects villages in 30 Km radius around a town. The Exchange and Base station costs are low and the design is rugged (works at 55 degree Centigrade) and power requirement of these central unit is less than 1 KW. This provides today 35 or 70 kbps dedicated (sustained or unshared) connectivity to each village and will soon be upgraded to provide 100 or 200 kbps dedicated connectivity. The total cost (including deployment) is under $ 200 for each village.
3. Innovative Business Models n-Logue / Drishtee / e-chaupal / CSC:Rural Service Providers
aggregate demand into a kiosk
owned & driven by a local entrepreneur
US$1200 per Kiosk providing telephone, Internet, multimedia PC with web-camera, printer and power back-up for PC
plus Indian language software, video conferencing software, training and maintenance and 6 months unlimited Internet
set up by a village entrepreneur on the lines of urban PCOs
Provides multiple services to break even
Needs USD100 pm to break even
4. Rural Services An Overview
5. Towards enabling Rural Areas
. Education
6. Education Curriculum based
Passing SSLC: excellent results
Skill based
Spoken English
Computer Basics
CAD, Web development, Photoshop
Repair pumps, wire for electricity, carpentry
Concept based
Science and Business concepts
7. Towards enabling Rural Areas
. Rural BPO
8. Rural BPO Initiative
9. Towards enabling Rural Areas
. Rural Production
10. Rural Production Outsourcing
11. Towards enabling Rural Areas
. Healthcare
12. ReMeDi Tele-medicine solution Healthcare Delivery
Identification of village healthcare delivery centers
Linkage with a hospital partner via ReMeDi telemedicine solution
Supply and delivery of essential medicines
13. Towards enabling Rural Areas
. Agriculture
14. Managing Risks for farmers Crop disease: Use of video conferencing to connect farmer to an agricultural Expert
Obtaining answers before it is too late
15. Agriculture Agro Processing
Agricultural Advisory Services
Agricultural Supply Chain Management
Focus: Fruits and Vegetables in Theni District of Tamil Nadu
Strategy: To link markets, banks, extension partners and suppliers to small farmers
16. Production and Price Risk Coverage Rain-fall insurance
Micro-weather Measurement and prediction
Collect weather data at each village
Temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall
Weather Monitoring Kit : USD300
Market risk: use of commodity exchanges forward pricing and Options
Can one get small farmers to use it?
17. Facilitate Sales and post-harvest support
Use of Village Internet kiosk and mobile phones for
Obtaining market-prices in different Markets
Transaction and deal-closing from villages
Scheduling delivery
Booking of transport
Direct payment through banks and loan repayment
18. Towards enabling Rural Areas
. Financial Services
19. Financing by banks from towns is expensive Is Microfinance the answer
Has made great strides, but what is the interest rate?
At 24 to 30% interest rate it is good loan for
Trading and Short term consumption loans
But not for any manufacturing / agriculture?
Can kiosks become mini-banks?
Internet banking: But how will cash be delivered?
Can kiosks carry out credit-rating of rural people?
What about Insurance?
Can they enable different kinds of insurance?
Life Insurance, health insurance, General Insurance, rainfall insurance
20. We could put Internet in every village but for its cost? TeNeT / VorTex develops ATM
Finger print detection
Internet kiosk based or Stand alone
Deliver even soiled notes
Single denomination today
Can be extended to multiple denomination
Electronic Lock operated using finger print detection
Cost about USD1500 for kiosk ATM
21. TowardsCredit Rating
22. Rural Business, Transportation, Energy & others Towards enabling Rural India
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23. Rural Businesses
Agriculture, food processing & other small businesses
Can they be enabled by ICT kiosks?
Does technology play a significant role in supply chain management & co-ordination?
Can they be used for market linkages & pricing mechanisms?
Can kiosks be used to find jobs?
24. Decentralized Energy Grid based Power Supply
Quality and availability
Urban Power will take precedence
Rural India will only get overflow
Each Village require 30 KW to 100 KW Power Generation
Solar
Biomass Combustion
Biogas
Bio-diesel
Can kiosk be used to enable this?
25. Summary
26. RTBI-SBI Finance Projects
29. Rural Banking- Stake holders
33. NREGS Stake holders
36. InteliZon Energy
Smart Solar Solutions for Developing World
Solar LED Lamp: Low Powered Application < 10W
Solar Pump: Medium Powered Application <1KW
UPS / Solar Power Supply: Medium Powered Application