V G Ram Kumar,

Aruntec,
Chennai
Contents
y Position of S & T
y Focus
y Rural Ecommerce
y Rural Broadband
y Rural mentoring scheme
y Other Examples of ICT Innovations for rural areas
y Bio-Power and Rural / Fishermen Mobile Telephony
y Challenges & Opportunities
Position of S & T
y Comparison with Spiritual Science!
y Limits of S & T: Energy, States of matter
y Characteristics
y Pervasive
y Highly useful and effective
y Double edged sword
y Development
y Destructive
Aruntecs Rural Ecommerce
y Objective:
y To reach out to rural masses
y To create an eidentity
y To provide a web shop for them
Aruntecs Rural Ecommerce -
Features
y Bilingual (Multilingual in future)
y Rural Producers
y Upload about their products with all terms
y Integrated payment methods
y Affiliate Sellers
y Banner Ads
y Bulletin / News letters
y Link Exchange
Aruntecs Rural Ecommerce -
Features
y Customers:
y Products directly from producers
y Wide variety
y Special Products
y Rural Supportive Programs:
y contract farming / purchase
y Rural Buyers:
y Buy products of their choice
Aruntecs Rural Ecommerce -
Benefits
y An eye opener / Awareness
y Web presence
y Identification about themselves
y Let internet world know about their offers & needs
y Establish their own:
y Web customers
y Web marketers
y Direct fund transfer
y Adaptive, Development and Market oriented
Aruntecs Rural Ecommerce
y Launch Scheduled next month
y New Tie-ups with various organizations
y Payment Methods
y Shipment Methods
y Reach to rural masses
y Won Rural Innovation Fund Award from Mission 2007
(Microsoft, IDRC, Swiss Agency,)
y Further development
y Scope for investment and business opportunities
Rural Broadband
y Info-Highways
y Suitability to rural areas
y Terrain
y Wide spread
y Poor density
y Low Power consumption
y Typical Solutions
y Wi-Fi / WiMAX
y Vehicle mounted Connectivity
y Dynamic Frequency
Rural Broadband
y Aruntecs Research / Demo proposal pending with Govt.
y Scope for wide reach especially for hardware companies
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
y Necessity
y Lack of information, knowledge, coordination
y Comparison medical treatment
y Lungs, Heart & Stomach do NOT constitute a complete
body!

y Objectives
y Integrated single window scheme
y Customized to each individual villager / SHG,
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
y Features:
y Complete A to Z
y Customized
y Services door delivered at their location
y Training
y Close Supervision and Monitoring
y Sharing of knowledge / resources / information
y Continual basis
y Self-sustainable
y Public-Private Partnership
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
Proposed Rural Mentoring
Scheme
y Benefits:
y Far outweigh the cost
y Quality output
y Efficient usage of resources
y Up-to-date information on the fly
y Less heart burns
y Enriches nations image
Other Examples
yBio-battery packs (Eco friendly, low
cost)
y Chlorophyll Dry battery
y Recharge with water
y Cow dung based battery
Other Examples
yMobile Telephony
y Fishermen
y Weather
y Fishing areas mapped out
y Market information pricing, quantity at different locations
y Vegetables, Fruits & other products
y Local language, pictorial menu as well.
Impact of ICT
Contact:

vgramkumar@gmail.com
Contact:
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