n-Logue - Sustainable Access in Rural India (SARI)
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Country:
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India
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Detailed location:
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Pathinettangudi some 35 km from Madurai,
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Mission:
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The project aims to show that viable markets exist for information and communication services in rural poor areas by inventing and deploying innovative technologies, assessments, and business models (SARI website, 2003)
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Geo-graphic location:
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rural
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Contact:
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Mr. Joseph Thomas
Programme Manager
The Telecommunications and Computer Networks Group
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Madras
Chennai 600036
India
Email: joe@tenet.res.in
Web: www.tenet.res.in/rural/sari.html
Phone: 91 44 24455210
Fax: 91 44 2445 5335
Tel/Fax: (044) 235-2120
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Status:
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operation
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Existing telecentres:
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1434
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Future telecentres:
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0
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Start of initiative:
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2001
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Scope of operation:
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national
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Self-sustainable:
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Yes
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Sustainability plan:
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Yes
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Pilot:
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No
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Business model:
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franchise
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Other resources of revenue:
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service fees
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Knowledge network:
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Yes
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Community participation:
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Yes
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Women participation:
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Yes
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Type:
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private_commercial
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Stakeholder:
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Dhan Foundation (operation)
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ICT Application:
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Gender sensitive
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People with disability
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Illiterated sensitive
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e-government |
No |
No |
No |
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e-learning |
No |
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Internet (web/e-mail) |
No |
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Connectivity:
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leased line
satelite
wireless
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Technology:
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computer+Internet
fax
phone
photocopy
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Objectives of the initiative:
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empower women entrepreneurs
promote self employment
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Services provided:
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agriculture information
Computer Aided Learning Programmes
fax
forward complaints to gov. agencies
health system information
internet access
photocopy
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Physical location:
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private
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Sources:
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SARI Website (
http://edev.media.mit.edu/SARI/mainsari.html)
S. Vijay Kumar. A village where IT is a way of life. In The Hindu, Monday, Apr 22, 2002
Rajendra Kumar (2003) Social and Economic Impact of Technology Intervention in Rural Communities: Case of Sustainable Access in Rural India (SARI) Project. Report on Summer 2003 Internship under MIT Program on Human Rights and Justice. Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT. Dec. 1, 2003
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