Post on 20-Dec-2015
IndiaIndia – “Classic”
Punjab – SLIET
Uttranchal – DIT
Hill Country
Uttranchal - conference
India – “IT”
New Delhi - TaraHAAT
Chennai - IIT
Uttranchal – conference
India Facts
• Population: 1 billion• 28 states, 14 official languages, 1000s of
dialects• Rice & Wheat: cash crops• $1.45 / day average• 50%-65% of adults are literate• Tsunami, Dec. 2004, Earthquake, Oct. 6, 2005:
1000 casualties in Kashmir• Outsourcing call centers, software, mobile
phones
India “IT” Education
• Work with villagers• Exam tutoring• Literacy training• Computer literacy• Linux kernel
support for Indic languages
India “IT” Remote Medical Diagnostics
• Remote sensing• Video compression• Fault-tolerant
networking• User interface
India “IT” Microfinance
• Develop software for thumbprint-based rural ATM
• Design debit, credit, user interface
India “IT” Employment
• Internet-based employment
• Marketing local crafts• Pricing agricultural
products• after D-Lab…