India

Trip Leaders:Juhi ChandaliaSam Davies

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 “Classic”

India “Classic” Vermicomposting

India “Classic” Water Testing/Treatment

India “Classic” Community Radio

India “Classic” Survey

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…