Off the Beaten Track: Bringing Relevant Technology to Rural Areas

(ASSODIGITALE.IT) Agricultural workers in China climb aboard high-tech
InfoWagons as Microsoft launches rural-computing pilot programs in China and
India intended to fuel social and economic empowerment for the world’s
underserved populations.



Bipin Mishra, a kiosk operator in rural Madhubani, Bihar State, India,
facilitated a videoconferencing session for Lalita Devi with a doctor in the
city of Patna, India.


Bachcho Devi of Jitwarpur village explains: “I have been painting for the
last 40 years. But I have never received so many orders within such a short
period as I have done since I registered with Drishtee. In two months, I sold 12
paintings and earned 10,000 rupees. I have never been able to earn such a big
amount within 60 days before.”
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Lt. Col. (Retd.) Bajrang Bihari Singh
Sec-5, Plot - 452
Vaishali, Ghaziabad
U.P.
Phone- 0120-2772949

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