Dr D.C.Misra's Reply

You are right, Arnab. A lot remains to be done for the cyber cafe in India,
particularly in rural areas.There is an Association of Public Internet Access
Provider (http://www.apiap.cybernook.net).It is for such organisations and
similar collective entities to put forward proposals to government for promotion
of cyber cafes in India.

Dr D.C.Misra
September 8, 2004
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Arnab Gaguly wrote:

I have read through the article and believe that Cyber cafe may be passe in the
Western World but in India its still a business model which is providing a lot
of opportunities to the educated unemployed youths.But at the same time we must
realize that this model to really fructify cyber cafes should move towards
smaller towns and cities where the value emanated down the value chain would be
much higher.In fact, the productivity in the rural areas would also improve to
greater levels with such model (though I don't have any concrete study to
substantiate this).But the million dollar question is the government doing
enough to create/promote such businesses in the rural areas ? It could make all
the difference of providing ICT to the rural masses.

Arnab Ganguly
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management,Pune
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Dr D.C.Misra's Reply to comments by Santosh Rajan:

In brief, Vikram Doctor appears to be saying that cyber cafes within a decade of
their start are on way out in the West while in India their number is going up.

My view: It is understandable that the cyber cafes are on way out in the West as
there is high Internet accessibility in the West. As a result an individual need
not go to a cyber cafe to access the Web. He can simply access the Web at home.
On the other hand, due to very low Internet penetration in India and high cost
of Internet connectivity, common citizens have no choice but to access the
Internet from a cyber cafe. Public policies must therefore support cyber cafes
in India by providing a number of incentives for setting them up. This will also
provide gainful employment to India's unemployed and educated youth.I hope the
position is clear.

Dr D.C.Misra
September 8, 2004
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santosh rajan <santosh30339@...> wrote:

it is a little confusing
what is your point and what is the point raised by the author

Santosh
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"Dr D.C.Misra" <dc_misra@...> wrote:
Read

Doctor, Vikram (2004): Digital Drift: A decade on, the cyber cafe
rocks in India, rolls out of fashion in the West, The Economic Times,
New Delhi, September 5, Sunday, pp 1&3.

Available online under the caption:Cyber cafe goes cold in the West at

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/839542.cms





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