
Making The Most Needed Products Available To...
Category: Events | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyPractical Action, alongside partners Hystra and BoP Innovation Center, launched on November 21st the Global Distributors Collective (GDC), which aims to help...

Cisco’s India Solution
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyMultinational company, Cisco Systems, has recently developed a “Bank-on-Wheels” program for banking in remote, rural parts of India. The program will allow...

Solar Lamp, Water Filter Aimed At India’s...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyThe 2010 International Development Design Summit held in Colorado, US, recently brought forth the various prototypes being developed as low-cost technology solutions...

Accion, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Invest...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyInternational microfinance organization, Accion, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, have invested in Vindhya e-Infomedia, a business process outsourcing firm. Based...

Lighting Up The Last Mile: Fibre Optics...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently reported that old and inadequate copper wiring is hindering last mile internet connectivity across the...

New Apps For The Bottom Billion
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyResearchers from the University of Toronto and Microsoft are exploring ways to use technology – specifically, mobile phones – to crowdsource the...

Data Collection And Collation Made Easy
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyA new technology start-up, Hazel Media, has recently developed MobQuery, a data collection and management platform that has local language capabilities and...

Innovations For The Poor
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyIndian social enterprise Action for India (AFI) recently held its annual forum on the role of technology in helping social enterprises scale...

The Next Step For Rural Banking
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyA recent Business Line article profiles Vortex, a low-cost ATM developer in India. Having been started by IIT Madras alumni and researchers,...

Indian Mobile Commerce Startup ‘MartMobi’ Shortlisted For...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyHyderabad-based mobile e-commerce platform MartMobi has been shortlisted to join the new batch of tech startups at one of the world’s most...

10th Annual Conference Of Knowledge Forum On...
Category: Events | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyHost Institution: National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore Organized by: Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing [FGKS.in] Co-organizer: Indian National Academy of...