Information, Communications, and Technology

Practical Action, alongside partners Hystra and BoP Innovation Center, launched on November 21st the Global Distributors Collective (GDC), which aims to help...

The 2010 International Development Design Summit held in Colorado, US, recently brought forth the various prototypes being developed as low-cost technology solutions...

International microfinance organization, Accion, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, have invested in Vindhya e-Infomedia, a business process outsourcing firm. Based...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently reported that old and inadequate copper wiring is hindering last mile internet connectivity across the...

Multinational company, Cisco Systems, has recently developed a “Bank-on-Wheels” program for banking in remote, rural parts of India. The program will allow...

Researchers from the University of Toronto and Microsoft are exploring ways to use technology – specifically, mobile phones – to crowdsource the...

A new technology start-up, Hazel Media, has recently developed MobQuery, a data collection and management platform that has local language capabilities and...

Indian social enterprise Action for India (AFI) recently held its annual forum on the role of technology in helping social enterprises scale...

A recent Business Line article profiles Vortex, a low-cost ATM developer in India. Having been started by IIT Madras alumni and researchers,...

Hyderabad-based mobile e-commerce platform MartMobi has been shortlisted to join the new batch of tech startups at one of the world’s most...

Host Institution: National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore Organized by: Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing [FGKS.in] Co-organizer: Indian National Academy of...