I want to share with you a couple of breathtaking stories of how mobile phones have made a difference in women’s lives The week before last, I was having one of those regular conversations with Sunil Jaglan, the sarpanch who has been more in the news than perhaps our prime minister, more recently for his…
I would suggest the govt make 2015-16 the year of broadband highways and ensure at least 50,000 panchayats are truly connected and functional
The MPs’ local area development scheme lets them spend Rs 5 crore a year in their constituencies, but more than half don’t use any of the funds
Parliamentarians should create an ecosystem of information in India’s villages
We are gradually getting to a situation of connected world where, crowd, media, governance and economy are going to be on the crossroads of convergence
There is a possibility of community Internets arising—made, run and maintained by local communities by and for themselves
Billions of dollars have flown into India’s e-commerce firms in the last few years. Can the explosive growth improve the lives of traditional skilled workers as well?
As far as Internet.org is concerned, please concentrate on ensuring open access and widespread network access
Hundreds of thousands of people live in villages who want to access the Internet for information about their rights, entitlements and utilities
Middlemen operating in rural India flourish in the absence of reliable means and medium of information and communication