JULY 2006

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JULY
2006
National Alliance
for
Mission2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre
Mission 2007 Secretariat Mobilising the Power of Partnership
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area
Taramani, Chennai - 600 113, INDIA
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Partners Directory
July 2006
Mission 2007 Secretariate
Mission 2007 Secretariat
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area
Taramani, Chennai - 600 113, INDIA
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[email protected]
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Contents
1. Aarkay InfoNet Private Limited (AIPL) ................................................................9
2. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University.....................................................11
3. AIDS-India e Forum..........................................................................................14
4. American India Foundation...............................................................................16
5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham...........................................................................19
6. Arghyam...........................................................................................................21
7. Aspee Agricultural Research & Development Foundation (ARDF)....................23
8. Assam Administrative Staff College (AASC).....................................................27
9. Association of Public ICT Tools Access Provider...............................................29
10. Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Private Limited (AKTPL)...........................31
11. Azim Premji Foundation....................................................................................35
12. Bellanet............................................................................................................38
13. C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre.............................................................40
14. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)...............................42
15. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture............................................48
16. Central Tuber Crops Research Institute.............................................................54
17. Centre for Education and Documentation..........................................................59
18. Centre for Ecology and Research......................................................................62
19. Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)......................64
20. Centre for IT Services.......................................................................................67
21. C-IT Community Relationship Management Suite Centre for IT Services..........70
22. Common Service Centres (CSC) The Department of Information Technology....73
23. Coral Telecom Ltd.............................................................................................75
24. Datamation Foundation.....................................................................................78
25. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology......83
26. Digital Partners India.........................................................................................86
27. Emmaus Community Welfare Fund...................................................................90
28. Enriching Rural People Foundation....................................................................91
29. Everonn Systems India Ltd...............................................................................93
30. EZ Vidya Pvt. Ltd.,............................................................................................97
31. Family Health and Development Research Service Foundation.........................99
32. First Voice International ..................................................................................101
33. Friends of MSSRF, Japan................................................................................103
34. Friends of Swaminathan Australia (FOSA)......................................................105
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35. Gramodaya College & Research Institute........................................................107
36. Gujarat Life Sciences......................................................................................109
37. Health Educational Awareness for Rural Development (HEAR).......................111
38. Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust..................................................................113
39. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute..............................................115
40. Indian Association for Information Technology in Agriculture (IAITA)..............117
41. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - (IIITM-K).........119
42. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay...................................................122
43. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) HQ..............................................124
44. Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP).......................................129
45. Intel, Bangalore..............................................................................................132
46. International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)...............................................136
47. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)....139
48. International Development Research Centre (IDRC)........................................143
49. IRMA Bhubaneswar India...............................................................................146
50. ITC eChoupal, Secunderabad..........................................................................148
51. Janjagruti Maharashtra...................................................................................153
52. JHAI Foundation, Lao PDR..............................................................................155
53. Kalinga Center for Social Development (KCSD)...............................................157
54. LAKSHYA for Sustainable Development..........................................................161
55. Larsen & Toubro Construction Skills Training Institute, Chennai......................165
56. Limtex (India) Limited.....................................................................................169
57. M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF).........................................172
58. MacArthur Foundation....................................................................................175
59. MAHAN Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital.......................................................179
60. Maharashtra Foundation U.S. Initiative...........................................................181
61. Mahavir Yubak Sangh (MYS)..........................................................................184
62. MakSat Technologies (P) Ltd..........................................................................187
63. Medak District Voluntary Agencies Network (Medvan)..................................189
64. Media Lab Asia..............................................................................................192
65. Microsoft India................................................................................................195
66. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)..............................................201
67. Nand Educational Foundation for Rural Development (NEFORD).....................203
68. NASSCOM Foundation (NF)............................................................................205
69. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)............207
70. National Informatics Centre............................................................................210
71. National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)......................212
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72. National Institute for Smart Government (NISG).............................................218
73. National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management (MANAGE)..............223
74. NREGA ICT Solution Developed by TCS..........................................................225
75. Naveen Gram Agrotechnologies Pvt. Ltd........................................................228
76. Navodaya Seva Sangam Mahabubnagar........................................................230
77. Netaji Subhas Open University.......................................................................233
78. Network for Information & Computer Technology...........................................237
79. NicheKen Technologies Pvt Ltd.......................................................................241
80. n-Logue Communications Private Ltd..............................................................243
81. Novatium Solutions (P) Ltd.............................................................................246
82. One World South Asia (OWSA)......................................................................248
83. Panos London.................................................................................................251
84. Participatory Employment Net (PEN) India......................................................254
85. PC Connexon..................................................................................................257
86. Peoples Action for Development.....................................................................259
87. Phoenix federation and Societal reformers of India (SRI)................................262
88. Polymer Educational Society...........................................................................265
89. PRAYAS..........................................................................................................267
90. QUALCOMM’s Wireless Reach™...................................................................269
91. Radiophony India Pvt Ltd................................................................................271
92. Rotary Club of Mayuram.................................................................................273
93. Rural Agency for Social and Technological Advancement (RASTA)................274
94. Rural Uplift Centre..........................................................................................276
95. Samtech InfoNet Limited................................................................................281
96. Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)................................................284
97. Shruti Information Centre................................................................................290
98. Shrushti Seva Samiti......................................................................................292
99. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts...........................................................297
100. Society for Participatory Research and Integrated Training (SPRIT)................301
101. Socio Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS)....................304
102. South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS).................................307
103. STADD Development Consulting Pvt. Ltd........................................................315
104. STING BroadBand/STING Consortia................................................................317
105. Student’s Welfare Association (Vidyarthi Sahayak Samiti).............................320
106. Sustainable Agriculture & Environmental Voluntary Action (SEVA).................322
107. Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).................................326
108. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University..................................................................328
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109. Tamil Nadu Foundation Inc. TN Chapter..........................................................330
110. Tamil Nadu Open University...........................................................................333
111. TARAhaat Information and Marketing Services Limited..................................335
112. TATA BP Solar................................................................................................338
113. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai.....................................................340
114. telecentre.org.................................................................................................343
115. The Science Ashram (TSA)............................................................................347
116. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)...........................................348
117. The Telecommunication and Computer Networking Group (TeNet).................351
118. United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India.....................................353
119. UNICEF, India..................................................................................................356
120. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...359
121. United Nations World Food Programme..........................................................362
122. Urmul Trust.....................................................................................................365
123. Vadalur Knowledge Centre..............................................................................367
124. Vigyan Ashram...............................................................................................369
125. Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC)..............................371
126. Virtual University for Agricultural Trade (VUAT)..............................................373
127. Women Organisation For Socio-Cultural Awareness (WOSCA).......................377
128. Women’s Studies and Development Centre Chhattisgarh...............................379
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FOREWORD
Mission 2007 aims to convert the provision made under the
Bharat Nirman programme for knowledge connectivity in rural
India into reality by August 15, 2007 which marks the 60th
Anniversary of our Independence. The green revolution helped
to increase the productivity and production of wheat, rice,
maize and other crops. The Knowledge Revolution envisaged
under Bharat Nirman will however enhance human
productivity and creativity in all its dimensions. This is why
achieving the goal of Mission 2007 is important for achieving
what Mahatma Gandhi emphasized, namely Purna Swaraj.
In 2004, 41 organisations representing the various
stakeholders in the ICT for development exercise organized
jointly a National Alliance for Mission 2007: Every Village a
Knowledge Centre. The total number of partners now stand
at 128.
The National Alliance for Mission 2007 brings together Central
and State Government agencies, business and industry,
academic institutions, civil society organizations and all
interested in bridging the rural-urban digital divide. The
National Alliance is supported by an International Support
Group chaired by Dr Maxine Olson, Resident Representative
of UNDP in New Delhi. The Alliance partners are all committed
to the goal of ushering in a knowledge revolution in rural
India.
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The Alliance has five working groups dealing with connectivity,
content, capacity building, care and management and
coordination. Also it is supported by the Jamsetji Tata National
Virtual Academy for Rural Prosperity from the point of view
of human resource development. After observing the
capability and innovativeness of the Fellows of the Academy,
H E Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, President of India commented that
the Academy is a celebration of the core competents of rural
families. Mission 2007 is committed to a cause of total literacy
in our country and for alleviating hardship to our hard working
farm women and men caused by meteorological and
marketing factors.
I am grateful to Mr Senthilkumaran, Programme Director,
Information Communication Technology and to his colleagues
for taking the trouble to compile this directory. The earlier
two versions of this directory were compiled under the
guidance of Ms Geeta Sharma, Former Operations Manager
and I wish to record our gratitude to her and to Mr
Basheerahmad Shadrach for their significant contributions to
the success of the Alliance. I hope the Village Knowledge
Centre or Gyan Chaupal movement will gather further
momentum and will achieve its goal of ensuring the provision
of a demand driven package of dynamic and generic
information to children, women and men in our villages at
the right time and place.
M S Swamianthan
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Aarkay InfoNet Private Limited (AIPL)
New Delhi
Contact
Mr. Ramesh K Verma
Aarkay InfoNet Private Limited (AIPL)
118C, Lane 5, Anupam Garden,
New Delhi 110 068
Phone: [phone]
Organisation Profile
AIPL is dedicated towards developing and deploying
sustainable collaborative ICT solutions for the masses. Its
innovative eScribe range of software products, address to core
communications challenge of making ICT more usable by the
masses, despite the literacy, language and cultural issues. The
thrust is to cut digital divide by allowing masses to collaborative
communication using a simple a voice, scribbler (hand writing)
and optionally video interface “eScribe” for all their ICT usage.
This can be used in all applications like education, rural health,
livelihood generation, poverty alleviation and general
communications. EScribe, a highly two way interactive
interface, can be deployed over low bandwidth as well as
broadband networks, in a one to many, one to few as well as
one on one interactions
Area Of Operation
Technical
A Learn to earn more approach
CSC program is not sustainable for e-Govn. Services alone.
We are developing a Consortium to release SAMAARUP, a
commercially sustainable, rural e-channel which will provide
a locally relevant bouquet of interactive application services
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