Comments on: Experimenting with Internet Access in Rural India http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/09/internet-access-in-rural-communities-no-keyboard-or-internet-access-required/ Tracking Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: InternetSpeech - The New Digital Genie? « ThinkChange India http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/09/internet-access-in-rural-communities-no-keyboard-or-internet-access-required/comment-page-1/#comment-3056 InternetSpeech - The New Digital Genie? « ThinkChange India Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:07:34 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-3056 [...] we wrote about the “Question Box,” which aims to “bring some of the benefits of the information on the Internet to [...] [...] we wrote about the “Question Box,” which aims to “bring some of the benefits of the information on the Internet to [...]

]]> By: Santhosh http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/09/internet-access-in-rural-communities-no-keyboard-or-internet-access-required/comment-page-1/#comment-3055 Santhosh Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:03:03 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-3055 Chandru, Quite valid points. Here are my responses: 1. Weather Info - although the quality of forecasts are bad, still there is no reason why people should not have access to it 2. Price: Might change if we have private players getting active in procurement 3. Google Maps - agreed 4. Movies: I recently read that the poor spend a large percentage of their income on movies and entertainment. I agree online tickets might be a strech, but again, lets not make any assumptions here. The key is access. Chandru,

Quite valid points. Here are my responses:

1. Weather Info – although the quality of forecasts are bad, still there is no reason why people should not have access to it

2. Price: Might change if we have private players getting active in procurement

3. Google Maps – agreed

4. Movies: I recently read that the poor spend a large percentage of their income on movies and entertainment. I agree online tickets might be a strech, but again, lets not make any assumptions here. The key is access.

]]> By: chandrukk http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/09/internet-access-in-rural-communities-no-keyboard-or-internet-access-required/comment-page-1/#comment-3054 chandrukk Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:58:12 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-3054 Very true! but seriously what great information will a tiny/small farmer(who are the actual majority in any Indian village) require from internet? 1)Weather information - hugely unpredictable even by the MET Dept in India 2) Price information of food stuff? - Most of the farmers cultivate Rice,Wheat which have to be sold to govt at govt fixed prices 3) Google maps for driving? Hahaha - 4) Book tickets online for cinema? Hahaha Very true! but seriously what great information will a tiny/small farmer(who are the actual majority in any Indian village) require from internet?

1)Weather information – hugely unpredictable even by the MET Dept in India
2) Price information of food stuff? – Most of the farmers cultivate Rice,Wheat which have to be sold to govt at govt fixed prices
3) Google maps for driving? Hahaha -
4) Book tickets online for cinema? Hahaha

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