Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Indian Institute
of Technology
Local entrepreneurship for sustainable telecentres: Case studies from Indian Villages
Simple innovations can pare
down present telecom network costs by more than 60 per cent, says
the man who has done more than any other to popularise the notion of
low-cost, high-tech community-oriented ICT solutions in India.
"We have the people who can come up with the
necessary hardware and software for work of this sort. They are already
doing it for companies abroad. If they can do it for India, we can really
make telecom technology cost-effective, something that is very important in
India," says Jhunjhunwala. His presentation is bound to be a highlight at
the Acacia conference. |
Professor Ashok
Jhunjhunwala, head of the department of electrical engineering at the Indian
Institute of Technology, Chennai.
He spreads a compelling
message about
the need for local entrepreneurship as the guarantee for sustainability of
telecentres
Prof Jhunjhunwala's
participation
is sponsored by Multisource
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