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The true potential of UID

Hindustan Times, 11 Nov 2009

Technology is just an enabler. making the unique identity card project effective will require changing the rules whenever needed More »

Why poor need Unique ID

Hindustan Times, 10 Nov 2009

Government programmes are open to misuse by people who run them. The unique identity card project can fix the problem if it is backed by political will More »

Unnati Package for villagers at Dasara expo

Star of Mysore, 01 Oct 2009

A three-in-one package called "Unnati", comprising computer training, accident insurance and BSNL mobie SIM card with pre-loaded talktime for the benefit of rural people More »

It's e-governance at grassroot level

Mail Today, 19 Sept 2009

A little over half an hour's drive from Bangalore to Mysore, the silk town of Ramanagaram shows no trace of glass, glitter and glamour of the infotech hub More »

Digital in Devanahalli

Business Today, 26 July 2009

Half an hour from Bangalore's airport, villagers line up outside a nondescript shop in Devanahalli village to get a copy of government records ranging from birth, death and caste certificates More »

An Internet for rural India

CNN Money, 09 July 2009

One intrepid entrepreneur battles brigands and bureaucrats to bring e-governance to India's 700 million rural poor. More »

BSNL, TATA AIG, Comat Technologies unveil three-in-one package

Star of Mysore, 02 July 2009

A three-in-one package called 'Unnati' comprising computer training, accident insurance and mobile SIM card with pre-loaded talktime for the benefit of rural people across the state has been unveiled in city More »

Three-in-one package for rural areas

The Hindu, 18 June 2009

When the process of distributing computerised ration cards to 90 lakh household begins in Karnataka by the end of June, rural and semi-urban households will also be offered an optional welfare scheme More »

Distance learning takes wing in rural India

The Times of India, 27 May 2009

It is rural India where the action is. Be it mobile phones or scooters, the demand from the hinterland is helping companies tide with the slack in urban centres. And education is proving to be no exception More »

Comat Tech launches job training for rural youth

Hindu Business Line, 20 Mar 2009

Bangalore-based Comat Technologies, which has been in the business of citizen services delivery for the last three years with the Karnataka Government as its anchor customer. More »