India: Information And Communication Technologies

Information and Communication Technologies

India Saifur Rahman 04/10/2009

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India at a glance Area:

1.2 Million SQ Mile

Population:

1.17 Billion

Adult Literacy:

82%

GDP (per capita):

$2,600

Life Expectancy:

63 years

Infant Mortality:

36.94 per 1000 / live births

Languages:

Mostly Hindi and also Gujarati, Manipuri, Bengali

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Board Benefits from ICT Having telecom and Internet access empower people to cross the digital divide •ICT for Health •ICT for Education •ICT for Economic Opportunity •ICT for Empowerment and Participation

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ICT for Health / Healthcare New horizons for Indian doctors

•Online medical centers to provide better care for sick •CD-ROMs to show how to better treat patients •Transmission of tests to the hub in capital city for analysis Source: BBC News

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ICT for Education Wireless web reaches Village children

“I Can learn mathematic with the computer” Source: BBC News

“Primary school children are introduced to computers using multimedia CDs.” Source: BBC News

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ICT for Economic Opportunity ICT can contribute to income generation, poverty reduction and better employment opportunities.

i.e. Providing access to practical information on: •Weather •Farming best practice •Crop status •Global market price

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ICT for Empowerment and Participation

ICT can contribute to fostering empowerment and participation and making government processes more efficient. i.e. in India, state of Madhya Pradesh: •Introduction of an experimental intranet computer network for government services and local information. •Faster and more transparent access to government services. i.e. Farmers can get copies of land titles for 10 cents vs. previously $100 from corrupt officials.

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Rural Telecommunications Systems There are four different types of telecommunications systems:

•Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) •Cellular Mobile Telephone System •Wireless in Local Loop (TDMA-WLL) •Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)

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POTS POTS = Plain Old Telephone Service

Simplest way to connect to Internet, just modem and PC if wire line is available

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POTS However, majority of the world’s population lack POTS South Asian Telecom Indicators, 2008

Source:International Telecommunication Union, 2008

Installation charge for a new telephone line in India is $450 USD (while the country GDP is $350 USD) IT 304-001 10

Cellular – India

In India, cell phone has been used as an alternative means of communication. IT 304-001 11

Call Centers

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Internet Usage and Population Statistics

Source: WEF * 2007-08: 127 countries; 2006-07: 122 countries Source:http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/in.htm

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ICT rank of India

2007-08 Economy

2006-07

Rank

Score

Rank

Score

Change

India

50

4.06

44

4.06

-6

China

57

3.90

59

3.68

2

Pakistan

89

3.37

84

3.31

-5

Philippines

81

3.56

69

3.55

-12

Sri Lanka

79

3.58

86

3.27

7

Source: WEF * 2007-08: 127 countries; 2006-07: 122 countries

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Sources 1.

http://www.mit.gov.in/default.aspx?id=86

3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_and_communication_technologies

5.

http://www.i4donline.net/news/news-details.asp?Title=Bahrain-at-45th-place-on-ICT-readiness-index&catid=6&newsid

7.

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/events_and_information/documents/ann04_pakistan.pdf

9.

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/events_and_information/documents/ann04_india.pdf

11. http://www.ari.vt.edu/2DOC/NAE-Jan06.pdf 13. http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/centres/elab/publications/docs/Business%20Standard%2009.04.2008.pdf 15. http://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/default.aspx

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