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)

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 Cellular – India

In India, cell phone

has been used as an
alternative means of
communication.

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 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 2006-07
Economy 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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