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Media Lab Asia has been promoted by Department of Information technology, MCIT, Govt. of India as a not for profit company. The objective of the company was set to bring the benefits of ICT to the common man. It started with the functional activity areas such as World Computer (Affordable, ubiquitous computing and access devices), Bits for All (Low Cost, High bandwidth connectivity) and Tomorrow's Tool (Rurally relevant applications). However it was later changed to application areas such as ICT for Healthcare, Education, Livelihood and Empowerment of Disabled.

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Gramin Gyan Kendra visit

A team headed by Dr P.S.Siddhu, Senior Agricultural Specialist, The World Bank, was there in Varanasi/Mirzapur on 13th August 2010 for the inspection of National Agricultural Innovative Practices (NAIP) project sanctioned to Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IAS-BHU). Read more...
Media Lab Asia participation in conference related to Healthcare

Media Lab Asia participated in the 1st International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with Information Technology from 8 March, 2010 to 10 March, 2010. Kindly find the images below where Media Lab Asia experts are demonstration their technologies:
Setting up of National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

Setting up of National e-Governance Division (NeGD) (autonomous Business Division) within Media Lab Asia has been approved by the competent authority.All activities currently being handled by NeGp-PMU at DIT will now be handled by the new NeGD.
Launch of EdCIL website

Media Lab Asia has developed the website of Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL) which was incorporated as a Public Sector enterprise by the Government of India in 1981, under the Ministry of Education and Culture (reconstituted as the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 1985). The website was inaugurated by Hon'ble Minister of HRD, Shri. Kapil Sibbal on 7 January, 2010.The website can be accessed at http://edcilindia.co.in
Media Lab Asia inaugurated Chanderi Centre

Media Lab Asia Inaugurated Chanderi Weavers ICT Based Resource Centre (CWICTRC) on 9th Feb 2009 in Chanderi (Madhya Pradesh),  Shri Jyothi Raditya Scindia, Hon'ble Minister of State (Information Technology), MCIT, Government of India, along with Shri. S.N. Goswami, MD & CEO, Media Lab Asia, Shri. Osama Manzar, CEO, DEF and Shri. Naveen Kumar, Chief Investigator, Media Lab Asia inaugurated Chanderi Weavers ICT Based Resource Centre(CWICTRC)  on 9th Feb 2009 in Chander, MP. Please find below the images of the Chanderi Weavers centre inaguaration centre.
 

Media Lab Asia Projects


470 RCI/MSJE recognized Institutions connected to Navshikhar benefiting students undergoing special education.

The content is being generated in accessible format like e-text, Braille, Daisy, large print and audio for text books for graduate/post graduate level visually impaired students. For Inclusive Education 321 hours (30 Nos.) of English Audio Daisy Books and 347 hours (30 Nos.) of Hindi Audio Daisy books have been generated. 20,000 copies of CDs of these books have been distributed. A network of 74 organizations working for digital books has been formed called the DAISY Forum of India.

More than 1,000 Visually impaired persons are regular users of Screen reading software, in Hindi and English.

Web enabled Integrated Assessment tool for Mentally Retarded children (Punarjjani™) developed and installed in 8 schools of Kerala on a pilot basis. Benefiting  850 Mentally Retarded students.

Computerized Braille Transcription System installed in 60 schools where around 4300 blind students have been benefited.

A National Interactive portal www.punarbhava.in has been implemented for empowerment of the disabled. 470 RCI/MSJE recognized Institutions connected to Navshikhar benefiting students undergoing special education.

100,000 Expert Advices rendered to 13000 farmers on 32 different crops. Covered more than 200 villages in 6 districts of AP.

ICT in rural schools of Mizoram- benefited 30000 students already (and continue @ 3000/year). Ontology Building & Management tool- Sahayika is being deployed.

mDhanwanthari- The mobile telemedicine van is operated from KVM Hospital Cherthala at 20 locations at Cherthala taluk, kerala for treatment of TB, Diabetes, Pre-natal healthcare. This service can be availed by 4.34 lakhs population of the taluk. The service is operated from KVM Hospital Cherthala.

Health Information Management System (HIMS)- The system covers three Blocks of Tirur Taluk, Kerala with 7.8 Lakhs population. (3.40 lakhs already covered).
 

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