ICTpost Media Action Community radio acts as a vehicle for the community and voluntary sector, civil society, agencies, NGOs and citizens to work in partnership to further community development aims, in addition to broadcasting. There is legally defined community radio (as a distinct broadcasting sector) in many countries, such as France, Argentina, South Africa, Australia […]
By Craig Guillot Robots Lend a Helping Hand With Patient Care In late January, physicians at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., used a robot to take an infected man’s vitals with a stethoscope and to communicate via a built-in screen. The remote-controlled telehealth cart allows physicians to perform basic diagnostic functions, such as taking blood […]
By Lawrence Rufrano, Executive Director of the Future of Digital Currency Program at Stanford University Imagine a world where you could transfer money to friends or family anywhere in the world, in a matter of seconds. Current systems can take up to 10 days to transfer money from one country to another. The money moves […]
By Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, School Education and Literacy, GoI The Union finance minister has announced, as a part of the stimulus package, that the coal sector would be opened up and coal blocks put up for auction for commercial mining. Will it be impacted by the ?Rai effect?? It was 2012. Visuals of Rekha […]
ICTpost Media Action Mumbai: CSCs are playing a major role in ensuring inclusive growth of our nation. I want to see the VLEs emerge as CSC VLE Society to set up an effective service delivery structure based on the pattern of Amul Cooperative.? -Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Government of India […]
ICTpost Media Action Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: May 15, 2019 Common Services Centres, acting as a one stop solution for delivery of G2B and B2C services, ?are playing a crucial role in turning government?s mandate to generate employment opportunities for rural population within their native place, into reality. When it comes to naxal affected regions, it becomes […]
By S. S. Mundra, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Customers who are financially literate would demand information and thereby play an important role in ensuring transparency among the financial institutions. The transparency in the market encourages institutions to compete on the basis of better products and services and at lower cost. That is […]
ICTpost Media Action Last year, the Malwa region in Punjab was dubbed as the ‘cancer belt’ of India. The unusually high incidence of cancer cases has been linked to the excessive use of pesticides by cotton farmers. In its fifth National Report on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought published in 2015, the government has conceded […]
ICTpost Media Action Dharwad (Karnataka): 29 April, 2019 Persons with disability not only face social exclusion, but also face obstacles while transitioning into the labour market and becoming economically self-sufficient. Knowledge of digital technologies can help them not just become economically independent but also socially connected. PMGDISHA classes for "Deaf and dumb" Students. A unique […]
By R. Gandhi, Former Deputy Governor , RBI We have been focusing our attention on developing the payment systems in the country for the past thirty five years, starting from the computerization of clearing houses way back in early 1980s. Thanks to all these years? efforts, today we have a vibrant, innovating, efficient and secured […]
