June 6, 2010
‘Hyperlocal’: How Community Information is Shared in Rural Societies
Filed under : Developing world markets, Emerging markets, ICT for masses, Interaction Design, Technology for masses, rural technology
Last week I was in a village in the rural hinterlands of West Bengal in India on a field research. I observed that they use a certain interesting method to share the local community information. It is done in a way that uses 'Public Information Landmarks' to distribute and disseminate knowledge. Every village [...]
November 21, 2007
Capitalism at the Grass roots: A new business ecosystem emerging?
The “Emerging Market - ala India” story has been around for some time. But the truth is that it is not only restricted to India. Lot of amazing stories are being unfolded in Bolivia, Egypt and Cambodia alike. But may be… just may be..there is a little difference as to how the story of India [...]
