An Internet for rural India

By
jamie andrei
Published: September 6, 2009Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
An Internet for rural India

An Internet for rural India

One intrepid entrepreneur battles brigands and bureaucrats to bring e-governance to India’s 700 million rural poor.

BANGALORE (Fortune Small Business) — It’s a sweltering day in May, the hottest time of year in the South Indian town of Sathanur. In the shade of a whitewashed storefront, a rugged, mustached man named Nagabhushana Achalu is filing his first application for a certificate that will help his children go to school. Within minutes the kiosk operator behind the counter has logged on to the state government’s intranet and sent Nagabhushana’s application to a server in the state capital, 40 miles away….more…

About the Author

Jamie is passionate about people, business and technology. He works at Next Digital one of Australia's big 5 full service digital agencies across a range of SMEs to large ASX listed companies. He is an Account Director with a wealth of experience and enjoys mountain biking, Muay Thai/BJJ, reading, business thinking and technology.