India Trip Leaders: Juhi Chandalia Sam Davies
India India – “Classic” Punjab – SLIET Uttranchal – DIT Hill Country Uttranchal - conference India – “IT” New Delhi - TaraHAAT Chennai - IIT Uttranchal – conference
India Facts Population: 1 billion 28 states, 14 official languages, 1000s of dialects Rice & Wheat: cash crops $1.45 / day average 50%-65% of adults are literate Tsunami, Dec. 2004, Earthquake, Oct. 6, 2005: 1000 casualties in Kashmir Outsourcing call centers, software, mobile phones
India “Classic”
India “Classic” Vermicomposting
India “Classic” Water Testing/Treatment
India “Classic” Community Radio
India “Classic” Survey
India “IT” Education Work with villagers Exam tutoring Literacy training Computer literacy Linux kernel support for Indic languages
India “IT” Remote Medical Diagnostics Remote sensing Video compression Fault-tolerant networking User interface
India “IT” Microfinance Develop software for thumbprint- based rural ATM Design debit, credit, user interface
India “IT” Employment Internet-based employment Marketing local crafts Pricing agricultural products after D-Lab…