AKSHAYA CHANGING LIVES THROUGH ICTs

MALAPPURAM- A PROFILE MOST POPULOUS DISTRICT IN KERALA-1/10TH 3 M; 6.5 L FAMILIES 3550 SQ.KM

MALAPPURAM- A PROFILE BACKWARD SOCIAL/EDUCATIONAL INDICES ~ 40% FAMILIES EMPLOYED OVERSEAS PREDOMINANTLY AGRARIAN DISTRICT

MALAPPURAM : PRE-AKSHAYA POOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE LOW TELECOM PENETRATION-HIGH DEMAND MOBILES OUTSTRIP FIXED LINES SINCE 2000 INTERMITTENT DIAL-UP; < 200 INTERNET CONNECTIONS

MALAPPURAM PRE AKSHAYA LOW E-LITERACY LEVELS POOR TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE NO LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT/E- SERVICES POOR AWARENESS OF ICT OPPORTUNITIES

MALAPPURAM THE CHALLENGE ACCESS SKILLS CONTENT

AKSHAYA THE MODEL NETWORK OF ICT CENTRES BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY 100% HOUSEHOLD E-LITERACY ENTERPRENEUR DRIVEN BUSINESS MODEL

TYPICAL AKSHAYA CENTRE 5-10 PCs BROAD BAND CONNECTIVITY WEBCAM/SCANNER PRINTERS 2 TRAINED STAFF

AKSHAYA ACCESSIBILITY DISTRICT WIDE NETWORK 630 ACCESS POINTS ONE CENTRE FOR 1000 – 1500 FAMILIES ONE CENTRE EVERY 5KMs

Bharti The Backbone Network Looks Like …. Kizzisary GHSS CHMHS Chekkod BPIDC Pallurkotta AGRI, Tavanoor Airtel POP Kallarakkunnu JNV Vangalam Vettekkod Trunching Ground Block Panchayat Office Arikkod FGH Nilambur GHSS, Kalpakanchery KINFRA Kakkancherry 3.04 km 7.75km 16.8 km 4.5 km 3.48 km 17.5 km 8.5 km 22.3 km km 22.5 km 3.5 Km # 463 # 485 # 800 # 773 # 003 # 153 # 129 # km Pullamkode VIP E1 Radios VIP MCT Melmuri DRDA Malappuram POP Sub POP xx No of Akshaya centres connected 20 # 237 # 337 # 084 Vivekananda MEA PTM # # 215 PPR # km PPR # km 3.5km

CONNECTIVITY HIGH LIGHTS NEW, PIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES- WiPLL/WLL/WiLAN BROADBAND, MULTIMODAL, SCALABLE INTEGRATED DATA,VOICE,VIDEO…. FIRST EVER LARGE SCALE RURAL DEPLOYMENT

E-LITERACY COMPONENTS BASIC PC OPERATIONS , BROWSING, CHAT WORD/ACCOUNTING &BOOK KEEPING GOVERNMENT/POPULAR WEBSITES

CONTENT NEW AND RELEVANT CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGE AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT….. INTERACTIVE PORTALS

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AKSHAYA UNIQUE PPP MODEL SERVICE PROVIDER (SERVICES) PRIVATE ENTERPRISE (ACCESS) COMMUNITY (SKILLS)

AKSHAYA- BUSINESS MODEL AKSHAYA C G B C B G

AKSHAYA- SALIENT FEATURES UNIQUE PPP MODEL LOCAL STAKE HOLDING/COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP BLEND OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP/PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

Akshaya-Health Mapping Akshaya Entrepreneurs in two Panchayaths conducted Health Mapping IMA, Calicut Medical College, HAP, Private Hospitals’ Association participated Over 30,000 people covered under this exercise

Akshaya-Women Empowerment In Kuzhimanna Panchayath Women’s Club in one of the centres initiated a Capacity Building project with an aim of starting 25 industries in the Panchayath and to market the products through Akshaya network

Akshaya- Water Resource Management Mampad Panchayath Mapping of Ground water resources, rain water details, number of wells, streams existing drinking water projects, Panchayath prepared a project report for the year based on the database.

Akshaya-Puzhakkattiri Herbal Village-Livelihood for farmers Akshaya Entrepreneurs did a Bio Diversity Mapping. Trained to identify herbal plants; formed groups, prepared data base. Launched a project called, ‘Herbal Panchayath’ The farmers earn a living through cultivation of the medicinal plants.

AKSHAYA- THE FUTURE INFORMATION/ COMMUNICATION/ ENTERTAINMENT HUB VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY NODE E-GOVERNANCE WINDOW BANKING OUTLET TRADING ONLINE AKSHAYA - AN INTEGRATED E-SERVICE HUB