1. ICT for Socioeconomic Development (ICT4SD)
CS 671 / Tu-Fri 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Course Coordinators:
U. B. Desai and Krithi Ramamritham

2. Objectives
Provide exposure to the already existing benefits of ICT for the masses
ICT for social development is indeed an exciting area of research
A forum for generating ideas in this new and important domain --- we believe that no one has really cracked this domain
Motivate the younger lot to do R and D in ICT4D
Contribute to the cause through
The creation of portals
Studies
Projects

3. Course Structure Two 1.5 hrs lectures per week
7 to 8 weeks lectures by 7 to 8 faculty from IITB
2-3 weeks (4 to 6) invited lectures from people working in the area of ICT for development
3-5 weeks (9 to 10 hrs) of student presentation
At least one site visit (possibly Pabal in Maharashtra)

4. Faculty contributing to the Course
U B Desai and Krithi Ramamritham – Introduction to the course, motivation, expectations
Krithi R. – ongoing projects in KReSIT and elsewhere in IIT on ICT4D
U. B. Desai --- Access Technologies, rural kiosk, sustainable ICT in rural areas
IIT B faculty and researchers

5. Tentative list Invited Speakers
People from ICICI bank (Nachiket) on Microfinance
Arun Mehta on Telecom Policy in India
Ashok Jhunjhunwala
SEWA – Ahmedabad
ITC – e-Choupal
M. S. Swaminathan foundation (Pondichery)
Hindustan Lever on how they have approached the rural market
Anil Gupta from IIM-Ahmedabad
Anupam Basu – IIT KGP
Ananthakrishnan -- Literacy
Kadarbhai – KVK Baramati
Yogesh Kulkarni – Vigyan Ashram
Rekha Jain from IIM-Ahm. (heads the center on telecom policy studies)
Bhoomi project in Karnataka (Maybe Mr. Rajeev Chawala)
Secretary IT – Mr. K. K. Jaswal
Group in Hyderabad – Project COW – Computers on Wheel
Some grass root workers – people who have been working in the field on ICT
Rajesh Jain (Net-core Tech.)
Zero Tech (Hiranandani –Sudershan SOM)
One Village One Computer (Navi Mumbai)
Yogesh Kulkarni (Vigyan Ashram)
Manthan Award winners
Kentaro Toyama

6. Aim to make a difference!