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products created through the Center will be<br />

showcased at Raja Rani Mahal, Chanderi.<br />

Chanderi Integrated ICT for development programme<br />

(CIIDP): MLAsia is also doing ICT in Healthcare,<br />

Education and Livelihood generation based activities<br />

with deployment of its technologies. Out of various<br />

components, the progress made in 2 important areas<br />

of intervention is as follows:<br />

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ICT & Social Entrepreneurship Programme: Training is<br />

going on for 50 entrepreneurs in ICT social<br />

enterprises such as Block printing, embroidery &<br />

tailoring and design development component,<br />

Jacquard block printing machine usage etc.<br />

Digital Tourism Promotion Programme: Local<br />

Community Portal is being created with Dynamic<br />

site having social-cultural-historical-information in<br />

digitized form. Mobile based information is being<br />

developed so that pre tour & on tour information<br />

can be provided on mobile phones to assist<br />

tourists.<br />

Interactive Portal for Livelihood Generation of Migrant<br />

Workers: The migrant worker’s portal has been<br />

developed by MLAsia as a project funded by<br />

Cybermate Infotek Limited (CIL), Secunderabad.<br />

This portal aims at computerizing the process of<br />

livelihood generation and training of the unorganized<br />

sector workers and fulfil the requirement of the client<br />

(contractor/ recruiters/ Household) through Front<br />

Level Agencies such as NGOs, SHGs, Hardware<br />

Shop owners & PCO operators, etc. The System<br />

registers a worker and a client online and allows them<br />

to maintain their account online. The portal also<br />

provides a platform for financial and vocational<br />

related services.<br />

eGalla: eGalla is focused and designed for the<br />

lower mid-segment of the Indian retail market.<br />

eGalla will focus on how to provide the opportunity<br />

and the necessary innovative tools / devices which<br />

will empower shopkeepers to increase their customer<br />

base and profit margins. It can also be utilized as a<br />

very effective tool for aggregation of order for pharma<br />

products, commodities and merchandise of general<br />

stores, etc., by a godown / depot / sales office.<br />

eGalla has been tested in shops in Mumbai with<br />

the hardware and software. A database for 7000<br />

commodities has been compiled. Mobile interface<br />

with the system is also developed. The technology is<br />

ready for transfer and large scale deployment is being<br />

organised.<br />

Development of Cost effective solution for community<br />

radio station (CRS) and deployment for livelihood<br />

generation: 5 CRSs at following five State Agriculture<br />

Universities have been Installed and<br />

commissioned:<br />

i. Narendra Dev University of Agriculture &<br />

<strong>Technology</strong> – Faizabad (UP)<br />

ii. Birsa Agriculture University – Ranchi (Jharkhand)<br />

iii. Tamil Nadu Agriculture University – Coimbatore<br />

(TN)<br />

iv. CCS Haryana Agriculture University – Hisar<br />

(Haryana)<br />

v. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya – Raipur<br />

(CG)<br />

1000 hours of content in field Agriculture & Allied<br />

Sciences; Women & Child Empowerment; Health &<br />

Hygiene; Livelihood generation; Career Counseling<br />

& Entertainment has been created and is being<br />

broadcasted through RBS (Radio Broadcasting<br />

Software) developed under the project.<br />

Training to 125 persons has been imparted to make<br />

them radio professionals (radio jockey). Two National<br />

Level Workshops on capacity building for CRS were<br />

organized under this project. These workshops were<br />

attended by more than 250 agricultural experts from<br />

SAUs & KVKs.<br />

Investigating eSagu based multimodal services to roll<br />

out integrated agri services programme: The project<br />

envisaged by Media Lab Asia was to investigate<br />

eSagu-based multimodal agri-service platform to<br />

facilitate the implementation of Integrated Agri-Service<br />

Program (IASP). eSagu system has been<br />

operationalized at four centers by collecting<br />

subscription fees. A tripartite MOU (MLAsia, IIIT &<br />

Department of Rural Development, Govt of AP) has<br />

been signed for providing horticulture advices under<br />

NREGS programme. The Prototype of software for IASP<br />

has been developed. Crop Manuals for 5 Crops (Cotton,<br />

Chilly, Paddy, Mango, Citrus) are ready and training<br />

manuals have been prepared for - Mobile Camera and<br />

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