Being part of the jury is a very interesting experience and because of which we are getting exposure to a lot of innovative applications and services, see what all is going on around South Asia. The awards ceremony is required to be focused on what is being done for digital divide inclusion, and what is…
Digital Zakat, a joint venture of Dhiraagu, a telecommunications provider in the Maldives and the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, facilitates the payment of zakat through a mobile phone. Zakat is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on accumulated wealth. It is very convenient even for someone who does not understand English since the…
The main objective of this ICT application conceptualized by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department is to develop a system which aids in the organized monitoring of forests and wildlife, along with providing a repository for the collection, aggregation and storage of MIS and geo – spatial data through a computer based communication network. It is…
Aarogyam, a project begun in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is India's first end to end community based digital health mapping. Through this the citizens anywhere in India on any existing telecom network can access information with respect to their health profile. It is definitely a unique technological innovation aimed at improving the health of…
Students Health Information Tracking System was developed to fill in the gap witnessed in dissemination of information concerning students’ health. Aimed at providing better monitoring mechanism of the health of the school children, in increasing transparency and reviewing of the hygiene environment maintained at these residential institutes. The application is developed keeping in view of…
Jaroka tele-healthcare is an effort to provide healthcare to the underprivileged in the far flung areas of Pakistan. Using the service a community health worker can register a patient, report his/her symptoms, acquire diagnosis and even get trained. It is an SMS-based service and can be used in any place where mobile network is available.…
AIIMS initiated this project to streamline the process of hospital visits and minimize wait times for patients by using m-governance. A secondary objective was to improve transparency and accountability in the OPD’s. JPN Apex Trauma Centre has uniquely leveraged the existing technologies to provide innovative services in the area. Following this initiative, patients no longer…
Voice-ERP is an interactive Voice based application targeted for manufacturing, retail and contract farming organizations. Contract farming organizations face a challenge of maintaining communication with their farmers. It aims to bring down the cost of such activities by leveraging mobile phones. Voice-ERP has created a unique proposition by using mobile phones as the channel and…
Business Express in Bangladesh is a new process which includes the automatic reporting of sales force, including customer orders and credit collection. The system has been made into a platform for all stakeholders related to Sales Information to provide and update relevant information from their respective points of authority. By using this system any company…
The mobiquity platform embraces the mobile phone as a convenient, cash-free, and card-free payment and transaction medium, delivering a range of financial and payment applications. Designed to make everyday tasks easier to perform for banked subscribers, mobiquity extends formal financial services to the unbanked community. It boosts development impact of remittances through an innovative method…
