On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Gautam John <gau...@prathambooks.org>wrote:
> Worth checking out for the Chapter? And the Trust? Maybe both together? > > "Datawind, the inventor of world's cheapest tablet computer – UbiSlate > – has joined hands with NASSCOM Foundation to help bridge the digital > divide in India. > Partnership focuses to announce a contest targeting the non-profit > network across India, wherein 10 of them will stand an opportunity to > win 20 Aakash tablets/UbiSlates each, to improve their operations and > programme implementation, said a press release. > The contest will open between December 2011 and January 2012. > How will the winning streak be decided? Each of the participating > organizations will have to showcase how best the UbiSlate will be used > for socio-economic challenges such as education, health and > livelihoods. > NASSCOM Foundation definitely sees potential for the information and > communication technologies sector playing a crucial role in the > process of social change." > > > http://www.ciol.com/News/News/News-Reports/NASSCOM-contest-winners-to-get-Aakash-tabs/157101/0/ > > Suneet Singh Tuli, the founder of Datawind, spoke about this at TEDxGateway in Mumbai on Sunday, and expressed a personal interested in providing free Aakash tablets for 'developmental' purposes. (He's verbally committed 500 free tablets to another Indian non-profit I know). He lives in Canada; it may be worth talking to him too. http://tedxgateway.com/speaker-section.aspx?strid=MTc= Also, seconding Gautam's idea: can the chapter and trust speak to each other and figure out who has the drive, inclination, ability and capacity to take this forward? (Working together never a bad idea, imho). Cheers Bishakha
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