Subject: Kerala e-literacy project wins Prix Ars Electronica award
There were few mentions of this in the media, one exception was in the
Sakal group, which publishes Maharashtra Herald (Pune) and Gomantak
Times (Goa) too.
It said: "The Akshaya e-literacy project aimed at bridging the digital
divide was selected in the digital community category honour. Akshaya is
among the six winners of the award by the Austria-based Ars Electronica,
a platform for digital arts and media, a release from Ars Electronica
said".
Presented at Linz, Austria, the award was picked from 2975 entries from
71 countries Akshaya had committed to use the Rs 500,000 prize "to
expand its Internet platform in the areas of agricultural consulting,
health and education".
Akshaya, in north Kerala, is claiming to have established -- in three
years -- some 6000 Internet centres, to set up infrastructure for the
local population and create 50,000 new jobs while bringing in
investments of Rs 5000 crore.Last year, Malappuram -- the home of the
Akshaya project in the southern Indian state of Kerala -- was declared
the country's first e-literate district. It also claims to have one of
the largest known Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless networks.
Kerala is talking of rolling out this project to seven more of its
districts -- Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode,
Kannur and Kasargod.
Any feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of this project? Probably
the distance means we hear little from distant regions like Kerala.
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