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Assessing centers of IT-BPO growth
NASSCOM along with management consulting firm, A.T Kearney, have carried out an on assessment of 50 locations in India suitable for the IT - BPO industry. The study provides a gap analysis along with advantages and shortcomings of the 50 locations
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Web-based Healthcare Program for Rural India
By CXOtoday Staff
Mumbai, Sep 3, 2007
An attempt to transform healthcare in rural India has been made by India's ministry of health and family welfare in collaboration with Intel. Projects starting in Tamil Nadu, reflect an extension of the Intel World Ahead Program - an initiative to provide people in developing countries with benefits of better, faster access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
According to Barrett and Anbumani Ramadoss, India's Minister for Health and Family Welfare, there were two projects unveiled last November. At that time Intel had deployed its first remote health programs in a digital village pilot in Baramati - a small town about 120 km from Pune. This project attracted government and industry leaders, inspiring e-health projects that will be deployed across Tamil Nadu and the country. It also includes a tele-health program for community hospitals and a school health-monitoring system.
The Web-based 'Health Referral System' aims to provide improved and cost-effective access to high-quality healthcare and is hosted on TCS' WebHealthCentral portal. The project will bring community residents benefits of health screening and remote diagnostics by specialists, beginning with ophthalmology and cardiology. It'll also enable doctors to view patient records and diagnostic images - such as retinal scans over a secure computer network. Through videoconferences, specialists across India can also examine patients remotely.
The Web-based solution introduces schoolchildren and faculty to benefits - such as digitized health records and health camps with participatory and an action-based health learning. TCS hopes to create a model that can be implemented in schools across the country.
Through its World Ahead Program, Intel strives to improve education, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and government services in developing countries by accelerating access to computers, connectivity, and localized Internet content.
Related Links:
IT Employment Project Expanded for Rural India
Wireless Network to Reach Rural India
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