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AKSHAYA
CHANGING LIVES THROUGH ICTs
MALAPPURAM- A PROFILE
• MOST POPULOUS DISTRICT IN KERALA-1/10TH
• 3 M; 6.5 L FAMILIES
• 3550 SQ.KM
MALAPPURAM- A PROFILE
•BACKWARD SOCIAL/EDUCATIONAL INDICES
•~ 40% FAMILIES EMPLOYED OVERSEAS
•PREDOMINANTLY AGRARIAN DISTRICT
MALAPPURAM : PRE-AKSHAYA
• POOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE
• LOW TELECOM PENETRATION-HIGH DEMAND
• MOBILES OUTSTRIP FIXED LINES SINCE 2000
• INTERMITTENT DIAL-UP;< 200 INTERNET CONNECTIONS
MALAPPURAM PRE AKSHAYA
• LOW E-LITERACY LEVELS
• POOR TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE
• NO LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT/E-SERVICES
• POOR AWARENESS OF ICT OPPORTUNITIES
MALAPPURAM THE CHALLENGE
ACCESS
SKILLSCONTENT
AKSHAYATHE MODEL
• NETWORK OF ICT CENTRES
• BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
• 100% HOUSEHOLD E-LITERACY
• ENTERPRENEUR DRIVEN BUSINESS MODEL
TYPICAL AKSHAYA CENTRE
• 5-10 PCs• BROAD BAND
CONNECTIVITY• WEBCAM/SCANNER• PRINTERS• 2 TRAINED STAFF
AKSHAYA ACCESSIBILITY
• DISTRICT WIDE NETWORK
• 630 ACCESS POINTS
• ONE CENTRE FOR 1000 – 1500 FAMILIES
• ONE CENTRE EVERY 5KMs
Bharti
The Backbone Network Looks Like ….
Kizzisary GHSS
CHMHSChekkod
BPIDC Pallurkotta
AGRI,Tavanoor
Airtel POP Kallarakkunnu
JNV Vangalam
Vettekkod Trunching Ground
Block Panchayat Office Arikkod
FGH Nilambur
GHSS,Kalpakanchery
KINFRAKakkancherry
3.04 km
7.75km
16.8 km
4.5 km
3.48 km
17.5 km
8.5 km
22.3 km
15.68 km22.5 km
3.5 Km
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14.53 kmPullamkode
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E1 Radios
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6
2
5
12
MCT Melmuri
5
25
236
DRDAMalappuram
8
17
30
3
2324
6
424
10
POP Sub POP
xx No of Akshaya centres connected
20
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# 337
# 084
Vivekananda
MEA
PTM
8
3
5
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8
10
5
4
# 62.9.
# 215
PPR
# 533
3.5 kmPPR
# 62.2
11.5km3.5km
CONNECTIVITY HIGH LIGHTS
• NEW, PIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES- WiPLL/WLL/WiLAN
• BROADBAND, MULTIMODAL, SCALABLE
• INTEGRATED DATA,VOICE,VIDEO….
• FIRST EVER LARGE SCALE RURAL DEPLOYMENT
E-LITERACY COMPONENTS
• BASIC PC OPERATIONS
• EMAIL,
• BROWSING, CHAT
• WORD/ACCOUNTING &BOOK KEEPING
• GOVERNMENT/POPULAR WEBSITES
CONTENT
• NEW AND RELEVANT CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGE
• AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT…..
• INTERACTIVE PORTALS
C3
C1
AKSHAYAUNIQUE PPP MODEL
SERVICE PROVIDER (SERVICES)
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE (ACCESS)
COMMUNITY (SKILLS)
AKSHAYA- BUSINESS MODEL
AKSHAYA
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AKSHAYA- SALIENT FEATURES
• UNIQUE PPP MODEL
• LOCAL STAKE HOLDING/COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
• BLEND OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP/PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
Akshaya-Health Mapping•Akshaya Entrepreneurs in two Panchayaths conducted Health Mapping
•IMA, Calicut Medical College, HAP, Private Hospitals’ Association participated
•Over 30,000 people covered under this exercise
Akshaya-Women EmpowermentIn Kuzhimanna Panchayath Women’s Club in one of the centres initiated a Capacity Building project with an aim of starting 25 industries in the Panchayath and to market the products through Akshaya network
Akshaya- Water Resource ManagementMampad Panchayath
Mapping of •Ground water resources, •rain water details, •number of wells, streams• existing drinking water projects,
Panchayath prepared a project report for the year based on the database.
Akshaya-Puzhakkattiri Herbal Village-Livelihood for farmers
• Akshaya Entrepreneurs did a Bio Diversity Mapping.
• Trained to identify herbal plants; formed groups, prepared data base.
• Launched a project called, ‘Herbal Panchayath’
• The farmers earn a living through cultivation of the medicinal plants.
AKSHAYA- THE FUTURE• INFORMATION/ COMMUNICATION/
ENTERTAINMENT HUB• VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY NODE• E-GOVERNANCE WINDOW• BANKING OUTLET• TRADING ONLINE
AKSHAYA - AN INTEGRATED E-SERVICE HUB