Services of Community Resource Centers
The Community Resource Centers are offering 10 different ICT enabled services for the rural people. The Following table summarizes the Services, Its need and its relative with the CRC objectives.
1. Diploma Course in Computer Education
Need for the Service
High cost in Urban Centers and travel time and cost.
No Rural Infrastructure to give Computer Education.
Related with Objectives
Creating Employment Opportunity
2. Certificate Course in Computer Education
Need for the Service
High cost in Urban Centers and travel time and cost.
No Rural Infrastructure to give Computer Education
Related with Objectives
Equipping the rural poor in Computer Skill
3. e-School- Computer Aided School Education
Need for the Service
Rural poor students have no access to Computer and Multimedia Educational CDs in their home and School and hence there is a need for low cost common infrastructure in the rural areas.
Related with Objectives
Improving the educational performance of the rural students
4. Videoconference
Need for the Service
The Poor are lack of infrastructure to have teleconference/ Video Conference with the expert. Farmers, Women and Youths have no way to communicate with Experts in their domain. Hence, there is a need for a common infrastructure to facilitate the connectivity between expert and rural poor.
Related with Objectives
Improving rural livelihood through Knowledge Building by the way of Expert Connectivity, Reducing Cost and time, Timely Information and Support
5. Online Remittances
Need for the Service
The Rural poor are not having personal Technology and infrastructure to have online remittances like EB bill payment, Money transfer, etc.
Related with Objectives
Increasing man days by reducing cost, travel and time.
6. Online Services
Need for the Service
The Rural poor are not having personal Technology and infrastructure to have online services like e-Governance
Related with Objectives
Increasing man days by reducing cost, travel and time.
7. Mobile based services
Need for the Service
Need for the Service Mobile based services at their door steps like Mobile Recharge, Mobile Accessories, etc.Related with Objectives
Increasing man days by reducing cost, travel and time.
8. Health Services
Need for the Service
Rural Poor has to travel minimum 3 Kms to check their routine Diabetes, Blood Pressure, etc. hence, there is a need for Technology Enabled Health Services at their Door Steps
Related with Objectives
Increasing man days by reducing cost, travel and time.
9. Sectoral Content and Camps
Need for the Service
The Multimedia Content will enrich the awareness and learning among the rural poor. Hence, there is a need for some common infrastructure to show Multimedia content on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Health, Legal Aids,etc.. The Multimedia Content shows will be add on with Camps in the villages
Related with Objectives
Improving rural livelihood through Knowledge Building by the way of Expert Connectivity, Reducing Cost and time, Timely Information and Support
10. Offline Services
Need for the Service
There is good demand for offline services like Xerox, Document typing, Scanning, etc at the rural door steps
Related with Objectives
Increasing man days by reducing cost, travel and time.