Panel discussion on 'Energy, Finance and Rural Entrepreneurship for rural ICT centers'

23 January 2007
Jacaranda Hall, IHC, New Delhi

Proceedings

A panel discussion on 'Energy, Finance, and Rural Entrepreneurship for rural ICT centres' was held at Jacaranda Hall, IHC, New Delhi. The eminent panellists - drawn from the fields of energy, finance, and rural entrepreneurship - included Mr Satyan Mishra (Drishtee), Lt Col H S Bedi (TulipIT), Dr Veena Joshi (SDC), Ms Akanksha Chaurey (TERI), Mr I H Rehman (TERI), and Dr Uday Nirgudkar (IL&FS). Mr R Chandrashekar, Additional Secretary, DIT, gave the keynote address.

Dr Leena Srivastava explained TERI's approach towards promoting ICTs in rural India. Participants represented industry, government, NGOs, bi-laterals, and multi-laterals working in the three sectors mentioned above. The panel was moderated by Dr Basheer Ahmed Shadrach, Senior Programme Manager, Telecenters.org, IDRC.

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Rural kiosks/knowledge centres need to overcome the energy challenge. How can we improve access to reliable energy with affordable and low maintenance options without increasing the cost?
Device models based on energy efficiency such that the entrepreneurs benefit from the GoI’s subsidy and also reduce his/her monthly expense on electricity.
Can change in lifestyle and use in energy patterns help in address the issue of bulging energy demand? What can be done to best harness the benefits of energy efficiency and conservation? Are the days of grid power over?
How to get the best out of the cycle of finance-entrepreneurship- finance? Service design and deployment needs capacity reinforcement for the entrepreneur- how well do we cover this critical angle?
Entrepreneurship coupled with community participation- is this the future to the emerging ICT interventions?