InDG (India Development Gateway) is a country-wide initiative that will target specific country needs in the domain of rural and social development. The Gateway is the National portal of India developed as a single-window access to information and services, with specific objective of reaching the ‘un-reached’ rural communities of India, especially women and poor.
The Gateway aims to provide credible information products and services that respond to the real and strategic needs of the rural communities, especially the marginalised and poor, in their local language. It will catalyse the use of ICT tools for knowledge sharing, leading to development. The Gateway essentially uses local Indian languages to communicate with the majority of Indian population. English will also be used. The Gateway presently focuses on few key areas – namely, Health (including Water and Sanitation), Primary Education, Agriculture and Allied Activities, Rural Energy and Environment, and e - Governance. InDG will continuously update and add areas of crucial importance to rural development.
InDG hopes to bridge the gap between the rural communities and development, by providing links to civil society groups / NGOs and academic institutions. The ultimate goal is to create a service-oriented, people-friendly and demystified Information Technology (ICT) for Development in service of rural communities through country-wide collaborations.
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