Media Lab Asia: Empanelment of consultants and organisations...

["Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>]

MEDIA LAB ASIA. Empanelment of consultants and organisations for design, 
development, prototyping, system integration and test deployment of ICT 
systems in rural areas.

	Media Lab Asia has been set up by the Ministry of
	Communications and Information Technology, Government
	of India to research, develop and deploy ICT
	and other technologies for the benefit of commonman.

	To successfully implement this programme, Media Lab Asia
	intends to enter into project-based collaborations with
	different solution providers in their areas of
	expertise.

	For this purpose, Media Lab Asia invites applications
	for empanelment of consultants and organisations
	who have interest, ideas, skills and experience
	to participate by way of identification, research,
	design, development, prototyping, system integration
	and field deployment of ICT systems in rural areas.

ILLUSTRATIVE AREAS OF WORK

* Broadband wireless communication technologies and products.
* Low cost access devices
* ICT for healthcare
  - Low cost & ICT integrated/enabled medical equipment for
    primary healthcare.
  - Healthcare information and management systems.
  - Telemedicine tools and devices
  - Field data collection devices, tools and software.
* ICT in education
  - Multimedia educational content development tools in local
    languages and English
  - Educational content in local languages and English
  - Virtual laboratory experiments, etc
* ICT tools to enhance livelihood
  - Rural e-commerce tools
  - Tools for rural interaction and information exchange
* Advanced multi-nodal interfaces and local languages
* Assistive devices and technologies for disabled.

For details and empanelment information, long on to

	http://www.medialabasia.org.in

Apply within 15 days to: Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Media Lab Asia, 
4th Floor, Samruddhi Venture Park, Central MIDC Road, Andheri (East), 
Mumbai 400093 Tel +22-2831 2930 or 2831 2931 Fax +22 283 79158

> From an advert in Herald, Goa, December 9, 2004
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