PRESENTATION BY Dr. ARUN VARMA

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RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIFESTYLE IMPROVEMENT
PRESENTATION BY Dr. ARUN VARMA
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Nagaland common perceptions

• People Outside Have Coloured Perceptions
• Land of Ferocious People
• Conflict Ridden
• Development Takes Backseat
• Law Order Issues
• Political Ideologies are Self-Centred

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Image remains Unchanged

• Because of a series of factors, the image of
  Nagaland has not changed much from the times of
  the Nations Independence.

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Its Time for a Makeover

• With Focus on the Strengths And Capitalizing on
  Opportunities, a New Look Nagaland needs to be
  created

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YOU BE THE CHANGE...

• Be The Change That You Want To See in The World.
• Mahatma Gandhi

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DREAMS ARE FUN BUT NOT REAL

• Industry can create many jobs
• Infrastructure development will transform the
  region
• Carbon Credit will catapult the state into the
  Club of the Rich

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CHART YOUR OWN PATHS...

• Identify the Strengths
• Transform Opportunities into Profits
• Ride on Technology
• Minimise Weaknesses

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RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP HOLDS KEY

• Untapped Market
• Zero Dependence on Government for employment
• Innovation
• Two-way Linkages for Products and Services
• Scalability
• Replicability

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Rural Entrepreneurship Through Networking

• Goods and Services within the region are best
  transacted through networking of business
  interest groups

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ICT FOR NETWORKING

• Goods and Services within the region are best
  transacted through networking of business
  interest groups using Information and
  Communication Technologies

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Advantage ICT...

• Improves Efficiency
• Cuts Cost
• Operates through an information sharing mechanism
• Opens up a New World of Opportunity

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WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES?

• Creation of an Intranet
• Identification of Agri and Horticultural Products
  for Niche Marketing Walmart, Reliance Retail,
  Spencers require large volume
• Introduce opportunity in rural parts
• Education, Health, Employment
• Introduce people to the Fast Changing World
• Eco-Tourism
• Adventure Tourism

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Effecting Transformations
E-Government
Tele-medicine
Education
It has been established that the new opportunity
lies at the Bottom of the Pyramid i.e Rural
Markets
Agriculture
Social Inclusion
Entertainment
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MAKING NAGALAND INTO A HUB
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NeGP The 3 Pillar Model of ICT
Network of service points for delivering e-Govern
ment services
E-Gov Applications Capacity Building
The 3-Pillar Model of NeGP Web-enabled
Anytime, Anywhere access to information and
services across the country
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CSCs-A strategic corner-stone of the NeGP

• 100,000 Rural Common Services Centers by March 08
  to cover 600,000 villages and 650 M Indians
  Amongst largest ever projects of its kind
• All CSCs to be broadband enabled
• To be deployed in a PPP Frameworkwith focus on
  Rural Entrepreneurship
• CSCs to deliver an array of public-private
  servicesLink slide
• CSCs envisaged as agents of rural transformation
  in India

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The Services Model
Value-adds
Data Collection, Rural BPOs, etc.
Quality of Life
Entertainment
Social Development
Education, Healthcare, Agricultural Extension, etc
Increase Incomes
E-Commerce / Online Marketplace
Save Costs
E-Government Services
The power of the CSC would lie in its focus on
content customization and multi-lingual delivery
of End-to-End Services
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THANK YOU!
PRESENTATION BY Dr. ARUN VARMA