http://www.nextbillion.net/multimedia/2005/10/04/tarahaats-portal-for-rural-india Comments for "Tarahaat's Portal for Rural India" en http://www.nextbillion.net/multimedia/2005/10/04/tarahaats-portal-for-rural-india <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode--12"> <strong>Date of talk or publication: </strong><br /> July 2001</div> <div class="flexinode--10"> <strong>Organization: </strong><br /> World Resouces Institute</div> <div class="flexinode--11"> <strong>Description: </strong><br /> <p><img vspace="5" hspace="5" border="0" align="left" src="/image/view/1815" />Aiming to stimulate employment and economic opportunities, TARAhaat is setting up a network of franchised village Internet centers in rural India. Through these 'TARAkendras', villagers can access the local-language TARAhaat portal, a site which provides a wide range of social and economic information, as well as educational and other services, The locally-relevant content-from market prices to marriage opportunities to educational material-is what drives the model at the village and peri urban level. TARAhaat, which has set up 30 TARAkendras so far, earns its revenues through fee for service, membership fees, and commissions.<br /><br /> To view the case study, either click on the attachment below, or view the original link <a target="_blank" href="http://www.digitaldividend.org/pdf/tarahaat.pdf">here</a>.</p><br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/multimedia/2005/10/04/tarahaats-portal-for-rural-india#comment Telecommunications and IT Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:17:01 -0500 John Paul 1430 at http://www.nextbillion.net