Finalists

Economic Development

Enabling financial inclusion and increasing efficiency of Self Help Groups Microcredit Federations

  • Country
  • India
  • Brief description
  • CAM is a three-tier document-based architecture for providing remote rural information services for SHGs in Microfinance. The user tier consists of a set of paper forms that people use to record information, perform queries and conduct secure transactions. The server is a standard web application server, which can reside locally, in a nearby town, or virtually in the Internet. The middleware resides on the mobile phone, which plays the role of scanner, user interface, network, cache & pre-processor in the system. The system creates a decentralized multi-level management information system, increases efficiency of finance management, increases security and reduces credit journey cycle.

KhmerOS - Khmer Software Initiative

  • Country
  • Cambodia
  • Brief description

  • The goal of the KhmerOS project is to produce and distribute the basic computer technology necessary for Cambodia to enter the age of technology and be prepared for development. The project has translated to Khmer language the necessary Free and Open Source applications, produced training materials and worked on distribution and on ICT policy. It has trained several thousand teachers and government employees. NGOs and government are systematically enabling the use of computers in the central and local governments, while the public education system will only teach Khmer language software.