1. PRESENTATION BY Dr. ARUN VARMA RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIFESTYLE IMPROVEMENT

2. 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

3. Image remains Unchanged…  Because of a series of factors, the image of Nagaland has not changed much from the times of the Nation’s Independence….

4. It’s Time for a Makeover…  With Focus on the Strengths And Capitalizing on Opportunities, a New Look Nagaland needs to be created

5. Be The Change That You Want To See in The World…. Mahatma Gandhi YOU BE THE CHANGE...

6. Industry can create many jobs Infrastructure development will transform the region Carbon Credit will catapult the state into the Club of the Rich DREAMS ARE FUN… BUT NOT REAL

7. Identify the Strengths Transform Opportunities into Profits Ride on Technology Minimise Weaknesses CHART YOUR OWN PATHS...

8. Untapped Market Zero Dependence on Government for employment Innovation Two-way Linkages for Products and Services Scalability Replicability RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP HOLDS KEY

9. Rural Entrepreneurship Through Networking “ Goods and Services within the region are best transacted through networking of business interest groups

10. ICT FOR NETWORKING “ Goods and Services within the region are best transacted through networking of business interest groups using Information and Communication Technologies

11. Advantage ICT... Improves Efficiency Cuts Cost Operates through an information sharing mechanism Opens up a New World of Opportunity

12. 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

13. Effecting Transformations It has been established that the new opportunity lies at the Bottom of the Pyramid – i.e; Rural Markets E-Government AgricultureSocial Inclusion Tele-medicineEducation Entertainment

14. Entrepreneur In Nagaland Market Linkages With Bigger Buyers Creating Niche Products Better health & education Introducing Range of Products & Services Opening Up of Opportunities BPO Operations MAKING NAGALAND INTO A HUB

15. NeGP : The 3 Pillar Model of ICT The 3-Pillar Model of NeGP “Web-enabled Anytime, Anywhere access” to information and services across the country Network of service points for delivering e-Government services E-Gov Applications Capacity Building

16. 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 Framework;with focus on Rural Entrepreneurship  CSCs to deliver an array of public-private services[Link slide]  CSCs envisaged as agents of rural transformation in India

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

18. PRESENTATION BY Dr. ARUN VARMA THANK YOU!