1. Information Technology: Poverty Alleviation in India Rural Areas Presenter: GILBERT GUTIERREZ WRI-001-25 ORAL Presentation

2. Purpose  What is Information technology?  What actions are being made to solve the problem and helping resolve poverty ?  How is India’s Government using I.T? To inform the issue of poverty in India’s Rural Villages and how it’s being resolved

3. What is Information Technology?

4. Imagine Your Life Without IT  India’s rural people  Poverty  Illiterate

5. Thesis With the use of information technology in the rural areas of India, many poor Indians will get influenced and have a step closer for poverty alleviation.

6. What actions are being made?  Indian GOVERNMENT World Bank Slogan “Working for a World free of poverty” Information Kiosks  Gynaboot

7. Benefits  Enhances employment for Poor Indians  Pushes up incomes  Increases the employment of women  Creates efficiency in government services  Reduces corruption

8. India’s Agriculture  BACKBONE  Farmer’s Market Farmers won’t get bribe Sell Products for best prices Learn new skills and techniques

9. Final Point  information technology is a very important factor  Helps Resolve Poverty  Benefits Agriculture

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