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Award Announcements

• Manthan Award, eCompliance (with Operation ASHA), 2011.

• mBillionth Award, eCompliance (with Operation ASHA), 2011.

• India eGov 2.0 Award, CGNet Swara, 2010.

• mBillionth Award, CGNet Swara, 2010.

• ACM SIGPLAN Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2009.

CGNet Swara

• Phone journalism gives a voice to India's rural poor.
  CNN, February 22, 2012.

• CGNet Swara: The Rise of the Citizen-Journalist.
  Mahindra Rise, Nov 29, 2011.

• Audio-Blogging From India's Maoist Heartland.
  The Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2011.

• The "Missed Call" Revolution News and Justice for All
  Public Global Health Network, November 17, 2011.

• Technology to usher in development in Maoist-hit areas.
  Local TV Stations, November, 2011.

• Global Voices Podcast: Bridging the Language Gaps
  Global Voices, November 1, 2011.

• Urgent Call.
  Columbia Journalism Review, September/October, 2011.

• Orissa tribals use communication technology to herald change in region.
  AndhraNews.net, Oct 13, 2011.

• Orissa: Workshop on democratization of media at Koraput.
  Orissadiary.com, Sep 29, 2011.

• Giving villagers a voice to spur change.
  Mint, Sep 21, 2011.

• Mobiles deliver news in Chhattisgarh.
  CXO Today, Aug 30, 2011.

• In their voice.
  Frontline, Volume 28, Issue 16 (Jul 30 - Aug 12, 2011).

• Select Adivasi News.
  HardNews, July 25, 2011.

• Broadcasting Dantewada.
  Himal Magazine, June, 2011.

• Empowering tribals, the mobile way
  Just Femme, April 4, 2011.

• Mothers and daughters give voice to tribals
  The Hoot, February 26, 2011.

• Listen to my voice!.
  BBC News, November 27, 2010.

• Kuanjam I'm saying!
  Network6, October 6, 2010.

• Citizen Journalism Only a Phone Call Away.
  AudienceScapes, September 3, 2010.

• Land Nor Freedom.
  Counter Currents, August 28, 2010.

• The people's voice.
  InfoChange News & Features, August 2010.

• Voices in the wilderness.
  The Hindu, July 4, 2010.

• CGNet Swara.
  MobileActive, July 8, 2010.

• CGNet Swara: Voice of the unheard.
  Two Circles, July 7, 2010.

• CGNet Swara.
  Two Circles TV, July 5, 2010.

• Bringing News to India's Poorest People.
  The Atlantic, June 29, 2010.

• Media of the masses.
  Business Standard, June 20, 2010.

• By the tribal, for the tribal.
  The Telegraph, May 30, 2010.

• Ear to the mobile.
  The Hindu Business Line, May 28, 2010.

• Community radio rides on mobile in Chattisgarh.
  RadioAndMusic.com, May 24, 2010.

• Mobile News on your bid.
  Naya India, May 20, 2010.

• Vox Populi Chhattisgarh - What an Idea, Sirji!.
  The Hoot, May 15, 2010.

• Phone media brings news to India's Maoist heartland.
  Hindustan Times, May 14, 2010.

• Chhattisgarh tribals turn into reporters on cellphones.
  Rediff News, May 14, 2010.

• India's neglected tribes gain voice in mobile news service.
  Reuters, May 11, 2010.

• India's neglected tribes gain voice in mobile news service.
  Reuters, May 11, 2010.

• Chhatisgarhi Mobile Radio.
  Open, May 8, 2010.

• A coming-out party.
  Hindustan Times, May 5, 2010.

• Mobile Phone-Based News System Gives Voice to Tribals.
  IPS News, May 5, 2010.

• Giving a voice to India's villagers.
  BBC News, April 25, 2010.

• Mobile media venture gives voice to Gond tribals.
  Indo-Asian News Service, April 18, 2010.

• Radio via phone helps link tribals.
  Mail Today, April 6, 2010.

• India's Tribal Citizens Use New Cell Phone Technology to Produce Local News.
  International Center for Journalists, March 25, 2010.

• A radio station not just for tribals, but of tribals.
  NDTV, February 2010.

• News in dialects may soon be just a call away.
  The Hindu, February 16, 2010.

• Dial D for Dantewada.
  Hard News Media, February 1, 2010.

Technologies for Tuberculosis Treatment

• Microsoft Research Battles Tuberculosis in India.
  TriplePundit, February, 2013.

• Microsoft deploys biometric TB monitoring system.
  Vaccine News, December, 2012.

• Bill Gates tweet.
  December, 2012.

• Battling Tuberculosis Through Microsoft Technology
  Microsoft Press Release, December, 2012.

• TB Tracker Halts Disease's Spread.
  Discovery News, November, 2012.

• Matching Realism with Aspiration: Challenges and Successes in the Use of Technology for Global Health.
  National Bureau of Asian Research, December, 2011.

• Tackling TB with Technology.
  The Guardian, November 23, 2011.

• Research for research's sake.
  Business Standard, October 29, 2011.

• NGO uses biometrics to monitor TB patients.
  Times of India, April 7, 2011.

• Fighting tuberculosis in India's slums.
  University of Chicago (Front Page), April, 2011.

• MIT Builds A Better Pillbox To Prevent Drug-resistant TB.
  Boston Globe, March 17, 2008.

• Time To Take Your Medicine.
  Mumbai Mirror, February 17, 2008

• A Smart Pillbox To Improve Medication Compliance.
  Slashdot, February 9, 2008.

• Smart Pillbox Could Be A Lifesaver.
  MIT News Office, February 6, 2008.

• Smart pillbox joins the fight against TB.
  New Scientist, January 30, 2008.

• MIT honors humanitarian tech invention.
  New York Times, May 3, 2007.

TEK Search Engine

• Science search made easier in developing nations.
  CNET News, December, 2005.

• Radio mail links Pacific islands.
  BBC News, April, 2004.

• A Search Engine For The Slower Net.
  Slashdot, July, 2003.

• World's poor to get own search engine.
  BBC News, July, 2003.

Miscellaneous

• Indian Researchers Aim for Resource Efficiency.
  Microsoft Research TechNet Blog, May, 2012.

• New Apps for the Bottom Billion.
  Technology Review, May, 2012.

• How Amazon Mechanical Turk Fails Low-Income Workers, and How It Can Succeed.
  Fast Company Magazine, December, 2010.

• ICT research to boost India socio-economic development.
  EE Times India, January, 2009.

• Simpler programming for multicore computers.
  Technology Review, April, 2007.

 

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