Technology for Emerging Markets Presentations

Microsoft Research India

• Technology for Development (PPT) Overview of the 'Technology for Emerging Markets' group at MSR India (Kentaro Toyama)

• Digital Study Hall (PPT) DVD-based recording, networking, and playback for rural education (Randy Wang)
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• MultiPoint (PPT) Multiple mice allow multiple students to interact with a single PC at the same time. (Udai Pawar)
  • "Multiple Mice for Computers in Education in Developing Countries (PDF) Paper on the idea and some preliminary studies. (Udai Pawar, Joyojeet Pal, Kentaro Toyama)
  • "Multiple Mice for Retention Tasks in Disadvantaged Schools (PDF) Paper on formal results with multiple mice. (Udai Pawar, Joyojeet Pal, Rahul Gupta, Kentaro Toyama)
  
  
• Warana Unwired and SMS Toolkit (PPT) Information delivery via mobile-phone text-messaging, with a specific case study for agriculture cooperatives.(Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Sean Blagsvedt)

• Microfinance and Technology (PPT) Background on microfinance and places where technology might help. (Aishwarya Ratan)

• Text-Free User Interfaces (PPT) (Indrani Medhi)
  • Text-Free User Interfaces for Illiterate and Semi-Literate Users (PDF) (Indrani Medhi, Aman Sagar, Kentaro Toyama)
  • Optimal Audio-Visual Representations for Illiterate Users of Computers (PDF) (Indrani Medhi, Archana Prasad, Kentaro Toyama)
  
  
• Livelihoods in Emerging Markets: Views of 'Really Small Businesses' (PPT) (Jonathan Donner)
  • Internet Use (and non-Use) Among Urban Microentrepreneurs in the Developing World: an Update from India (PDF) (Jonathan Donner)
  
  
• Digital Green for Agriculture Extension (PPT) Locally recorded and screened video for disseminating good agricultural practices.(Rajesh Veeraraghavan)
  • Digital Green (PDF) (Rikin Gandhi, Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Kentaro Toyama, Randy Wang)
  
  
• A Case Study of Rural Kiosk Entrepreneurs (PPT) (Nimmi Rangaswamy)
  • A Case Study of Rural Kiosk Entrepreneurs (DOC) (Nimmi Rangaswamy)
• The Emerging Urban Indian Middle Class (PPT) (Nimmi Rangaswamy)