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November 04, 2009
Grameenphone Ltd. has launched
an E-Krishok tool for the
Community Information Centers
(CIC).
E-Krishok is web based tool
from where farmers can get the
specific information on the
soil, climate and fertilizer
requirements for land of a
specific area.
It is hoped that this tool
will help to keep the farmers
updated with modern
agricultural technology, which
in turn will help in increase
agricultural production.
The tool was launched at
Protappur CIC in Gazipur last
week.
Odd-Egil Aasen, director,
Internet Services, Commercial
Division; A H M Sultanur Reza,
AGM, Fixed Broadband Internet,
of Grameenphone Ltd; Shahroj
Jalil, Group Director,
Services Group, Katalyst and
Shahid Akbar, CEO, Bangladesh
Institute of ICT were present
on the occasion, says a press
release.
The nearby Haat (weekly
market) of the CIC was also
profiled with CIC promotional
materials.
This profiling will help the
local community to understand
the services available at the
CIC and how they can benefit
from the services.
A Grameenphone Community
Information Center is a shared
premise where rural people may
access a wide range of state
of art services such as
Internet, and other web based
information services.
Grameenphone Community
Information Centers are
equipped with the minimum of a
computer, a printer, a
scanner, a webcam and an
EDGE-enabled modem, to access
the Internet using
Grameenphone's nation-wide
EDGE connectivity.
Source: The Daily Independent
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