Saksham, meaning ‘self reliant’, is an attempt to offer 50,000 rural kiosks
in six states to create a strong IT rural ecosystem*”The company would initiate 50,000 rural kiosks in three years. Currently,
six lakh Indian villages have around 14,000 kiosks, according to a Microsoft
research. Neelam Dhawan, MD, Microsoft India, said Saksham was developed in
close consultation with industry partners and imbibed the principles of
public-private partnership to create a sustainable economic model and a
strong rural IT ecosystem.”
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