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Kuppam, a rural community in the state of Andhra Pradesh in
southern India, is a test-bed for technology-based socio-economic
development. The state's Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is a key
proponent for using technology and a people-centered approach to
modernizing rural communities in India. The area has been a pilot
site for educational, agricultural, healthcare and telecommunications
projects.
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 The latest initiative is a three-year alliance between Hewlett-Packard
and the state of Andhra Pradesh to build an HP i-Community in Kuppam,
a community of 320,000 people in four rural villages. An HP i-Community
is a major initiative of HP's e-inclusion vision. It is a concept
in which information and communications technology is strategically
deployed to help improve job creation, income opportunity, access
to government, education and healthcare services.
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The goal of the
i-Community is to turn the region into a thriving, self-sustaining
economic community where technology helps improve literacy,
job creation, income, access to government, education,
and healthcare services.
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Under the alliance, Andhra Pradesh will help establish the necessary
access infrastructure in Kuppam and will make the area a priority
for information and communications technology investments. HP will
work with the community stakeholders to develop scalable, replicable
and self-sustaining IT solutions and will lead in establishing teamwork
among the participants.
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