We're pleased to announce S. Sivakumar, the Group Head of Agri and IT Businesses for ITC Ltd, and the architect of ITC eChoupal as a speaker at The #NAMA Conference, being held on October 10th 2012 at The Westin, Gurgaon. The idea behind discussion is to give us a reality check on what's happening in Rural and Semi-rural India, and its interface with digital: how will digitization of value chains change things? What impact can 4G connectivity have? What content will they consume? What kind of barriers need to be addressed when it comes to creating digital services for Rural India. There's a substantive pitch that is being made, especially with the Indian government's Bharat Broadband initiative, to provide fibre to all panchayats in India, but is there a demand? How can one create this demand? Many questions, and we're hoping to get some insightful answers. Do submit your questions for Mr Sivakumar at http://nama.cc/sivakumar Speaker Profile: S. Sivakumar, Group Head of Agri and IT Businesses for ITC Ltd Mr. S. Sivakumar is the Group Head of Agri and IT Businesses of ITC Limited. He runs a Billion Dollar Agri Business, is the Vice Chairman of ITC Infotech - a global IT services company, and the Chairman of Technico - an agri biotech company. Sivakumar is well known as the architect of ITC eChoupal, a pioneering click & mortar network that connects rural India to global markets. Currently, eChoupals cover 40,000 villages and benefit over 4 million farmers, while providing a…
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