| Information technology vs. India’s development | | | | There are two kinds of potential economic benefits |
| Synopsis | | | | by IT usage. They are static and dynamic efficiency |
| 1. Introduction | | | | benefits. The major advantage of the information |
| 2. IT and education in India | | | | goods is that the usage of one person does not |
| 3. IT and rural development in India | | | | deplete the availability for another. A major |
| 4. IT and Indian communication Industry | | | | component for rural development is Communication, |
| 5. Inference | | | | which is facilitated by electronic media, and |
| 1. Introduction: | | | | information technology. IT has enabled democratic |
| The objective of this article is to provide a genuine | | | | political design of India. Thus IT is a key factor |
| insight into the role of Information technology in | | | | influencing the pace and progress of rural |
| development of India. Information technology is | | | | development. Nowadays internet connectivity is |
| playing a key role in facilitating innovations in variety | | | | enabled even in rural parts of the country. This |
| of domains like education, communication, engineering, | | | | provides the access for rural masses to learn, update |
| and many other segments. This article will discuss the | | | | and improvise. |
| role of IT in the enhancement of various sectors in | | | | 4. IT and Indian communication Industry |
| India. | | | | The key aspects about Indian Telecommunications |
| 2. IT and education in India | | | | network are |
| Considering the rate at which population is increasing | | | | - 110.01 million connections |
| in India we need to develop cost effective and | | | | - Fifth largest network in the world |
| efficient solution to educate the Indian masses. The | | | | - second largest among the emerging economies of |
| challenges to Indian educational domain are: | | | | Asia |
| - Educational system imparts only theoretical | | | | Based on the availability of human resources for the |
| knowledge | | | | IT market, India’s government created a |
| - Current system generating hierarchical society | | | | business-friendly environment for the IT services |
| - Remote teaching facilities | | | | industry. |
| - Limited access to technology | | | | The rise of India's software industry has facilitated |
| - No common school system | | | | dramatic changes in the telecommunication sector. |
| What is the solution for overcoming these | | | | Sometimes Technological revolutions pave way for |
| challenges? One efficient method is e-learning. | | | | unexpected opportunity for countries. India found |
| E-learning is a facility using which students can study | | | | such an opportunity in the IT revolution and has |
| the courses from virtual classrooms. Wherever you | | | | developed to be the increasingly favored location for |
| are located the e-learning facility is accessible with | | | | customized software development. The IT |
| ease. This facility can be used to impart uniform | | | | innovations have favored the development of the |
| education to all students. Once this facility is enabled | | | | communication industry of India. |
| through proper channels and aid from government | | | | 5. Inference: |
| students from even remote locality could benefit | | | | Thus it could be clearly inferred that the IT has done |
| abundantly. IT should be used efficiently to enable | | | | magic in Indian development. IT acts as the revenue |
| this breakthrough teaching technology. | | | | earner for India and has enabled great economic |
| 3. IT and rural development in India | | | | growth in India. Currently it is an inseparable factor |
| What could be the role of IT in rural development in | | | | from Indian development. |
| India? | | | | |