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E-villages: 1: Putting the I See into ICT

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Mukti Jain Campion discovers how rural villagers are making use of the internet in five pioneering projects across India and Sri Lanka.

In a tiny internet kiosk set among the sugar-cane fields, a local woman uses a webcam to relay pictures of an old man's fogged eyes to the world-famous Aravind Eye hospital in Madurai, 40km away. It's an experiment that could help save the sight of thousands of poor people.

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Mukti Jain Campion
Source: Radio Times

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