mBillionth Award Finalists 2012
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UrjaMitra
UrjaMitra, launched by Kanpur Electricity Supply Corporation (KESCo), is the first initiative of its kind in India in the power sector based on IVR or interactive voice response. This mobile-based initiative provides free information about power-restoring, cuts, breakdown and shutdown to consumers on their landline or mobile phones. The service is an effort to disburse free information about power breakdowns. Using IVR and SMS- based technology, the service tells you about the reason behind the electricity interruption and creates mutual trust between local- administration and users. UrjaMitra sends information in English and Hindi. Read more >>
UrjaMitra, launched by Kanpur Electricity Supply Corporation (KESCo), is the first initiative of its kind in India in the power sector based on IVR or interactive voice response. This mobile-based initiative provides free information about power-restoring, cuts, breakdown and shutdown to consumers on their landline or mobile phones. The service is an effort to disburse free information about power breakdowns. Using IVR and SMS- based technology, the service tells you about the reason behind the electricity interruption and creates mutual trust between local- administration and users. UrjaMitra sends information in English and Hindi. Read more >>
Website : www.kesco.co.in
Citizens Voice
Originally known as Nagorik Kontho, which means ‘citizens’ voices’ in Bangla, this web-based platform is a maiden effort in Bangladesh to bring citizens close to service providers. We enable a three-way-dialogue between citizens, elected representatives and service providers. Developed by the Population Services Training Center, the project aims to address the supply as well as the demand sides to better services. The application is based on the Ushahidi platform, which has been completely localized in Bangla. The platform has been also customized for low bandwidth access. Read more >>
Originally known as Nagorik Kontho, which means ‘citizens’ voices’ in Bangla, this web-based platform is a maiden effort in Bangladesh to bring citizens close to service providers. We enable a three-way-dialogue between citizens, elected representatives and service providers. Developed by the Population Services Training Center, the project aims to address the supply as well as the demand sides to better services. The application is based on the Ushahidi platform, which has been completely localized in Bangla. The platform has been also customized for low bandwidth access. Read more >>
Website : http://nagorikkontho.org/portal
M-Drishti
M-Drishti is an initiative of the Kanpur Electricity Supply Corporation (KESCo) to watch on those consumers who indulge in illegal use of electricity after disconnection without depositing their bill. M-Drishti is a mobile-based real-time tracking system that ensures end-to-end tracking of in-field activities of electricity supply and usage. Through this application KESCo raids, disconnects and lodges FIR against people who use electricity illegally.Through the m-Drishti interface, officials can fill real-time details of field activities. So, whenever an illegal action is recorded, a brief report is filled on the spot and sent via mobile handset to the central server. After tracking, revenue assessment and computing amount at the field level, it can be edited and final assessment is done at divisional level. Read more >>
M-Drishti is an initiative of the Kanpur Electricity Supply Corporation (KESCo) to watch on those consumers who indulge in illegal use of electricity after disconnection without depositing their bill. M-Drishti is a mobile-based real-time tracking system that ensures end-to-end tracking of in-field activities of electricity supply and usage. Through this application KESCo raids, disconnects and lodges FIR against people who use electricity illegally.Through the m-Drishti interface, officials can fill real-time details of field activities. So, whenever an illegal action is recorded, a brief report is filled on the spot and sent via mobile handset to the central server. After tracking, revenue assessment and computing amount at the field level, it can be edited and final assessment is done at divisional level. Read more >>
Website : http://veldev.com/kesco
Phone Warrior
‘Phone Warrior – A Community to Fight Mobile Spam’ is an initiative of Visoner Technologies. It prevents all spam SMS and calls through the power of communities. Phone Warrior is a utility application that takes strategic advantage of crowd-sourcing principles and machine learning and distributes problem-solving and involves a network of people. With Phone Warrior, users can collaborate and submit mobile spam data to the community. The service uses the power of recent breakthroughs in cloud computing to process this massive amount of data. Read more >>
‘Phone Warrior – A Community to Fight Mobile Spam’ is an initiative of Visoner Technologies. It prevents all spam SMS and calls through the power of communities. Phone Warrior is a utility application that takes strategic advantage of crowd-sourcing principles and machine learning and distributes problem-solving and involves a network of people. With Phone Warrior, users can collaborate and submit mobile spam data to the community. The service uses the power of recent breakthroughs in cloud computing to process this massive amount of data. Read more >>
Website : http://www.phonewarrior.mobi
Mobile Insurance
Mobile Insurance, an initiative of Mobileware Technologies, is a unique mobile- based insurance platform that allows customers to use the mobile phone as a medium to pay their insurance premiums, renew policies and access customer care features. The service is available on a wide range of operating systems, including Blackberry, iPhone, Android and Windows. Users can avail three types of insurance policies: health insurance, travel insurance and automobile insurance. Through its Mobile Insurance service, users can purchase and renew their insurance policies, check information on various products, receive reminder service or SMS notification on their mobiles. In addition, users can also register and track their insurance claims. The transaction based service is convenient, reliable and easy to use. Read more >>
Mobile Insurance, an initiative of Mobileware Technologies, is a unique mobile- based insurance platform that allows customers to use the mobile phone as a medium to pay their insurance premiums, renew policies and access customer care features. The service is available on a wide range of operating systems, including Blackberry, iPhone, Android and Windows. Users can avail three types of insurance policies: health insurance, travel insurance and automobile insurance. Through its Mobile Insurance service, users can purchase and renew their insurance policies, check information on various products, receive reminder service or SMS notification on their mobiles. In addition, users can also register and track their insurance claims. The transaction based service is convenient, reliable and easy to use. Read more >>
Website : http://www.mobilewaretech.com
1000Lookz
1000Lookz can claim to be the first Virtual Makeover application specifically developed for the fashion and beauty industry. It has been developed by VDime’s Technology. This free beauty makeover app is available on iPhone, the web and facebook. Through it, women can check out the best shades for their skin tones right on their own photos, before going to buy products. This includes foundation, blush, gloss, lipstick, eye shadow and eye liners that are available in hundreds of shades and colours from leading brand names like Pur Minerals and Flawless You Forever (FYF). Under 1000Lookz, there are two kinds of services available: 1000Lookz Virtual Beauty Makeover and 1000Lookz Nail. Read more >>
1000Lookz can claim to be the first Virtual Makeover application specifically developed for the fashion and beauty industry. It has been developed by VDime’s Technology. This free beauty makeover app is available on iPhone, the web and facebook. Through it, women can check out the best shades for their skin tones right on their own photos, before going to buy products. This includes foundation, blush, gloss, lipstick, eye shadow and eye liners that are available in hundreds of shades and colours from leading brand names like Pur Minerals and Flawless You Forever (FYF). Under 1000Lookz, there are two kinds of services available: 1000Lookz Virtual Beauty Makeover and 1000Lookz Nail. Read more >>
Website : http://www.1000Lookz.com
All Events in City
AllEvents.in is a platform to easily share and access different kinds of events happening across the globe. The primary objective is to reduce steps needed to bring a person’s event to global visibility and make it easy for a content consumer to access information of events happening in the city/ location of his choice. The platform is currently split into 4 parts – web-portal; mobile portal;Android application and iOS- enabled platform. The technology service also includes RSS feeds, Browser extensions, e-tickets and e-mail subscription.The application can be directly accessed on a desktop/ laptop computer or a tablet by going to http://allevents.in. Read more >>
AllEvents.in is a platform to easily share and access different kinds of events happening across the globe. The primary objective is to reduce steps needed to bring a person’s event to global visibility and make it easy for a content consumer to access information of events happening in the city/ location of his choice. The platform is currently split into 4 parts – web-portal; mobile portal;Android application and iOS- enabled platform. The technology service also includes RSS feeds, Browser extensions, e-tickets and e-mail subscription.The application can be directly accessed on a desktop/ laptop computer or a tablet by going to http://allevents.in. Read more >>
Website : http://allevents.in
Route finder- Get directions on mobile
Router Finder, a B2C (Business-to-Consumer) service is a SMS platform launched by Tata Teleservices that delivers direction/route on non-GPS handset. The service includes route delivery on GPS-agnostic handsets by identifying the customer’s location without an input from customer. It, instead, fetches the customer’s source location through location platform. The service is integrated with a Device Service Manager that delivers information on the basis of the customer’s handset capability. Another feature is customer route delivery on map, through which customers will get charged only on receiving successful directions. Read more >>
Router Finder, a B2C (Business-to-Consumer) service is a SMS platform launched by Tata Teleservices that delivers direction/route on non-GPS handset. The service includes route delivery on GPS-agnostic handsets by identifying the customer’s location without an input from customer. It, instead, fetches the customer’s source location through location platform. The service is integrated with a Device Service Manager that delivers information on the basis of the customer’s handset capability. Another feature is customer route delivery on map, through which customers will get charged only on receiving successful directions. Read more >>
Mobile Phone integration for 24×7 livelihood training
‘Mobile Learning Solution’ is a socially-inclusive development programme of NIIT Foundation that aims to upgrade the skill base and employability of marginalized youth living in the urban slums and rural areas of Delhi, NCR and Madhya Pradesh regions. With an effort to resolve the issue of employability in slum areas, the vision of the project is to provide employability skills to the urban slum youth in the age group 17-25 years and place them in organized industry. Mobile learning Solution has been developed to inculcate a habit of learning 24×7 among the underserved youth, using their mobile handsets. Read more >>
‘Mobile Learning Solution’ is a socially-inclusive development programme of NIIT Foundation that aims to upgrade the skill base and employability of marginalized youth living in the urban slums and rural areas of Delhi, NCR and Madhya Pradesh regions. With an effort to resolve the issue of employability in slum areas, the vision of the project is to provide employability skills to the urban slum youth in the age group 17-25 years and place them in organized industry. Mobile learning Solution has been developed to inculcate a habit of learning 24×7 among the underserved youth, using their mobile handsets. Read more >>
Website : http://www.niitfoundation.org
Balshiksha
Balshiksha is a Multimedia based Pre-Primary Teacher’s Resource Kit. It has been developed by Media Lab Asia. This kit is specifically for playgroup, pre-nursery, LKG & UKG students of 1.6 yrs to 6 years of age-group. Balshiksha can be used as a Pre-primary Education aid by teachers and parents in teaching their students and children English and Hindi. A mobile-based education platform, Balshiksha covers over 200 modules comprising alphabet tracing; chapters based on concept and dramatized in audio-visual format; exercises and practices in funlearning form; and story-telling. Read more >>
Balshiksha is a Multimedia based Pre-Primary Teacher’s Resource Kit. It has been developed by Media Lab Asia. This kit is specifically for playgroup, pre-nursery, LKG & UKG students of 1.6 yrs to 6 years of age-group. Balshiksha can be used as a Pre-primary Education aid by teachers and parents in teaching their students and children English and Hindi. A mobile-based education platform, Balshiksha covers over 200 modules comprising alphabet tracing; chapters based on concept and dramatized in audio-visual format; exercises and practices in funlearning form; and story-telling. Read more >>
Website : http://www.medialabasia.in
WordsVidya by Mobividya.com
WordsVidya is an initiative of Mobividya that aims to improve the English language knowledge of Gujarati students by providing English learning applications with pure Gujarati meaning. The application has 4 modules: Wordsbook; Two-way search; Fungames; and, Activation. The Wordsbook smartly divides words into 55 sections containing 4,500+ words. Each word section contains its own unique search, keeps track of the number of times each word has been read, bookmarks the words of your choice. Each word has a detailed description – phonetic pronunciation, Gujarati meaning and English meaning and usages. The database of the system is divided in two-way search —dictionary in Gujarati to English and English to Gujarati—making it easy to search and add words. Read more >>
WordsVidya is an initiative of Mobividya that aims to improve the English language knowledge of Gujarati students by providing English learning applications with pure Gujarati meaning. The application has 4 modules: Wordsbook; Two-way search; Fungames; and, Activation. The Wordsbook smartly divides words into 55 sections containing 4,500+ words. Each word section contains its own unique search, keeps track of the number of times each word has been read, bookmarks the words of your choice. Each word has a detailed description – phonetic pronunciation, Gujarati meaning and English meaning and usages. The database of the system is divided in two-way search —dictionary in Gujarati to English and English to Gujarati—making it easy to search and add words. Read more >>
Website : http://www.mobividya.com
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