Jeeon-IKB – ‘Information for Life’
Description
JEEON-IKB, subtitled ‘Information for Life’, have been developed by Development Research Network in Bangla language. All critical information related to education, agriculture, governance, livelihood, scholarships, libraries, loans, banking, health and so on are aggregated into a CD. The Jeeon CD reaches all and sundry through various tele-centres, kiosks and through internet also. Each CD responds to daily queries made by villagers concerning what, where, who and how in the areas of agriculture, healthcare, non-farm economic activities, appropriate technology, healthcare, education, human rights, awareness and disaster management. Eight thousand entities of data from the database have been included in the CDs. Providing all vital information needs of local communities in one compact format is no less stupendous task in a country like Bangladesh. The Jeeon IKB initiative of D.Net is aimed at addressing this need, by benefiting the masses and making use of the local language. This has surely improved the quality of life of the poor and underprivileged and helping in poverty alleviation. JEEON-IKB is providing information which is not readily available and it is accessible through internet and CDs. This is one instance wherein technology has been designed and deployed to reach the marginalized in a way that is popular for the user citizens and helping in meeting day-to-day challenges.
What we deliver
JEEON-IKB contains content on Agriculture, Health, Law, Education, Appropriate Technology, Non-farm economic activity, Disaster Management in Bangla which is readily available to be used in rural Telecentre.
How is the project unique?
JEEON-IKB contains about 25, 000 pages of local language content which is unique.
Contact
D.Net
6/8, Humayunroad, Mohammadpur, Dhaka
Bangladesh
