The Foundation has established grass-roots level multi-purpose VICs in a few Panchayats across the country. The VICs partner actively with the local government run programs such as ‘Akshya’ of the Kerala State IT Mission (Mallapuram District) and Rajasthan (Jaipur District) IT Department (Jaipur District)to provide information and retrieval services to the rural communities apart from in addition to building their capacities in vocational skills. Local content development is one of the key goals of Datamation Foundation. The delivery of local content in all forms— digital, audio, video and deploying a large number of innovative ICT delivery tools get facilitated through VICs. The purpose of the VICs is to use locally appropriate technology and services for enabling:

• Greater and more affordable access to government, business and social services for  village residents. 

• A proven and sustainable business model for ICTs  in rural areas.

• Socio-economic development and poverty reduction in villages, particularly for the women and   disadvantaged groups.  

•  Market development opportunities for small, medium and large Indian businesses

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