Microsoft launches Rural Innovation Fund to empower local software vendors

Microsoft launches Rural Innovation Fund to empower local software vendors: «Microsoft India, in partnership with IDRC’s telecentre.org, has announced the launch of Rural Innovation Fund under its rural market initiative Project Saksham at the 3rd Annual meeting of the M S Swaminathan led Mission 2007, will help local software application development vendors in smaller towns to create and provide localised applications and solutions customised for the needs of the rural communities.»