The statement suits best to the state of IT implementation across development projects in India. Having looked the sector from very close quarters for almost 3 years now, I feel a need to say that it needs a lot more than sheer optimism, for IT to reach the rural masses.
The gory side of the story is this that that IT is being increasingly misused by the opportunists in pseudo-IT-companies who thrive on the 21st century non/semi/neo-IT-literate-development-professionals. All this is happening at the expense of public money and that also money which is meant only to be routed to the most vulnerable section of the society.
The need of the hour is not a forced or whimsical use of IT in development projects -which unfortunately is the most common state of affairs- but a very balanced,systematic and scientific infusion of IT into the two major facets, one for the development professionals and the other for the community, as both have their own sets of challenges and opportunities.
My experiences with the last few involvements of mine have taught me a great deal about one more fight I am preparing myself for......and I wish I can make a difference here..... and that is there, the maverick in me for you :)
I wish the road is soon ready for the nextGen vehicles to traverse through the rural realm... Amen !
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