Anil Bahuman: 
Points made:
How ICT can be harnessed to deal with some of the issues in agri sector:
§ To make Agriculture organized.
§ To bridge the communication gap amongst farmers, experts, Institutes, Govt. and consumers.
What should be the characteristics of such a system?
Research work in DIL, IIT Bombay.
§ aAQUA – birth & evolution, experiments done .
§ Bhav Puchiye
§ Awards
Sunil Kulkarni:
Talked about GB Pant' Experiences in Apple Scab management through disease forewarning in Garhwal
What is apple scab?
Progression of apple scab.
Apple Scab Control measures.
A predictive system to enable prescription of need-based spraying.
An effective strategy for scab disease management.
Manjiri Joshi & Rohit Kokil:
What this workshop will lead to: internship à contest
What will the internship constitute: Projects involving latest technologies and web 2.0 principles.
Important dates, rules for the internships & contest and prizes.
Manjiri Joshi
Talked about the work on mobile applications in the Lab.
Reasons behind choosing mobile phones to connect villages.
Challenges in developing applications for mobile phones.
Applications we have developed so far.
Latest feed from DIL –
o Activating photo-taking application remotely using SMS.
o Application with audio prompts in local language to enhance user experience.
Dipthi Prabhakar:
Talked about the Galla- Low Cost Retail Management System.
Motivation
Existing system study- hardware & software.
Field study – acceptance of automated system, expectations from such a system and reasons for rejecting such systems.
Some of the criteria used to compare existing hardware.
Ease of use, Ergonomics, Size (volume), Cost, Power consumption, Portability, Compatibility to other devices, Sturdiness, Operating system and compatibility, Multimedia support, Scalability, Internet/Network support, Maintenance , Connection type, Processing power
Current software and hardware prototypes.
Future Scenarios
o Mobile phone extensions- GPRS & SMS
o Galla.com – business enhancements.
