• National Centre for Agricultural Policy Research, India, P Adhiguru, Mruthyunjaya and M Kanagaraj

A study was conducted by NCAP on innovative technologies where they have looked at COW too as a promising experiment.

The following recommendations are made for ICT policy by the research project.

For effective utilization of ICT, policies need to be focused on 5 Is:

Information and interface: Media planning for need-based content development and mode of delivery; evolving capacity building programs for facilitators to improve their effective interfacing.

Integrated support: Devising strategies to integrate quality services and needed infrastructure to support ICT-enabled services.

Institutional arrangement: Optimizing partnership among public and private institutions and NGOs to perform complementary roles in ICT-led growth.

Incentives: Incentives for use of advanced and alternative technologies of ICTs to overcome regional barriers (remote and underdeveloped) in connectivity.

Investment: Increasing public investment for rural infrastructure development and launching explicit ICT-based agricultural development programs.