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Farmers in India are beginning to use video conferencing to procure good-quality seeds, fertiliser, other inputs and technical support; 10 Aethra VC systems are being used in a Rajastan pilot project. 21 December 2007.
	21 December 2007. Farmers in India are beginning to use video conferencing to procure good-quality seeds, fertiliser and other inputs. They are also using the technology to access market-related information, obtain horticultural advise and market their products in some cases. Videoconferencing furthers these initiatives, such as Internet kiosks in rura... (read article)



In India, banana farmers in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, can interact with experts via videoconferencing at one of four Village Knowledge Centres set up within a project for promotion of banana cultivation. 24 September 2007.
	24 September 2007. Banana farmers in the Thiruvananthapuram district of kerala in India will soon have easy access to online resources for expert advice on agricultural practices like planting methods, pest control and soil fertility. The Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayat is setting up four Village Knowledge Centres (VKC) to empower farmers with m... (read article)



Videoconferencing enables Quebec’s Aboriginal people living in 22 communities, many in remote locations, to hold meetings, exchange experience and participate in distance education.16 July 2007.
	Posted 16 July 2007. The launch of educational videoconferencing facilities for Quebec’s aboriginal communities was announced in December 2003 with a budget of C$1,714,000. This information technology and the teaching assistance was provided to all aboriginal communities in Quebec who are members of the First Nations Education Council (FNEC). This project was made possi... (read article)



The Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Hebei Province, China will use Emblaze-VCON's HD1000 videoconferencing codec in custom-built rooms to enhance video services for government employees. 19 April 2006.
	19 April 2006. Emblaze-VCON has won an additional video conferencing tender with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Hebei Province in China. The Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Hebei Province has chosen Emblaze-VCON's systems after testing other solutions and has singled out its HD1000, the latest high definition videoconferencing codec, for integration into their cust... (read article)



The Government of the State of Kerala in India has installed 19 Aethra Vega set top videoconferencing systems to connect Government Offices and to reach the people in district collectorates in remote locations
	12 December 2005. Aethra SpA is providing videoconferencing solutions for the Government in the Kerala State of India through Keltron, a progressive Kerala State Government Enterprise dedicated to technology proliferation in its State. The Kerala State Information Technology (IT) department of Kerala is setting up a videoconferencing network in order to connect authorities such as... (read article)



The South West of England Regional Development Agency twin-screen TANDBERG 6000 video-conferencing systems to connect six offices and cut down on the cost and time lost in travel
	Posted 5 December 2005. The mission of the South West of England Regional Development Agency is to stimulate the regional economy. The Agency's region stretches from Gloucester in the centre of England to the Isles of Scilly off England's southwestern tip. It's a dynamic region whose attractions range from an aerospace and defense-technology cluster around Bristol to the botanical wonder ... (read article)



The State of South Carolina has created an IP Video Conferencing network as a Managed Services Solution supplied by Applied Global Technologies (AGT); users pay AGT by the month or the minute
	6 January 2004. Posted 18 October 2004. The State of South Carolina desired to provide a state-of-the-art IP Videoconferencing Network to the user community throughout the State without the standard budgets for equipment or personnel needed to provide the service. They selected Applied Global Technologies (AGT) (www.appliedglobal.com) to provide a mana... (read article)



At Lillehammer in Norway. local government officials use TANDBERG videoconferencing systems systems to stay in touch with 26 municipal governments spread across 25,000 suare km
	Posted 9 August 2004. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. It is the geographic heart of Norway. It is also the busy hub of Oppland County, whose policies and subsidies flow from the eight-story Oppland County Administration Building where the county's new electronic nerve center is located: a sleek, black TANDBERG 7000 videoconferencing system, with two high-resolution LCD screens... (read article)



ClicktoMeet™ web conferencing on its own IP network is helping Hampshire County Council and its schools to reduce travel, develop new services and make services accessible in rural areas
	Posted 10 November 2003. Hampshire is one of the largest non-metropolitan counties in England, with a population of almost 1.25 million spread across a largely rural area. Hampshire County Council has dispersed offices across the county and has been investigating ways to reduce staff travel, to develop services without reducing their quality, and to make services more accessible to citizens in ... (read article)



The State Government of Victoria in Australia has installed 41 TANDBERG videoconferencing systems at 26 sites to increase collaboration between the centre and remote, isolated Offices
	Posted 12 November 2003. (created 30 September 2002). The State Government of Victoria in Australia has a "Connecting Victoria" strategy. To implement it, the State government has built a Cisco IP Communications network, which combines voice, video and data on one network. This single network approach has now been widely deployed in Victoria. This Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Vi... (read article)

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