Nandan Nilekani, former head of Indian company Infosys Technologies, has left his old post to help the government in its new effort to fight corruption and leakage in assistance for the poor. He is now leading the newly created Unique Identification Authority of India, a Cabinet Post in India's Planning Commission.

Enhancing value chains to provide market based solutions to development challenges is a strategy that has huge potential to unleash business growth in untapped markets.

First Mile Solutions was started by World Resource Institute (WRI) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

“LifeLines, a technology-based helpline service, is helping initiate a small revolution-of-sorts in the lives of rural communities in India by enabling them with access to critical knowledge and livelihood information just on the dial of a phone.

Solution Exchange offers development practitioners in India the chance to connect with one another, share ideas, and collaborate.An initiative of the United Nations Agencies in India, Solution Exchange was created as an impartial space that would ensure sure that valuable practitioner knowledge was not

Nokia contest recognizes firm using mobile phones to improve farming, as well as startup developing battery-saving technology.
 
Two Indian companies are among a handful of startups being recognized by Nokia for the development of mobile phone applications to save energy.
 

In rural India, Drishtee’s ICT network and micro enterprise kiosk program enables local entrepreneurs to provide services such as mobile phone services, health education, e-governance, computer education and banking and microfinance to their communities. Drishtee trains local men and women to provide these services. Acumen Fund’s investment in Drishtee will geographically expand the kiosk program as well as the health services they provide.

VisionSpring brings eyeglasses, a basic, low-cost health product, to those who do not have access to vision care. Vision Spring employs a base-of the pyramid enterprise model, empowering local entrepreneurs to provide affordable products to their communities. Dr. Jordan Kassalow founded VisionSpring (formerly the Scojo Foundation).