Avaaj Otalo

Posted by neilp on Aug 11, 2009
Organization that developed the Tool: 
Main Contact: 
Neil Patel
Problem or Need: 

Agricultural information access for small-scale farmers in rural India.

Main Contact Email : 
Brief Description: 

Avaaj Otalo ("voice-based community forum") is a system for farmers to access relevant and timely agricultural information over the phone. The system was designed in the summer of 2008 as a collaboration between IBM India Research Laboratory and Development Support Center (DSC), an NGO in Gujarat, India.

By dialing a phone number and navigating through simple audio prompts, farmers can record questions, review and respond to others, or access content published by agricultural experts and institutions. In addition to the Q&A forum, Avaaj Otalo includes an announcements board of headline-like snippets updated regularly by DSC staff, and a radio archive to listen to past episodes of DSC's popular weekly radio program.

Key Features : 

IVR system for information access and sharing of experiences amongst small-scale farmers in rural India.

Main Services: 
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
Display tool in profile: 
Yes
Tool Maturity: 
Currently deployed
Release Date: 
2009-01
Platforms: 
Java ME
Program/Code Language: 
Java/Android
Other
Organizations Using the Tool: 

Development Support Center

Languages supported: 
Gujarati
Handsets/devices supported: 
All
Reviews/Evaluations: 
Publications: http://www.stanford.edu/~neilp/pubs/chi2009_patel.pdf http://www.stanford.edu/~neilp/pubs/slt2008.pdf
Is the Tool's Code Available?: 
No
URL for license: 
N/A
Global Regions: 
Countries: 

Avaaj Otalo Locations

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Organization that developed the Tool: 
Main Contact: 
Neil Patel
Problem or Need: 

Agricultural information access for small-scale farmers in rural India.

Main Contact Email : 
Brief Description: 

Avaaj Otalo ("voice-based community forum") is a system for farmers to access relevant and timely agricultural information over the phone. The system was designed in the summer of 2008 as a collaboration between IBM India Research Laboratory and Development Support Center (DSC), an NGO in Gujarat, India.

By dialing a phone number and navigating through simple audio prompts, farmers can record questions, review and respond to others, or access content published by agricultural experts and institutions. In addition to the Q&A forum, Avaaj Otalo includes an announcements board of headline-like snippets updated regularly by DSC staff, and a radio archive to listen to past episodes of DSC's popular weekly radio program.

Key Features : 

IVR system for information access and sharing of experiences amongst small-scale farmers in rural India.

Main Services: 
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
Display tool in profile: 
Yes
Tool Maturity: 
Currently deployed
Release Date: 
2009-01
Platforms: 
Java ME
Program/Code Language: 
Java/Android
Other
Organizations Using the Tool: 

Development Support Center

Languages supported: 
Gujarati
Handsets/devices supported: 
All
Reviews/Evaluations: 
Publications: http://www.stanford.edu/~neilp/pubs/chi2009_patel.pdf http://www.stanford.edu/~neilp/pubs/slt2008.pdf
Is the Tool's Code Available?: 
No
URL for license: 
N/A
Global Regions: 
Countries: 

Avaaj Otalo Locations

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