Deepak Ravindran
Innoz Technologies
Bangalore
India
+91 (80) 4210 0265 / 6
mail@innoz.in
The solution titled SMSGYAN (Gyan meaning “knowledge” in Hindi) acts as a bridge for digital divides by providing Internet to the offline world. SMSGYAN provides information services, such as access to a dictionary, an encyclopaedia, job search, health information, stock markets etc., via text messages. For the user, it is a simple and cheap way to search the Internet via text. The mobile user types an SMS with the query and sends it to 55444. Once the Gyan engine receives a query from a mobile user, the algorithm spiders the World Wide Web or Wikis on the Web for related information, zeroes in on the most relevant inputs and shortens it to be sent back to the mobile phone via the text message route. SMSGYAN currently works only in India, but will be transferred to other developing countries. The services are offered on a revenue sharing basis with the operator (0.01 Euro per SMS or 0.30 Euro flat rate per month).
Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: India