The schedule below is tentative. Please refer back to this page for updates. The Point of Contact for each week will be on site.
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Saturday, June 20: Arrive at IIM Ahmedabad
WEEK OF JUNE 21 – JUNE 27 : Orientation
Location: Ahmedabad Point of Contact: Satchit Balsari
Faculty leads: Satchit Balsari, Harvard; and Arvind Sahay and Rekha Jain, IIM Ahmedabad
See Timetable for IIM-A Week Here.
Saturday and Sunday, June 20 – 21:
Students arrive in Ahmedabad. You will be picked up at the airport by Greaves Travel and transported to the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad campus. (IMDC Reception, New campus, Indian Institute of Management, Opposite of Blind People Association, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad- 380015, Phone- 079-6632 – 5700/5900)
Monday, June 22:
Morning: An Introduction to the India Telecom Sector (Rekha Jain)
Mobile Usage Profile (Arvind Sahay)
Afternoon: Afternoon Self-Study Session (Satchit Balsari to facilitate)
Discussion / Blog: How can mobile technology in India be employed to impact social change?
Evening: Using cell phones to study behavior from the level of individuals to entire nations (JP Onnela-Teleconference)
Tuesday, June 23:
Morning: Case Study: Net Neutrality (Arvind Sahay)
TRAI Consultation Paper (Rekha Jain)
Afternoon: Afternoon Self-Study Session (Satchit Balsari)
Background Note on Financial Inclusion
Evening: Who owns Big Data? (Malavika Jayaram, videoconference)
Thursday, June 25:
Morning: Visit to Self Employed Women’s Association
Afternoon:Debrief from field trip (Rekha Jain and Satchit Balsari)
Business Model Innovations for ICT Based Services (Rekha Jain)
1) Case-Study: Surveilling the World’s Largest Mass Gathering (Satchit Balsari)
2) Case-Study: Retinopathy of Prematurity Using Mobile Phones (Rekha Jain)
Morning: 1) Student Presentations
2) Case-Study: Retinopathy of Prematurity Using Mobile Phones (Rekha Jain)
Afternoon : (Group-work, facilitated by Satchit Balsari)
Formulating the research questions for field-study
Sunday, June 28: Depart for Delhi
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WEEK OF JUNE 28 – JULY 4 : Technology Module
Location: Delhi Point of Contact: Nora Maginn
Faculty leads: JP Onnela and Satchit Balsari
Monday, June 29:
10:30 AM: Visit SAI Delhi Office, Connaught Place
Afternoon: Visit to FINO PayTech Inc.
Tuesday, June 30
11:00 AM – Visit to Aspiring Minds, 809A, Third Floor, Udyog Vihar, Phase V, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
2 – 4 pm: Bharti Airtel: Plot No.4, Phase I, Sector 22A, Sector 20, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Wednesday, July 1
10:00 am: Operation Asha
Afternoon: TRAI
6:30 pm: Harvard Alumni Meeting: India International Club, #40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India, +91 11 2461 9431
Thursday, July 2
Visit to Delhi government ICT Projects and meeting with IT Department officials. (Time to be confirmed)
Friday, July 3
Visit to VNL and field full day
Saturday, July 4th – Depart for Bangalore
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WEEK OF JULY 6 – JULY 11 : Technology Module
Location: Bangalore Point of Contact: Nora Maginn
Faculty leads: Satchit Balsari
Sunday, July 5: Debrief with Satchit via Skype
Monday, July 6: 9 – 5 pm: First Day at Jana Care and EkStep. Students will spend 9-5 on weekdays at either Jana Care or EkStep
Tuesday, July 8: Jana Care / EkStep
7:30 pm: Harvard Students in Bangalore meet up
Wednesday, July 9: Jana Care / EkStep
Friday, July 10: Jana Care / EkStep
Evening: Weekly Check in with Satchit Balsari, via Skype
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WEEK OF JULY 12 – JULY 18 : User Behavior Module
Location: Bangalore Point of Contact: Anisha Gopi
Faculty lead: Satchit Balsari
Monday, July 13: Jana Care / EkStep
Tuesday, July 14: 10:30 am: Visit to Microsoft Research India Labs.
12 – 5 pm: Jana Care / EkStep
Wednesday, July 15 – Friday, July 17: Jana Care / EkStep
Friday, July 17: Evening: Weekly Check in with Satchit Balsari, via skype
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WEEK OF JULY 19 – JULY 25 : User Behavior Module
Location: Bangalore Point of Contact: Anisha Gopi
Faculty lead: Satchit Balsari
Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24: Jana Care / EkStep
Tuesday, July 21:
12 – 2 pm Lunch Meeting at Babajob
2 – 5 pm Jana Care / EkStep
Friday, July 24: Evening: Weekly Check in with Satchit Balsari, via skype
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WEEK OF JULY 26 – AUGUST 1 : Regulation and Policy Module
Location: Bangalore Point of Contact: Malavika Jayaram
Faculty lead: Malavika Jayaram
Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31: Jana Care / EkStep
Friday, July 31: Field trip to Center for Internet and Society and Weekly Check in with Malavika Jayaram, Center for Internet & Society
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WEEK OF AUGUST 2 – 8 : Regulation and Policy Module
Location: Bangalore Point of Contact: Malavika Jayaram
Faculty lead: Malavika Jayaram
Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7: Jana Care / EkStep
Friday, August 7: Weekly Check in with Malavika Jayaram, Center for Internet and Society
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WEEK OF AUGUST 9 – 15 : Debrief and Reflection
Location: Bangalore Point of Contact: Tarun Khanna, Satchit Balsari, Malavika Jayaram
Monday, August 10:
Morning: Meeting with Mahiti
12-5 pm: Students will be at Jana Care / EkStep
Tuesday, August 11:
8:30 am: Car Pick up at Alcove
9:30 – 12 pm : Session with Tarun Khanna
First Run Through of Presentations with Tarun and Malavika
Location: Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences
258/A, Hosur Road, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk
Dr. Devi Shetty’s Office, 2nd floor. It’s the hospital with the red-tiled roof when you enter the campus.
Afternoon: Students will return to Jana Care and EkStep for a ½ day
Wednesday, August 12:
9-12 pm: Students will be at Jana Care / EkStep (Last day at organizations)
PM: Students will have time to work on presentations incorporating Tuesday’s feedback
Thursday, August 13:
12:15 pm Car Pick up at Alcove
1 pm: Debrief on 8 week program with Tarun, Malavika, and Satchit
Location: Axilor, No. 739, 15th Cross, 6th Phase JP Nagar, Sarakki, Bangalore 560078
You should plan to go directly from Axilor to the final presentation event
6 pm: Final Presentation Event
Location: My Fortune Bengaluru, Member of ITC’s Hotel Group, 46,Richmond Road, Bengaluru-560025
Friday, August 14 : Program Concludes