Comat Technologies
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Comat is an India
n social enterprise
specializing in the delivery of information based services to rural citizens in India. It was founded in 1996 and currently has over 800 rural centers from which it serves over 75,000 citizens each day. In June 2011, Comat was acquired by Glodyn Technoserve, an IT services company headquartered in Mumbai, India . The company's prior investors included Omidyar Network
, Avigo Capital and Elevar Equity.
. The Company provides Government, Education and Financial Services to rural citizens through 800 telecentres set up as part of the Nemmadi project . Comat has also been involved in the digitization of over 20 million land records (Bhoomi (software)
), that has benefited over 6.7 million farmers in the State .
In partnership with the department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Comat has created a biometric database of over 45 million citizens living in Karnataka . This is the largest electronic citizen database in India and can act as the stepping stone for the Unique Identification Number. Comat has begun the Proof of Concept for the Unique Identification Number in two districts of Karnataka.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n social enterprise
Social enterprise
A social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to achieving philanthropic goals. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit....
specializing in the delivery of information based services to rural citizens in India. It was founded in 1996 and currently has over 800 rural centers from which it serves over 75,000 citizens each day. In June 2011, Comat was acquired by Glodyn Technoserve, an IT services company headquartered in Mumbai, India . The company's prior investors included Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthrocapitalist investment firm established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam. To date, Omidyar Network has committed more than $290 million to for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations that foster economic advancement and encourage individual...
, Avigo Capital and Elevar Equity.
Services
Comat has been involved in several projects that have eased people's access to essential information based services, especially in the State of KarnatakaKarnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. The Company provides Government, Education and Financial Services to rural citizens through 800 telecentres set up as part of the Nemmadi project . Comat has also been involved in the digitization of over 20 million land records (Bhoomi (software)
Bhoomi (Software)
Bhoomi is a project jointly funded by the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka to digitize the paper land records and create a software mechanism to control changes to the land registry in Karnataka...
), that has benefited over 6.7 million farmers in the State .
In partnership with the department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Comat has created a biometric database of over 45 million citizens living in Karnataka . This is the largest electronic citizen database in India and can act as the stepping stone for the Unique Identification Number. Comat has begun the Proof of Concept for the Unique Identification Number in two districts of Karnataka.
External links
- Official site
- In July 2008 Legatum announced the $1 million Legatum FORTUNE Technology Prize created to award for-profit organizations, or individuals, whose application of technology solutions has demonstrably improved the quality of life amongst impoverished populations in developing countries. The first winners were announced at the FORTUNE 500 Forum in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2008, with $1 million being shared equally between Comat Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and Microfinance International Corporation.
- Comat was awarded the NASSCOMNASSCOMThe National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
Innovation Award in 2007 http://blog.nasscom.in/emerge/2008/02/finalists-for-the-nasscom-innovation-awards-2007-announced/ - An Internet for Rural India http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/08/smallbusiness/internet_for_india.fsb/index.htm
- Comat has digitized ration cards in KarnatakaKarnatakaKarnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. This is estimated to save over Rs. 450 million a month for the state. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIBG/2009/11/30&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar00802