The arrival of the computer and its installation was on the lines of an opening of a temple. Amidst of the chanting of prayers, and breaking of coconuts, the computer was blessed by a priest and then set in place in a special room constructed for the purpose. The experience brought a freshness to district administration in every sense. As the National Coordinator for CRISP,
he took the Karwar experience to 500 districts of India through specially
designed software packages and training programmes. He also created a
micro earth station based communication network with mother earth stations
in major cities. It was during this time that he promoted the concept
of IT parks and computer centres in state capitals. |
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