Technology as a tool has broken many barriers in availing and using information across the world and increased the efficiency of organisations and individuals. However there exists a great divide in the access and usage between urban and rural, rich and poor, for profits and charities.
DHAN Foundation has taken up Information Technology for poor as a new theme with the following objectives. Making information technology accessible to poor by developing relevant schemes through research and pilot activities. Collaborating with research and academic institutions on e-governance and computer education at schools in rural areas. As part of the programme, internet kiosks in the rural areas as well as urban slums are set up through which services such as computer education, e-mail, ePost, agricultural market intelligence, etc. are rendered. Computer aided adult literacy centres for the Kalanjiam and Vayalagam members and computer training centres for the children of members of Kalanjiam and Vayalagam are also set up through the programme.