Spotlight on service
India produces half a million engineers each year, but according to a World Bank survey, 64 percent of their employers say they are only “somewhat” or “not at all satisfied” with their work. At the same time, most Indians’ only link to the digital world is a cellular phone, but so far, most development programs have not capitalized on the vast potential of mobile technology for effecting social change.A team of MIT students has a solution to these twin problems — and this summer, they will get to implement its project, called the Indian Mobile Initiative (IMI), thanks to $22,500 in seed funding from MIT’s IDEAS Competition and Global Challenge. The winners of the competition were announced Monday evening at an awards ceremony in Kresge Auditorium. A total of $145,000 worth of seed grants will be split among 14 teams to implement projects addressing barriers to well-being around the world....