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Duratech Solutions
Description/achievement of initiative

We are a technology company and we aim to achieve the above mentioned goals through the effective use of technology. Internet and mobile connectivity will be the primary means by which we intend to achieve our goals.

Implementation methodologies

Through mobile application and internet we aim to achieve our desired goals. We partner with 2 other private organizations:1) Wogglesoft from India on a technology and resource sharing partnership;2) Bigdatalabs from India for Analytics solutions to make our products & solutions more effective;3) We are in the process of getting technology partnership with MapR which is a leading Data Analytics Product; company

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

The goals can be achieved with cheap and affordable internet connectivity, smart phones in rural and urban areas.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

We aim to enable communication and establish market opportunities and visibility for small businesses, individual business owners, farmers to give market access. The system is scaleable and can be implemented by any government/NGO/Company for the betterment of the community. The elearning initiative is globally applicable and can be controlled by intiating entity on a broad set of rules/goals.

Partner(s)

Duratech Solutions Bigdatalabs, Wogglesoft, Bigdatalabs
Progress reports
Goal 2
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
2.b - Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development Round
2.c - Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility
Goal 4
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
Goal 9
9.1 - Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.3 - Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets
9.b - Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
April 2017
Portal/Mobile app for giving market access to semiskilled brown collar businesses and individual business owers
April 2017
Mobile application and website for sharing market information to agriculturists
Dec 2016
Elearning portal for job oriented training to empower the youth and adults to impart employable training affordabily
Staff / Technical expertise
2 employees from Duratech Solutions

Basic information
Time-frame: 2017 - 2020
Partners
Duratech Solutions Bigdatalabs, Wogglesoft, Bigdatalabs
Countries
Contact information
Duraivelan Sai Natarajan, CEO, sai@duratechsolutions.in
United Nations