e-Choupal is a web based initiative that provides rural Indian farmers with the products, information and services they need to enhance their productivity. The platform allows farmers to check both global and local future prices before selling; it gives them access to local weather conditions, soil testing techniques and scientific farm practices. Already covering 18,000 villages, the initiative plans to cover 100,000 villages in the next two years that will serve 3.5 million Indian farmers.

It was conceived to allow ITC (the company behind the initiative) to buy directly from farmers, eliminating numerous intermediaries, that not only contribute to increase transaction costs, but keep a high percentage of the margin. Farmers can monitor prevailing soybean prices in several nearby markets and quote an indicative one day crop price based on a sample and then they can decide whether to sell to ITC, in the open market or wait.

In the end, farmers earn higher profits, consumers get food at cheaper prices and the economy as a whole gains from the increase in agricultural productivity.  

Answering the requests of International NGOs, humanitarian aid organizations and international observers present in Sri Lanka, to provide more accurate information on the local reality, the Centre for Policy Alternatives, launched the visionary groundviews.lk website. Groundviews features content from respected civil society activists, bloggers, academics and professional journalists, all in support of peace, reconciliation, good governance and democracy.

With minimal editorial moderation, the website serves as a valuable repository for alternative perspectives on conflict and peace in Sri Lanka. Unlike traditional media channels, citizen journalism cannot be easily censored, empowering citizens to safeguard democracy and good governance.

The portal is Sri Lanka's first news website operating in all three official languages, Sinhala, Tamil and English. This trilingual platform creates new mechanisms to hold politicians responsible for their deeds and misdeeds, allowing citizens to expose police corruption and human rights violations.

The online version of the Vancouver city guide on canada.com allows users to add their favorite places on the map, along with reviews, pictures and video. Why? Collective knowledge outperforms individual efforts. Who better than citizens to review the noteworthy places to visit. Bringing real life experiences through user contributed reviews, the guide benefits from different perspectives and eliminates the personal bias any written guide has and on top of that is always up to date.

Tagging allows to generate personalized maps that meet the needs and demands of each user, for example, parents are able to trace cafes that are equipped with baby stroller friendly infrastructure. Future branding and sponsorship opportunities could come in the form of sponsored weekly themes. The web page enables anyone to find, create and use maps of places that matter to them. Ultimately citizen driven guides provide real insights into the daily life of any city.