Education for the Base of the Pyramid People (BOP) using Voice Internet e-Learning

The need for education, especially for the Base of the Pyramid people (BOP) is very important from various aspects including their survivability, Economic, Social, Cultural and other developments, and minimizing the Digital Divide & Rich-Poor gap. Since many BOP are illiterate, live in rural areas where schools or educational institutions are scarce and cannot afford to go to schools, educating such population is a daunting task. In this paper, we describe a practical affordable solution to educate BOP using Voice Internet e-Learning that uses an Intelligent Agent and user's voice using any phone. Our approach uses both informal and formal learning including learning how to read or write using natural language. We emphasize on practical informal learning on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to ensure immediate and sustainable significant impact on Economic, Social and Cultural developments, along with creation of an enormous “Resource”.