Compassion: A new administrative tool
Kozhikode district collector N. Prasanth conducts administration through civil society participation and social media. He calls the movement ‘Compassionate Kozhikode’
A session on Twitter & Storytelling for social good
Creating Stories of Change: A Session on Twitter & Storytelling for Social Good’ was part of a day-long schedule of Social Media for Empowerment Awards & Summit 2016. The seminar was conducted on ‘Social Media, Social Enterprise & Social Good’. It was moderated by DEF Deputy Programme Director Ravi Guria
Automating the ration shops
Only Chhattisgarh and Odisha have shown extraordinary success in making public distribution system work efficiently and equitably
Young entrepreneurs share success stories at SM4E
The session was part of a day-long schedule — which included panel discussion on various topics related to the use of social media —of Social Media for Empowerment Awards & Summit 2016, organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
Women’s Day celebrated with great vigour across CIRCs
The 41st International Women’s Day was celebrated with great fervour across the country at CIRCs on March 8, 2016. CIRCs at various locations either co-organised or participated in meets, conferences, rallies and fairs dedicated to women, marking the onset of celebrations days in advance. The main agenda at each of these events was to disseminate…
Aaghaz-e-Dosti is forging friendship across border
A brainchild of Aliya Harir and Saraya Islam, Aaghaz-e-Dosti won the Social Media for Empowerment Award 2016 in the Communication, Advocacy & Development Activism in New Delhi on March 15, 2016. Started in 2012, Aaghaz-e-Dosti is involved in peace building and conflict resolution by facilitating people-to-people contact, challenging hatred and suspicion, creating a culture of…
SM4E feliciates 19 Winners & 4 Special Mentions
On March 15, 2016, DEF and the FNF— with the strategic partnership of Twitter — organised the 3rd Social Media for Empowerment Awards and Summit at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Earlier in the day, a packed house was welcomed for the inaugural session by DEF Founder-Director Osama Manzar who broke some myths with his first few sentences.
‘Individual Rights & Social Media’ leaves a lot to think about
DEF and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit (FNF) organised a 90-minute panel discussion that brought together some pre-eminent thinkers and academics of the individual’s rights in the digital medium specifically on the topics of access, openness, security, privacy, policy, regulation and ethics.
You teach a man, you teach a man. You teach a woman, you teach a generation
This year’s theme for the International Women’s Day was Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for Gender Equality. In line with that, we decided to reflect upon how we as an organisation have helped individuals, societies and communities to move towards gender parity in whatever way — big or small.
Digital Banking: Innovating for Inclusion and Efficiency
Namita Vikas, Group President & Country Head – Responsible Banking, YES Bank Ltd “Banking is just about Bits and Bytes,” John Reed, American journalist and poet, said over a century ago. In banking for the 21st century, however, with massive technological advances, transformed consumption patterns and globalised economies, it is important to place these “bits”…