Creating a ‘sampoorna gaon’ In March, DEF and Nokia initiated project Smartpur in Nuh (Haryana) and Asoor (Tamil Nadu). It has been conceptualised in a manner that challenges and redefines the existing idea of smart villages, which is based more on the availability of digital infrastructure but not as much on the integration of the infrastructure into…
Committed to providing a multi-stakeholder platform to discuss issues relating to Internet governance, human rights online and the future of the Internet, the third Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) was organised on November 1-2, 2018, in New Delhi. India and other South Asian countries have made leapfrogs in the technology sector to adapt to digital lifestyles.…
Limited infrastructure, inequitable access to digital resources, and poor utilisation of digital resources in the education sector cause the digital exclusion of children in India.
By Chhaya Dabas DEF team member Chhaya Dabas pens her thought on the increasing cases on trolling in India and around the world. Social media has seen a surge of sociality in recent times. When social platforms emerged – with a noble pursuit to make communicating as an act more accessible, democratic and personal –…
Social media has seen a surge of sociality in recent times. When social platforms emerged – with a noble pursuit to make communicating as an act more accessible, democratic and personal – barely had anyone
Smartpur is bustling with its expansion activities, which are taking place at a country-wide level. After the pilot in Nuh (Haryana) and Asoor (Tamil Nadu), Smartpur has now reached Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, and Bharatpur and Alwar in Rajasthan. To ensure everyone is aligned with the mission and mission of Smartpur, a week-long orientation programme…
Madanmohan Rao Research Director, YourStory; Charter Member, TiE Bangalore The journey for innovative social entrepreneurs and mobile technology wizards can be full of ups and downs and riddled with obstacles such as management or scalability issues. Three key ‘chasms’ or deep valleys that digital innovators must jump over are, from concept to prototype; from prototype…
In a proud moment for the organisation, DEF was selected last month to speak to a global audience at Mozilla Festival 2018 about it’s efforts at taking rural India online. The MozFest is a week-long celebration for, by, and about people who love the Internet. Tech enthusiasts come together on this platform to showcase world-changing…
mBillionth Awards is a platform established by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) to identify, recognise and felicitate mobile-based initiatives that are striving to facilitate and enhance their communities. Celebrating such initiatives the 9th mBillionth Awards were held at Eros Hotel, New Delhi, on October 3, 2018. A 16-member Grand Jury, shortlisted around 60 Finalists out of…
Mahesh Venkateswaran Chief Growth Officer Knack While we are quite aware of the world of technology unicorns and celebrated entrepreneurs in the mainstream media, the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) has over the last decade and more, built a growing community that recognizes initiatives that capture the imagination of the unspoken many. DEF has been part…
