The Egyptians were the first to use non-standard hieroglyphs to communicate information in 1900 BCE. Encryption has come a long way since the days of simple substitution ciphers and has found its way into our daily life. Paraphrasing John Oliver from Last Week Tonight, “Encryption helps protect some of our most important information like financial…
Mahesh Venkateswaran, Principal, Innovation & Engagement NSDC Access to information and mobility continue to play a very critical role in both our professional and personal lives. Traditionally and even today, we continue to place tremendous emphasis on education and certificates. Apart from the societal status, education also provides upward mobility. Educated people continue to have…
On May 1, when the world was celebrating International Labour Day, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) was a part of the celebration in Bheem in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan. On the occasion, DEF’s founder Osama Manzar received an invitation from an organisation called Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) to attend a gathering of workers in…
Connectivity can be ensured in regions without having to lose out on a country’s ethos, language and tradition
The reason why it is important to talk about NOFN is because not only is it a matter of mass connectivity, but a massive amount of public money is involved
iShippo.com, an online marketplace dedicated to promoting Indian culture and heritage though handcrafted products, has joined hands with DEF in an effort to boost sales of Chanderiyaan handloom products and improve the livelihood of weavers/artisans of Chander in Madhya Pradesh.
The wait is finally over, here is the list of 7th mBillionth Finalists. The Grand Jury for the 7th mBillionth Awards South Asia was successfully held at Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, on May 28, 2016. This year, mBillionth set a new record with 348 nominations received across 10 categories. There was an elaborate internal scrutiny process this…
यह लेख पहले हिंदुस्तान अखबार में प्रकाशित किया गया था। बीते दिनों प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्विपक्षीय संबंधों को गति देने ईरान पहुंचे थे। संयोग से, उस समय मैं भी वहां था, और मैंने महसूस किया कि ईरान में आप इंटरनेट का पूरा उपयोग नहीं कर सकते। वहां सोशल मीडिया के इस्तेमाल पर मनाही है। हालांकि…
Before joining the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), I worked as a journalist for many years. I produced radio programmes and enjoyed communicating with an invisible audience over the airwaves.
Here’s a scenario if the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, becomes an Act: I have to ask my friend to pick me up from an exact location in the city, and I decide to send my friend my location through WhatsApp (or any other messaging aoo) using Maps.
