For many years, farmers in India have had little freedom in choosing markets and buyers for their produce. All states in the country, except three, mandate that marketing and selling of farm produce must be routed through state-owned mandis, retail markets where middlemen squeeze farmers to increase margins. In such a situation, can technology-enabled solutions…
A survey conducted among 200 women in Bhadohi and Ferozabad, two small towns in Uttar Pradesh, revealed a picture of cybercafe use in the country’s hinterland. The survey, published in Public Access ICT Across Cultures, found a strong correlation between education, income and the use of Internet and communication technologies. It also found that the…
I want to share with you a couple of breathtaking stories of how mobile phones have made a difference in women’s lives The week before last, I was having one of those regular conversations with Sunil Jaglan, the sarpanch who has been more in the news than perhaps our prime minister, more recently for his…
I would suggest the govt make 2015-16 the year of broadband highways and ensure at least 50,000 panchayats are truly connected and functional
May 21st, 2015 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Nagar, UP—Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), in partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Government of Uttar Pradesh, launched The Kanpur Nagar Digital Public Library in Kanpur Nagar of Uttar Pradesh. The Kanpur Nagar Digital Public Library is an initiative of the Kanpur Nagar District Public Library. …
The first e-Naga Summit was organised on May 27, 2015, in Kohima, Nagaland. The Internet is directly connected to the economy of the state and country. It is opening new doors by way of revolutionising access to information and knowledge. And awareness is enabling re-orientation in the thinking process. Hence, aspirations of the youth are changing in Nagaland but there are many hurdles that are restricting the way forward.
To provide a validated identity to NGOs, eNGO, which has already digitally empowered more than 5,000 grassroots organisations, is feeling honoured to officially launch the .NGO domain for not-for-profits in India, on July 23, 2015, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The eNGO web service package is designed in a way to provide services at a minimal cost that is sustainable and a low-cost solution for grassroots organisations.
To label the mobile phone as revolutionary would be an understatement. It has transformed lives like never before, especially for the people at the bottom of the pyramid for whom information was a scarce commodity. Never more is this transformation more evident than in South East Asia, where the mobile has allowed services to be delivered to the 1.5 billion people in the region, many of whom couldn’t be reached through traditional means.
The MPs’ local area development scheme lets them spend Rs 5 crore a year in their constituencies, but more than half don’t use any of the funds
