Keeping up with the changes in the country related to digital and mobile Internet growth, Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm, discussed Soochnapreneur, a project in association with Soochna Seva, in an interview with CNBC TV18. The Global Chairman of the world’s largest phone chip manufacturer says the fact that India has leapfrogged to 4G technology…
After travelling to 14 countries, Crowdsourcing Week was brought to India, in a collaborative effort by Digital Empowerment Foundation and Crowdsourcing Week. India’s first Crowdsourcing Summit was organised at The Paul hotel in Bengaluru on September 10, 2016. The summit sought to promote organisations and innovators who are looking to embed the power of the…
Preethi Herman Country Lead, Change.org India In October 2015, Masooma Ranalvi wrote a blog about her experience of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Her blog described her horrific experience of being circumcised as a little girl without her consent or preparation. What she didn’t know then was that she had just initiated the crowdsourced movement…
In a comprehensive and wide-ranging dialogue with the Rajasthan government’s agriculture department, non-government organisations have suggested standardisation of guidelines, facilitation of organic farming certificates and innovative steps for motivating farmers to adopt organic farming. The discussion with over 50 NGOs from across the state was organised at Pant Krishi Bhavan last month to work for promoting organic farming in…
Digital Uttarakand, a state-level consultation, on ‘Strengthening Access & Delivery of Government Schemes Information & Entitlements in Uttarakhand: Role of Digital Connectivity, Content, Platforms & Solutions’ was organised by DEF in Dehradun on August 26, 2016, in collaboration with the European Union and Mission for Anath Development & Welfare Society. The consultation, a first of…
CIRC across the country celebrated the 70th Independence Day with great fervour. Respective centre staff along with students began planning out the festivities days ahead of the celebrations. On 15th August, centres were beautifully decorated with hues of the tricolour. The onset of celebrations at respective centres was marked by the hoisting of flag. Many…
Preeti Sinha Senior President & Global Convenor, YES Institute, Yes Bank The world is today closely connected through ever faster communication channels and means of travel. The interplay of advanced communication technology, energy systems and automation is driving change in all spheres. Much of this change has been catalysed by the digital revolution which is now penetrating…
Today, information is the key to emancipation; and Soochna Seva, a project supported by the European Union and executed by DEF, aims to ‘inform’ the ‘uninformed’. In order to do this, Soochna Seva teams regularly hold public meetings, workshops and seminars, besides facilitating access to public schemes and benefits. This work is carried out with…
The Soochna Seva team in West Champaran, Bihar, recently established a CIRC in Kasturba School in Gaunaha panchayat where 137 girls are enrolled from Classes VI to X. The “school” is actually an ashram where Kasturba Gandhi once taught with a vision to empower girls. In 1984, the people of Bhitiharwa village donated their land…
Palanivel is a 15-year-old Tamil-speaking boy who is studying in Class XI at a government school in Musiri village of Tamil Nadu. He comes from a weaver household, and is a young weaver himself who regularly visits the Musiri digital resource centre for digital training. A few months ago, Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with…