A powerful tool for empowerment

Bikram Shrestha President Internet Society Nepal In today’s world, mobile devices cannot be separated from day-to-day life. Our needs and demands for mobile facilities/services are constantly on the rise and are gradually fulfilled by new innovations and technologies. Society at large uses mobile to communicate, do business, perform banking transactions, learn, travel and live in…

Raking out malnutrition through POSHAN

POSHAN Abhiyaan is the Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional standards among pregnant women, lactating mothers, infants, children and adolescents. In an effort to amplify the reach of POSHAN Abhiyaan in rural India through digitisation, Unicef and DEF have come together to organise community dialogues on POSHAN Abhiyaan in 10 states — Jharkhand,…

History of the future

Ashish Garg Consultant at NIELIT, Ministry of Electronics & IT Every year, Digital Empowerment Foundation’s awards bring some extraordinary entries which have used their innovations to empower communities, create an equitable & inclusive society and alleviate human suffering. These awards effectively represent our world today along with its various dichotomies, such as urban and rural,…

A borderless, digital world

Dipti Kumar Director for Digital Engagement US Consulate Chennai Mobile technology has made the world a smaller place. Information proliferation such as content that caters to children, youth and adults alike, has enabled an information based, borderless world to live in. No bigger than the size of your palm, these devices have brought the world…