Mobile First
South Asia has the largest unconnected population across the globe. In the contemporary world, with mobile phones emerging… Read More
Smart Solutions for Smart Communities
Civil society groups and non-governmental organisations are playing a vital role in the society… Read More
Digital transformation: how civil society organisations are improving social impact
Hosted by the Digital Empowerment Foundation, over 110 nominations across South Asia… Read More
Use tech for empowerment, not hate: messages and insights from the 10th mBillionth Digital Awards
Hosted by the Digital Empowerment Foundation, over 110 nominations across South Asia… Read More
Educational intervention heralds a new era of girls’ empowerment in Rajasthan
Compared to India’s 73 years of Independence, the Internet is relatively young. Read More
India’s Fight Against the Digital Divide
Compared to India’s 73 years of Independence, the Internet is relatively young. While the birth of the Internet…Read More
Enriching the Tribe with a Digital Vibe
Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) was set up under the Ministry of Rural Development by the Indian Government as an independent society. BRLF along with Indian Institute of Health Management Research University’s (IIHMRU) CPRL provides a 6 month residential certification course for the tribal communities across the country. As a part of the curriculum, students…
Enabling the power to choose for the differently-abled
Khushi Ram, a 30 years old Samarth SoochnaPreneur, resides in the village of Kararia, Block Untwal, in Alwar district, Rajasthan. He is an energetic man with zeal but has a clubfoot by birth which restricted his ability to become independent. He used to teach in a government school but was unable to sustain his expenses.…
CNX 2019: “Can Community Networks become Internet of People!”
Considering the trends across worldwide, the Internet is pretty much becoming subject to the whims and fancies of telecommunication companies besides the fact that they do not reach each and every corner of any country. We have also seen that once there is an Internet shutdown or censored, almost all modes of communication also get…
Digital Citizen Summit
This year’s Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) saw a deep dive into the intractable online (mis)information landscape. It sought to unravel the complex strands of policy, practice, and social reality in order to develop an in-depth and thorough understanding of the complexity of an information landscape. DCS 2019 brought together subject-matter experts, academics, policy-makers, lawyers, technologists,…