This month, DEF and Nokia are happy to initiate their Smart Village rural entrepreneurship-based project based on a hub-and-spoke model in Nuh (Haryana) and Asoor (Tamil Nadu). It is a model concept that has been conceptualised in a manner that challenges and redefines the existing idea of smart villages, which is based more on the availability…
One has seen spellbinding visuals of the Little Rann of Kutch in the magazines and the Internet, but nothing prepares you for the experience, than actually being there. I arrived in Ahmedabad, and set off for Patdi,
“The warp and weft come together to weave more than just fabrics; On a loom in a weaver’s home, Dreams are woven from threads of hope. The constant rattle of the shafts serve as the theme music; The weaver becomes the Maestro and the work, their legacy.” DigiKargha, a social entrepreneurship and handloom empowerment initiative…
DEF team member Ravi Guria recently visited the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat where DEF runs project Zero Connect. He recalls his journey here.
India ranked last among 88 countries in terms of 4G speed, according to OpenSignal, a mobile analytics company. India was rated lower than countries such as Pakistan, Algeria, Sri Lanka and Kazakshtan
On February 9, 2018, Digital Empowerment Foundation hosted its fifth DEFdialogue with Ulrike Reinhard.
As India aims to move more and more towards the vision of a cashless economy, it is important to include rural communities into the ambit of a Digital India as well. Given that as much as 67 per cent of India’s population lives in rural India which is dependent on cash transactions, the goal of…
Supported by Oracle and CAF India, CIRC Madhusudangarh in Madhya Pradesh has enabled farmers and other community members to avail various government schemes and entitlements. Due to lack of information, people are often left in the dark about the various government services that they are eligible for or are unaware of the process of availing…
MADANMOHAN RAO Author, Consultant, Research Advisor The lean start-up approach, which is being used with increasing zeal and rigour by start-ups and corporates, is now being applied to the social enterprise sector as well by mobile-centric NGOs and innovators. This topic is now being addressed by a number of resources and books, such as ‘Lean…
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, all play and no work makes Jack a dull boy,” believes Maria Edgeworth, a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults’ and children’s literature. With a view to provide space for work and play, the ITE Centre in Nagaon (Assam) organised a three-day winter camp at Nehru…
