For children, the Internet is a magical entity to quench the thirst of knowledge and curiosity. However, networking etiquettes, Internet safety and online privacy needs to be discussed. According to a UNICEF poll, over 40 per cent of the 10,000 young people across 25 countries began using the Internet before they were 13-years-old. UNICEF, through…
DEF in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and with support from the District Collector of Kozhikode hosted a Social Media for Empowerment Workshop in Kozhikode on August 12, 2016. The keynote speaker and chief guest, Prashanth Nair, District Collector & District Magistrate, Kozhikode, is known for setting example of excellently in utilising social…
Last-mile Internet connectivity still remains a problem in India, and public Wi-Fi can help
यह लेख पहले हिंदुस्तान अखबार में छपा था| पिछले दिनों मेरी मुलाकात लिपिका से हुई। वह असम के सोनापुर की हैं। स्कूली शिक्षा के लिए उन्हें जद्दोजहद तो करनी ही पड़ी, कॉलेज में दाखिला लेने के लिए भी माता-पिता को खूब मनाना पड़ा। कुछ वर्षों पहले उनकी नजर सामुदायिक सूचना संसाधन केंद्र (सीआईआरसी) पर पड़ी।…
Enhanced literacy is helping women break the shackles of patriarchy
This story was first published in The Better India on July 22, 2016. Shiva Kumar of Vaithikuppam in Puducherry is using digital literacy to help individuals living with HIV get access to a better life. Excited shouts of “Computer sir is here! Computer sir is here!” fill the air every afternoon at the Shanthi Bhavan HIV/AIDS…
This story was first published in The Better India on July 30, 2016. Yusuf Khan, now 34, first learnt to operate a PC at the age of 16. Today, technology is an integral part of his everyday life and helping him preserve his rich musical legacy for posterity. Hundreds of years ago, Khan’s ancestors roamed the…
यह लेख पहले हिंदुस्तान अखबार में छपा थाI हरेक देश में प्रतिभाओं के विकास और उसकी आर्थिक तरक्की की क्षमताओं के आकलन के लिए वल्र्ड इकोनॉमिक फोरम (डब्ल्यूईएफ) ने एक मानक तंत्र ‘ह्यूमन कैपिटल इंडेक्स’ (एचसीआर्ई) अपनाया है। साल 2016 की एचसीआई के मुताबिक, 130 देशों की सूची में भारत 105वें नंबर पर था, जबकि…
On July 23, 2016, about 300 people gathered at Eros Hotel, Nehru Place, to celebrate innovative mobile solutions in South Asia. Organised and hosted by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) in partnership with Google and Qualcomm, the 7th mBillionth Awards was held with much fervor to recognise some of the best initiatives being taken in the…
It is time the government delves deeper into how it can better utilize its workforce budget
