Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) has developed Android based tablet survey tool for Nirmal Bharat Wash Yatra, a multi-channel, mega campaign that WSSCC supported by WASH United, Quicksand, and other partners. The Android-based survey form app has been installed in 4 tablets provided by Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). The same web-based form can…
Traditionally, literacy means the ability to read and write. By that measure, a fourth of India’s population is illiterate, according to the 2011 census. If, however, we look at functional literacy, one that extends beyond the ability of rudimentary reading and affixing a signature to paper, my personal experience says close to 40% of our…
According to the Wired magazine, the only handwritten newspaper in the world is in India. The Musalman has been published daily since 1927, written in Urdu by calligraphers known as katibs. According to the Handwritten Newspapers Project (handwrittennews.com), the only entry from India is the The Musalman, as registered on 15 July 2011. But that is not true. There is another…
SMSONE, one of the two winners under “Vodafone Mobiles for Good” Programme 2011, was covered by DD Sahyadri on September 2nd, 2012 for its mobile phone solutions & innovation.
The idea of mBillionth Award emerged because we have been running Manthan Award for the past 9 years, which recognizes best ICT for Development (ICTD) initiatives and how digital inclusion impacts people across diverse communities and in remote areas. Three years ago, we realized that the mobile has had an accelerator impact on the general…
A Success story of a passionate entrepreneur, who learned the rules of games and then played better than anyone else with the help of technology to empower the millions of Indian. For us city dwellers, connectivity that makes our lives rather simple, is a given. Be it looking for information, getting our work done, social…
The government is dismantling barriers by creating the right ecosystem to help increase digital literacy in India, minister of state for IT and communications Sachin Pilot said in a panel discussion at the Digital Literacy Conclave organised by Hindustan Times on Wednesday. The government has chalked out plans to connect 250,000 gram panchayats through an fibreoptic…
What would you expect a student in the hinterlands to do with a computer replete with broadband connection? Well, what they actually do is listen to music, watch movies and play games. And, when it comes to conducting a simple computing task such as checking exam results on the net or uploading resumes for job…
maraa is happy to open call for applications to the workshop titled “Digital Media and Community Radio: Opportunities and Challenges” on the 11th and 12th of September in New Delhi. This workshop is supported by Ford Foundation, Delhi. Click here for a tentative Schedule for the workshop. Venue to be confirmed shortly. Project Background Since the…
