A Case Study on Digital Empowerment Foundation's Chanderiyaan Project by IRMA, IIM Calcutta
Using the context of market development at BOP, we have studied the Digital Empowerment Foundation's Chanderiyaan Project as a case study to understand how the project has been able to reduce the four market separations to develop market for Chanderi weavers in Handloom products. We used a case study approach to understand DEF's Chanderiyaan initiative. Our methodology primarily involved collecting and analyzing secondary data, followed by site visit/s to Chanderi, and conducting in-depth interviews of weavers, master weavers, customers, and employees of DEF, along with non-participant observations. Click here to download full report >>Digital Empowerment: Connecting the last miles
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 networking, shopping to even online activism to voicing our dissent. Read more >>DEF helping a Dalit handwritten paper jounalist in Dumka
Amidst all the tall talks of a possible Constitutional amendment to facilitate reservations for Dalits in getting ahead in life, a New Delhi based NGO, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), has recently found out a unique journalist. He is now a 70-year-old dalit man. His name is Mr. Gouri Shankar Rajak (washerman by caste) who has been carrying out a handwritten weekly newspaper in his native Dumka, Jharkhand, India for the last 24 years. All the activities associated with the bringing out of the newspaper was carried out by this man alone, such was his passion for work. Now he has leprosy and hence can't work. Read more >>
Digital Media and Community Radio: Opportunities and Challenges | Sep 11 & 12 | New Delhi
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. Read more >>
3rd mBillionth Award & International Mobile & Telecom Congress 2012
The mBillionth International Mobile & Telecom Congress is going to announce best 50 practices in this year 2012 in the Mobile & Telecom domain at mBillionth Award Gala Night. Best mobile and telecom players, innovators and practitioners will be joining in 10 parallel sessions. It is one of the pioneering platform that recognizes and facilitates mobile innovations, applications and content services in 8 South Asian countries. Read more >>
DEF's Petition to forego the spectrum fee altogether for running community radio stations
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) has urged the National Advisory Council, Govt. to forgo the spectrum license fee altogether for community radio stations, run by non-profit organisations. In its petition, DEF has requested the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & IT to forego the five-fold increase (from Rs 19,700 to Rs 91,000) in license fee for community radio. Read more >>DEF Inaugurates Digital Panchayat centre at Theni, Tamil Nadu
The Inauguration of the Digital Panchayat Centre was held at the Office Premises of Mahalir Munnetra Sangam (MMS) at Chinnamanur on 28th June 2012. Mr. Osama Manzar, Founder and Director, DEF; Dr .LN Rajaram, Founder and Managing Trustee, Local Community Exchange Empowerment Trust (LOKALEX), Chennai, 11 Panchayat Presidents, 2 Vice presidents and 2 spouses of the Panchayat presidents participated and took active part in the discussions. Ms. K. Parvathi, Secretary, Mahalir Munnetra Sangam, presided over the function and Dr. LN Rajaram gave the special address. Read more >>DEF & Ford Foundation to Organise 3-Day Wireless Access Workshop in Delhi
Digital Empowerment Foundation is in a process to organize three-day workshop on, 'Wi-Fi Mesh Networking Technologies & Prospects' on 6-8 August, 2012 in New Delhi, India. The objective of the three-day workshop is to understand theoretical and practical understanding of wireless environment in India especially driven through the unlicensed band facilities as provisioned by the government. Read more >>Nomination Open for 3rd eNorth East Award 2012
The nomination process for 3rd eNorth East Award 2012 is now open. Nominations are invited from ICT for development practitioners including government practices in e-governance from all over North East India Region. Nominations are open in 12 categories. Last date to file nominations - July 31, 2012.
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eNGO.in offering free websites to 100 grassroot NGOs
eNGO.in, an initiative of DEF & NIXI has started a group of all grassroots NGOs/CBOs/SHGS/VOs and Funding agencies/Volunteers for empowering NGOs community with latest opportunities. The group will provide latest opportunities in social enterprises domain & get networking with all members by posting the success stories & issues on the groups. Join the Group >>mPower Forum
mPower Forum envisions to encourage social entrepreneurship in the use of mobile phone as ICT tool for development by helping innovative ideas to grow in terms of social relevance Read more >>ICT4D Publications
Publications of scholars, researchers, practitioners works in India and South Asia using technology for growth and prospects for people. Read more >>mBillionth Awards
The mBillionth Award honors 'Excellence in Mobile and Telecom innovations' and is designed as an annual South Asia's leading mobile & telecom platform leading to larger regional Mobile Congress in media and policy advocacy. With two successful mBillionth Awards so far since 2010, please refer to this section in future editions for the announcements related to the mBillionth Awards 2012. Read more >>Manthan Awards
Manthan Award is a first of its kind initiative in India to recognize the best practices in e-Content and Creativity. It was launched on 10th October, 2004, by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, and various other stakeholders engaged Read more >>