mBillionth award 2014 press release
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) received a software support from Microsoft Corporation worth USD 768,930 for better impact and implementation of Digital Panchayat project is India. The support will facilitate DP programme to provide licensed software(s) to its panchayat centres.
The Digital Panchayat programme is a joint initiative of NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India ) and DEF to provide a digital identity and platform to the panchayats in rural India. The vision of the project is to empower the grassroots panchayats through digital inclusion and providing internet awareness for better workflow. Interactive web portals are issued to the local community through the project and it is maintained by them for a transparent administration. It benefits the community by improving local governance, enquiry and delivery of services, global exposure and Information access to everyone.
The project has currently a strong working base covering over 500 Panchayats across 10 Indian states and is focused on providing the next generation ICT tools accessible to the masses. The software(s) received from Microsoft will be of great help for the project and will help the project sustain and educate more rural population.
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