On October 24, 2016, Capgemini India and Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) distributed notebooks at 46 government schools in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh under Project Akshara. Almost 10,000 students (8,870 primary and 2,060 junior high school students) were covered under this initiative. Capgemini is the world’s leading technology solutions provider; and it offers consulting, technology…
The state of being not connected is leading to mass exclusion of at least a billion people in India
This article was first published by The Better India on October 17, 2016. Muzaffar Ansari, more popularly known as Kalle Bhai, is a man of many stories and mysteries. A Class 6 dropout, Kalle Bhai pursued his passion for history and heritage to become a tourist guide, an explorer and a man who can speak and…
Taxpayer money allocated to connect millions of Indians who live in rural and remote areas hasn’t actually been able to make the Internet accessible to the masses
Manoj Dawane VP & Head – Technology, Government & Industry Relations, Sustainability & Corp Responsibility, Ericsson India With Broadband & mobility becoming basic needs of people across the globe, the world is witnessing a digital revolution. Be it education and healthcare or how we build our cities to how we run our businesses,…
Keeping in mind the language barrier for most people in rural parts of Tamil Nadu, digital literacy is being provided to students in both English and Tamil. Additionally, the medium of videos is frequently adopted by the trainer to ensure faster learning among students through an engaging and interactive medium. After watching one such video,…
Lokesh Mehra, Director – Education Services, Symantec ICT development (availability of telecom, broadband, computers, and software in a country) has a direct correlation with the overall social, economic progress and growth of a country. The mobile phone today acts as a substitute for lack of physical connectivity and provides the regulatory compliance of a Know Your Customer…
Access to information at the village level has always been a challenge. Often intended beneficiaries of public schemes and measures are unable to access the benefits due to severe lack of capabilities, social structures, economic marginalization, exploitation, social values, cultural norms and discrimination, among other reasons. Absence of appropriate mechanisms and limited resources at the…
In an effort to share DigiKala updates and milestones with a wider global audience, the project team, including trainers and coordinators, will soon be launching a three-month social media campaign in an effort to reach out to over 20,000 people on a daily basis. This will be achieved through photo stories, stories of impact, quotes…
On September 26, 2016, Baank-e-Loom project was officially launched — by the project’s CSR partner Ericsson — amid eminent personalities and media persons of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The event, which was hosted at Taj Vivanta Hotel, saw DG UP Police Sutapa Sanyal and First Chief Information Commissioner of India Wajahat Habibullah as the chief guests…
