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Debate over social media needs to be expanded beyond the policy spheres; it affect all of us

India enacted Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021) on 25 May 2021 that regulates user generated content and is being criticised for directly unleashing comprehensive attacks on freedom of expression, an essential part of the functioning democratic society. The first part of the rules aimed at governing social media intermediaries, the second part at the over-the- top (OTT) streaming services, and the third part at online news platforms.

December 29, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Barefoot Wireless Engineers: Using Human Networks to Grow The Internet

With over half of India’s population unconnected to the Internet, the country is divided into haves and have nots. People who have access tend to be well educated and have higher income, while people who lack it tend to

December 27, 2021 Leave a commentBlogBy defwp-user

Entitlement for Empowerment

Asubi lives with her five children in Guwada Village of Tijara block, Alwar district Rajasthan. Due to the tragic loss of her husband in 2018, Asubi is responsible for supporting her entire family. Her reality is such, that sometimes, arranging for one meal a day for her children gets difficult. With the support from the…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

A Smoke Free Future

Manju Oraon has a family of nine members including her three young children. Her husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law work in the field and their main source of income is based on farming and livelihoods. Like many household in her neighbor she used wood and charcoal to cook meals for the family. It was not only…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Digital Inclusion at a Young Age

During recent time digital technology has reached to a new high and digital divide has widened too. Concentration of users in the urban and semi urban areas and on the other hand rural areas are still crawling to get digitally equipped and driven. Digital technology not only connects to the world but also opens doors…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Digital Training to Fight Misinformation

Seema is a woman entrepreneur from Akbarpur, Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh. She financially supports her family by darning clothes of the local community women, but the stitching clothes went to other women in her community. With a hope to harness her skills and get proper stitching work she joined Digital Sarthak training program. Digital Sarthak…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Digital Empowerment for Independence

Rajkumari Gupta is a woman entrepreneur from Kotwa Dham, Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh. She has been running a sweet shop for the past seven years. Being close to a famous temple, her business was mostly dependent on the devotees visiting the temple. During the lockdown her business came to a complete stop and while others…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Community Network for Social Good

This year’s annual community network exchange was organised on 15th,17th and 21st November online with a specific focus on Community Networks for Social Good. Community Networks is the use of networking technologies by, and for, local communities providing a sustainable solution to address the connectivity gaps that exist in underserved urban, remote, and rural areas…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Digital Access to the Entitlements and Schemes

The central and state governments have put in place many such schemes to uplift the underprivileged, however, people in rural areas are unable to access what is entitled to them. There is lack of awareness about government schemes, improper information around the schemes and more than anything else the biggest challenge is applying for these…

December 6, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user

Community Network for Social Good

December 3, 2021 Leave a commentUncategorizedBy defwp-user


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