The future in a Networked Society

Manoj Dawane VP & Head Technology – Corporate Responsibility Ericsson India We live in a world today where mobile, broadband and cloud are transforming the fabric of society. The advancement in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) has led us to work towards what we call a Networked Society, where everything that can benefit from being connected…

Strengthening rural entrepreneurship mindset

On February 26, 2017, an all-India Soochnapreneur (SP) capacity-building meeting was organised in New Delhi. The agenda of the meeting was to follow up with the identified SPs, address their concerns, ease them through Mera App and design a mechanism for maximising participation. The meeting was attended by 100 SPs, representing local teams from Rajasthan,…

Team Baank-e-Loom expands its radius

Supported by Ericsson and DEF, Team Baank-e-Loom’s latest mission is to make 50 women digitally literate in Parsa village of Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh. Primarily engaged in farming, on their own land or as agricultural labourers, the women of the village have shown great interest in learning computers. One student, Savita, particularly enjoys typing her…

Leveraging technology in education

The year 2017 is an opportunity for the Integrated Approach to Technology in Education (ITE) team of DEF. Official permission has been granted to DEF to scale up ITE in 20 more government schools in Nagaon district of Assam. However, such opportunity also brings challenges which need to be dealt with sensitivity and tactically. Therefore,…

Giving an edge to girl child education

DEF, with support from the British Council in India, is glad to announce the successful introduction of the English and Digital for Girls’ Education (EDGE) programme at 23 locations of India. A ceremony to commemorate the same was held on the sidelines of Prayag at Surajkund Ground, Faridabad, on February 25, 2017. EDGE envisions empowering…

An upstart movement for North East

Keeping in mind the nascent startup and entrepreneurship environment in North East India as well as in consonance with the Government of India’s focus on building and creating home grown startups under the Central government’s ‘Startup India, Stand up India’ scheme, ‘UPSTART’ North East Startup Challenge Programme was organised at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship…

Honouring DEF’s Unsung Heroes

The second edition of the CIRC Awards was held at Prayag on February 25, 2017. The award, which was held among much fanfare, celebrated those centres that made impact and brought about positive transformation in their communities. Eleven centres were declared winners across five categories. CIRC Tura (Meghalaya) won the Uniqueness and Innovation Award while…