At the heart of India encompassing five states lies the vast expanse of Gondwana, where three million people speaking Gondi live, cut off from the world of newspapers, magazines, televisions and the digital media. Activists dispute the 2011 census figure of three million, and claim at least 10 million speak Gondi. Gondi is primarily spoken…
विरासत यानी धरोहर को अगर आसान लहजे में बताना हो तो मैं कहूंगा कि ये एक बेशकीमती और बहुत जल्दी नष्ट न होने वाला ऐसा खजाना है, जो एक पीढ़ी से दूसरी पीढ़ी को सौगाद के रूप में पहुंचता है। वैसे भी हर शख्स अपने निजी और पारिवारिक जिंदगी में विरासत की अहमीयत को बखूबी जानते…
It will be exciting to adopt the Guifi.net model for India, where many live in remote and inaccessible areas When Oracle engineer Ramon Roca returned from the US a decade back to settle down at Gurb, a village 75km away from Spain’s capital Barcelona, he found the countryside had no Internet access. Roca could work…
First MSBC Consultation to be held in Bhopal on 17-18 June 2014 The rapid growth of mobiles and the Internet have changed the way in which communication and development are taking place globally. It is strongly perceived that mobile, as a tool for social and behavioural change is an emerging area of importance among stakeholders…
Connecting, informing and empowering, the Internet holds the promise to be the Great Leveller of our times. However, the way it is evolving around us, it seems poised to become a tool of digital exclusion, creating a world of great disproportion. Limiting access to non-English users, we may be unknowingly creating a virtual world mirroring…
The much awaited W2E2 programme has now kicked off in Tura with ten women entrepreneurs. It was a first of its kind programme in Tura, West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya the north eastern part of India. After publishing the advertisement in local newspapers and website of Tura Internet Service Centre a clear picture of…
Starting mid-June, Digital Empowerment Foundation along with UNESCO will be commencing with its first of a kind, six month e-Heritage fellowship program. Six fellows – Mohammad Arif, Jawwad Iqbal, Namra Naaz, Ihrah, Masood Saeed and Taruha from Shahjahanabad have been selected. They will be trained in web building tools, mobile application tools, Intel easy step…
While waiting to see the baseline outcomes across 5 districts, Soochna Seva team is all set for its next target of identifying the Hub Offices ‘Soochna Seva Kendra’ in 5 districts. Soochna Seva team is on-ground to set-up 5 Soochna Seva Kendras in Angara (Ranchi), Guna (M.P.), Bettiah (West Champaran), Barmer (Rajasthan) and Chamba (Tehri…
Lumla is a small village in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Bhutan and Tibet. It takes about an hour to reach Lumla from Tawang, the district headquarter. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is the only wireless service provider in Lumla. There’s no data connectivity unless you install a satellite (VSAT) dish. In Tawang town,…
यूं तो 2014 आम चुनाव कई मायने में याद रखा जाएगा, उऩमें खास है सोशल मीडिया के सहारे सूचना और तकनीक का भरपूर इस्तेमाल। जिसकी वजह से देश के हर कोने में वोटिंग के
