The idea of mBillionth Award emerged because we have been running Manthan Award for the past 9 years, which recognizes best ICT for Development (ICTD) initiatives and how digital inclusion impacts people across diverse communities and in remote areas. Three years ago, we realized that the mobile has had an accelerator impact on the general…
A Success story of a passionate entrepreneur, who learned the rules of games and then played better than anyone else with the help of technology to empower the millions of Indian. For us city dwellers, connectivity that makes our lives rather simple, is a given. Be it looking for information, getting our work done, social…
The government is dismantling barriers by creating the right ecosystem to help increase digital literacy in India, minister of state for IT and communications Sachin Pilot said in a panel discussion at the Digital Literacy Conclave organised by Hindustan Times on Wednesday. The government has chalked out plans to connect 250,000 gram panchayats through an fibreoptic…
What would you expect a student in the hinterlands to do with a computer replete with broadband connection? Well, what they actually do is listen to music, watch movies and play games. And, when it comes to conducting a simple computing task such as checking exam results on the net or uploading resumes for job…
maraa is happy to open call for applications to the workshop titled “Digital Media and Community Radio: Opportunities and Challenges” on the 11th and 12th of September in New Delhi. This workshop is supported by Ford Foundation, Delhi. Click here for a tentative Schedule for the workshop. Venue to be confirmed shortly. Project Background Since the…
Amidst all the tall talks of a possible Constitutional amendment to facilitate reservations for Dalits in getting ahead in life, a New Delhi based NGO, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), has recently found out a unique journalist. He is now a 70-year-old dalit man. His name is Mr. Gouri Shankar Rajak (washerman by caste) who has been carrying…
The proposal to distribute mobile phones to below the poverty line families has the potential to bridge the digital divide in one stroke. It should not be dismissed as another extravagance by a profligate government to buys votes. In fact a mobile phone in every hand backed by innovative technology and government programmes has the…
The incisive letter that the National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy wrote to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 6 July has had desired effect. Roy had opposed the five-fold increase in license fee for community radios, as per sources.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry has launched a dedicated Facebook page for community radio stakeholders in the country to connect with them and answer their queries relating to government policies as well as provide them a platform to share information about their programmes. The Facebook page ‘Community Radio India’ can be accessed at www.facebook.com/communityradioindia.…
