Using cellphones to track public services

Tracking Livelihood Entitlements for Rural Communities is a mobile phone-based initiative to track the efficiency of the government’s public distribution scheme for food, pension schemes and the rural job guarantee scheme. It has helped more than 2,000 families in Orissa’s backward Keonjhar district gain access to the public distribution system and has had an impact…

Mobiles for Social Impact

This book is a compilation of best e-practices by NGOs in India who uses technology to improve their reach of services in information and content for masses. Most importantly, the book have details of those finalists who have applied for Vodafone Mobiles for Good Prize at mBillionth Award South Asia 2011. The innovations is meticulously…

Agra eMSME Workshop Report

The Interactive Seminar “Internet for MSMEs”, organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and supported by Verisign and Ministry of MSME at Agra on April 5, 2011 aimed to address in a timely manner the means MSMEs can employ to make themselves visible to and connect with customers globally in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Click…

mBillionth Award South Asia, 2011

This book is a compilation of best e-practices records across South Asia, for innovations in mobile application, wireless, telecom sector development in each level of society. This book is a separate repository of all mobile phone uses, practices and the fastest growing media tool relative application development. This book contains South Asia’s Best Mobile Innovations…

Vodafone Mobiles for Good

‘Vodafone Mobiles for Good’ programme concept Inspired by the great success in 2011, Vodafone Foundation along with Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) announces the ‘Vodafone Mobiles for Good’ programme for the second time. The ‘Vodafone Mobiles for Good’ programme is to motivate and encourage innovations in mobile content and services delivery benefiting communities. It is imperative…

Events

Upcoming Events: Past Events: 1. Tura BPO Training to be held at Tura, Meghalaya Conduct by: Tura Internet Service Center (a CIRC unit of Digital Empowerment Foundation) Date: 8th August to 10th September, 2011 Venue: Nikwagre Main Road, P.A Sangma Complex, Tura Local Partner: North East Development Foundation (http://www.nedfindia.org/) Click here for details of Training…

ICT4D

About ICT4D Publications Information and Communication Technology for Development is a Research and Publication Unit of Digital Empowerment Foundation which publishes about the best practices, services and contributions of ICT for development purpose use by grassroots organization, idea and innovation bought from case studies, research experts etc. Publications of scholars, researchers, practitioners works in India and South Asia using technology…

DKC

About DKC (Digital Knowledge Centre) A digital repository of best digital content for development interventions in India and South Asia in audio-visual format. These digital interventions area are to be selected from as many intervening areas as feasible. Documentation in print in case study book format shall be the other component of the project.The need…