Before joining the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), I worked as a journalist for many years. I produced radio programmes and enjoyed communicating with an invisible audience over the airwaves.
Nonika Raj Kumar, Head CSR & Sustainability, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Social media has had a tremendous impact on all aspects of our lives — be it the way we communicate, we teach and learn, or we do business — well almost every aspect of our lives. The evolution of…
Namita Vikas, Group President & Country Head – Responsible Banking, YES Bank Ltd “Banking is just about Bits and Bytes,” John Reed, American journalist and poet, said over a century ago. In banking for the 21st century, however, with massive technological advances, transformed consumption patterns and globalised economies, it is important to place these “bits”…
Rajesh Verma, Former Secretary, Government of Sikkim What ails ICT in the government? It was an honour being a member of the Grand Jury for the Manthan Awards. I was particularly impressed by the number of entries from the government sector some of which were very innovative. This set me reminiscing about the 36 years…
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) is going back to school, literally. In partnership with global IT consultancy giant Capgemini, DEF has taken up a project called “Raising standards of education through digital intervention” under which it will adopt government schools within a 50 km radius of 10 cities in India – New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon,…
India is now the fourth largest start-up hub in the world, with a wide range of startups in mobile media, Internet of Things, analytics, ed-tech, food-tech and more. Social entrepreneurs and NGOs are also active on the mobile front, backed by a range of venture capitalists, government grants and impact investors. “India is fast becoming…
Recently I had the opportunity to spend a couple of weeks in India. I was part of a conference series, Startup Capitals that I was co-organising in New Delhi and Bengaluru. Then I stopped over in Mumbai for a few more days and met some more entrepreneurs. Most of the speakers in the conference pointed…
The IT sector as a whole has huge work to unfold in mapping the scope of their involvement resulting into a long-term positive impact – impact which can bring cheers to the face of millions of disadvantaged communities. While there are discussions and debates considering ICT as an important aspect in reaching out to masses…