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About Green Pakriya
Green Prakriya is a functional and dynamic platform that aims to initiate a continuous process of learning, sharing and collaboration amongst all stake-holders towards empowering a sustainable habitat. The objective is to create a knowledge eco-web of how information and communication technologies can play an instrumental role in empowering a sustainable habitat. It is an integration of all efforts towards the attainment of the goal of Green India and practicing optimal utilization of the given natural resources as envisaged the Prime Minister’s National Action Plan for the Climate Change.
Information and Communication Technologies(ICT) have had their share in being the victim, villain and hero in climate change and environmental sustainability. Advancements in technology over the years have brought about a tide of information influx and technology gadget era. However, this growth has also brought about its share of concerns towards the ecosystem.
- Lack of information amongst various stakeholders in this sphere
- Lack of communication to facilitate citizen monitoring and awareness of environment issues
- Burdening growth of technology waste in the society
- Lack of multi-stakeholder collaboration for building relationship between ICTs and environment
- To fuel the ongoing momentum of various ICT and environment mapping exercise
- Develop a network of stakeholders working on Green technology
- Creation of a rich knowledge base of technology solutions for addressing environment issues
- Conducting awareness and outreach programs through seminars and workshops
- Developing a collaboration amongst scholars and practitioners nationally and internationally
- Act as a policy advocate
- Act as an intermediary or medium to promote E-waste management in the city
- Knowledge portal for showcasing ICT for environment sustainability
- Networking, Coordination & Implementation Platform
- Digital responsibility of Green ICT Resources
- Podium for Awareness and Outreach
- Platform for Policy Advocacy
- Sharing of Best ICT for Green practices in India and South Asia
Partners
Green Prakriya is a joint initiatives of Digital Empowerment Foundation and Association for Progressive Communication (http://www.apc.org/), APC’s mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.
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