Presenters:

DEF New Delhi based Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) is a non-profit that works for digital inclusion especially in India, South Asia and the Asia Pacific region. DEF’s mission is to use ICT and digital tools to bridge the digital divide and empower underserved and information-dark communities. Working with a multi-stakeholder approach to end all kinds of inequality and create a more inclusive global society, DEF has so far set up over 10,000 digitally empowered entities in India and abroad impacting more than a million people. It has also created a knowledge network and database of more than 5,000 grassroots NGOs/CBOs/CSOs through its various awards such as The Manthan Award South Asia and Asia Pacific; the mBillionth Award South Asia; e-NGO Challenge; and the Social Media for Empowerment Award South Asia and Asia Pacific for recognising excellence in digital interventions for development. Over the last 12 years since its inception 2002, DEF’s work has earned the faith of national and international governments, civil society organisations and corporates. Today it is not only a leader of the digital revolution in India but is an influential voice in the global community of digital evangelists.

Co-Presenter:

Public Interest Registry is a non-profit organization that operates the .org domain database. As one of the original domains, which has served the online community for more than 25 years, .org has grown into the place to express ideas, knowledge, and causes on the Internet.

 

Principal Partner:

Vodafone is the world’s largest mobile telecommunications company. Vodafone owns and operates networks in over 30 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries. Vodafone India is a 100% subsidiary of Vodafone Group. It commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular license for Mumbai. Brand Vodafone was launched in India in September 2007, after Vodafone Plc. acquired a majority stake in Hutchinson Essar in May 2007. From a single operation base with 31 million customers, the company has expanded its operations across the country to cover all 22 telecom circles and service 180 million customers. This journey is a strong testimony of Vodafone’s commitment and success in a highly competitive and price sensitive market.

Strategic Partner:

Mint is a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd, launched in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal on 1 February 2007. It is a premium business news publication aimed at decision makers and policy makers of the country. Mint is India’s second largest business newspaper published by HT Media Ltd, the Delhi-based media group which also publishes the Hindustan Times. It mostly targets readers who are business executives and policy makers. It is India’s first newspaper to be published in the Berliner format. Mint exclusively carries “WSJ” branded editorial content in its pages by virtue of the content sharing partnership between HT Media and Newscorp, which owns the Journal.

Country Partners:

Dnet a social enterprise, established in 2001, with a vision for a society where information and knowledge facilitates all stake holders participation in generation of wealth and its equitable distribution for poverty alleviation. Dnet pioneered in research on using ICT as a primary means for alleviating poverty, empowerment through minimizing the digital divide and access to information, civic participation, capacity development and employment generation.

 

Bytes for All, Pakistan is a human rights organization focused on information and communication technologies. It experiments and organizes debate on the relevance of ICTs for sustainable development and strengthening human rights movements in Pakistan.

 

 

Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) was formed in May 1992 but was formally registered in December 1992 with the involvement of professionals, specialists, manufacturers, institutions and related organizations from the Information Communication Technology sector in Nepal.

 

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka is the apex ICT institution of the Government.  In terms of the Information and Communication Technology Act No. 27 of 2003, (ICT Act)  ICTA has been mandated to take all necessary measures to implement the Government’s Policy and Action Plan in relation to ICT.  In terms of Section 6 of the ICT Act, ICTA is required to assist the Cabinet of Ministers in the formulation of the National Policy on ICT and provide all information necessary for its formulation.  ICTA, which is wholly owned by the Government of Sri Lanka, implemented the e-Sri Lanka Development Project under which significant progress has been made.

 

Event Partner:

INOMY is a Media and Technology company providing services like e-content, e-learning, Documentary Film Making, Web and Online Software Development, Web Designing, Designing, Printing and content development at various levels. It was formed in 1999 to focus on the emerging new economy, information economy, and knowledge society