Ashish Garg An educationist by profession, Ashish Garg has more than ten years of experience in the Education Sector in India and her area of expertise is ICT in Education. Currently, she heads the India program for Global e Schools and Communities Initiative. GeSCI is founded by the UN ICT Task Force and supported by…
The Manthan Award South Asia 2008: South Asia Conclave on Digital Content & DevelopmentBy Nidhi Sharma “Technology is no longer a luxury but has become a necessity. Without technology, development will not take place”, said the Union Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Mr. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia in his speech as the chief…
e-Entertainment & Games, Winner 2013 Project Title : Cheer Karega India toh Gold Jeetega India Category : e-Entertainment and Games Producer : Ethinos Digital Marketing Website : http://www.olympicgoldquest.in ‘India Cheers Loud and Clear’ uses online platform to identify emerging athletes with Olympic medal winning potential and raise funds for them. The campaign is being steered…
e-Education, Learning & Employment, Winner 2013 Project Title : SkillTrain Category : e-Education, Learning and Employment Producer : SkillTrain Website : http://www.skilltrain.in SkillTrain is a technology-enabled blended vocational training social enterprise that offers online and mobile based training programmes to cater to prospective vocational skill learners anywhere in India. Skill Train has a dedicated You…
e-Culture & Tourism, Winner 2013 Project Title : MTDC Online Booking Website Category : e-Culture and Tourism Producer : Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Website : http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in The Maharashtra Tourism website by the Government of Maharashtra is a unique website that has blended tourism and e-commerce effortlessly. The website not only provides information on tourism and…
e-Business & Financial Inclusion, Winner 2013 Project Title : Buy Leads Category : e-Business and Financial Inclusion Producer : IndiaMART Intermesh Ltd Website : trade.indiamart.com IndiaMart has developed ‘buy–leads’ service online for micro, small and medium enterprises. IndiaMart allows suppliers to access buying requirements, evaluate them and then decide to purchase the lead at a…
e-Agriculture & Ecology, Winner 2013 Project Title : Apple Project India Category : e-Agriculture and Ecology Producer : Shri Jagdamba Samiti Website :www.sjsindia.org Apple project creates a profitable partnership between investors and farmer groups, by setting up joint agro-processing enterprises, based on solid feasibility studies and business plans. The project has been implemented in 108…
An analysis from the entries of Manthan Award South Asia 2008 Our constant urge to carry forward the objectives of the Manthan Award have led Digital Empowerment Foundation to facilitate outreach of the Award process to the South Asia level from the year 2008. The objective behind this move is to facilitate in creating a…
Jurors Encouragement, Winner 2013 Project Title : ഇ-കൃഷിപാഠശാല (Juror’s Encouragement) Category : E-Agriculture and Ecology Producer : Kerala Agricultural University Website : celkau.in An ICT enabled platform for demand-driven technology, information and advisory service for farmers, extensionists, researchers, students and other stakeholders of the agriculture front. It is the “learning in which Information and Communication…
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e-Community Broadcasting, Winner 2013 Project Title : Kumaon Vani Category : Community Broadcasting Producer : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Website : http://www.teriin.org Kumaon Vani is a community radio station set up by TERI in Mukteshwar in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Located at an altitude of more than 2286 m, it reaches out to…