Panelists: Archana Sahay, Corporate Responsibility – APJC, Cisco Systems Soumya Sarkar, National Editor, Mint Dr. Ranganayakulu Bodvala, Founder & Director, Thrive Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd. Moderator Mahesh Venkateswaran, Principal, Innovation & Engagement, NSDC Focus: Share and discuss the best practices implied for Business growth and more number of Science and Technology innovations Discuss how digitization…
“India cannot wait for access. We need to do it here and now” Aruna Sundararajan- Adminstrator, USO Fund, DoT, Ministry of Communications and IT, GOI Welcome Note by : Osama Manzar, Chairman, Manthan Award Asia Pacific & Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, Administrator, USO Fund, DoT, Ministry of Comm. & IT Sukumar…
e-Education, Learning & Employment, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Madhura – the gift of voice Project Website: mile.ee.iisc.ernet.in/mile/ Name of Organization: MILE Laboratory, Indian Institute of Science Organization Website: mile.ee.iisc.ernet.in/mile/ IISc developing Text To Speech software in Indian languages Medical Intelligence and Language Engineering (MILE) Laboratory of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has developed…
e-Governance, Winner 2015 Name of Project: TrackChild- Online tracking System for Missing Children Project Website: www.trackthemissingchild.gov.in Name of Organization: Department of Women Development & Social Welfare, Govt. of WB Organization Website: wbsc.gov.in Online portal for tracking and rehabilitation of missing children In September 2008, the West Bengal state government implemented TrackChild – a national portal…
e-Culture, Heritage & Tourism, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Xondhan.com Project Website: www.xondhan.com Name of Organization: Xondhan Organization Website: www.xondhan.com Online e-magazine in Assamese language brings diaspora together Xondhan.com is an e-magazine in Assamese language that uses Unicode fonts. Very soon an Android app for this e-magazine will also be available in the market. Launched…
e-Health, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Run Tropica Project Website: www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk Name of Organization: University of Colombo School of Computing Organization Website: www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk Video game helps rehabilitate Sri Lanka cerebral palsy patients In January 2015, the University of Colombo School of Computing launched a project called “runTropica” based on gamification or the concept of applying…
e-Localisation, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Pujee Platform Project Website: www.pujee.org Name of Organization: Pujee Organization Website: www.pujee.org Online platform to help Bangladeshi start-ups raise funds Launched in October 2014, Pujee is a social venture that helps entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to raise funds through online tools, content and capacity building events. The organisation also organises…
e-Community Broadcasting, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 (Rural Voices of Mewat) Project Website: www.smsfoundation.org Name of Organization: S M Sehgal Foundation Organization Website: www.smsfoundation.org Giving voice to Mewat community via community radio SM Sehgal Foundation is a public, charitable trust established in 1999. Its mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to…
e-Entertainment & Games, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Chai Stories Project Website: www.chaistories.com Name of Organization: The Boxx Studios Organization Website: www.theboxxstudios.com India’s only channel offering short films of all genres The Boxx Studios, a Bhopal-based 3-D visualisation and custom design studio, promoted Chai Stories in June 2014, which is a group of aspiring short…
e-Inclusion & Accessibility, Winner 2015 Name of Project: AttitudeLive.com Project Website: www.attitudelive.com Name of Organization: Attitude Live Organization Website: www.attitudelive.com World’s largest repository of content for and about PWDs The Attitude Group of New Zealand is an internationally award-winning multimedia company, a global leader and social agent passionate about promoting opportunity, inclusion and equality. The…
e-Women & Empowerment, Winner 2015 Name of Project: FeminismInIndia.com Project Website: www.feminisminindia.com Name of Organization: FeminismInIndia.com Organization Website: www.feminisminindia.com Community-driven platform enables women to raise their voice Launched in August 2014, www.feminisminindia.com is a digital feminist new media community platform. It seeks to amplify the voices of the minority, marginalised and powerless and helps them…
e-Business & Financial Inclusion, Winner 2015 Name of Project: dharavimarket.com Project Website: www.dharavimarket.com Name of Organization: dharavi market Organization Website: www.dharavimarket.com E-commerce website connecting Dharavi’s micro-enterprises to global market Dharavi is a locality in Mumbai, India, which houses one of the largest slums in the world. The Dharavi slum was founded in 1882 during the…