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…
e-News & Journalism, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Integrity Idol Nepal Project Website: www.integrityidol.org Name of Organization: Accountability Lab Organization Website: www.accountabilitylab.org Using social media to honour honest bureaucrats in Nepal Accountability Lab Nepal is an affiliate of the US-based The Accountability Lab. In 2014, Accountability Lab Nepal created an innovative campaign, Integrity Idol, to…
e-Agriculture & Ecology, Winner 2015 Name of Project: Paddy Procurement Project Website: www.ppasodisha.org.in Name of Organization: IPE Global Pvt. Ltd. Organization Website: www.ipeglobal.com Automating paddy procurement system in Odisha IPE Global Pvt. Ltd, a for-profit development consultancy, has developed a Paddy Procurement Automation System (P-PAS) for the Odisha government. Funded by the Department for International…