2002 – 2014

www.defindia.org

DEF Brief

• Digital Empowerment Foundation into existence since 2002, based in New Delhi

• Pan India presence - directly in 12 states, indirectly in over 20 States through its partners & network

• Pan South Asia presence – 6 countries including Afghanistan

• Pan – global network presence in Africa, and through World Summit Award, APC, Internet Society

Vision

To make the digital inclusion reach the masses, beyond economical haves. To create even opportunities and linkages

between haves and have-nots so that the grassroots knowledge reaches the economic prosperity and vice versa

through digital media

Mission

To constantly create an order of economic and knowledge empowerment of the people living at the edge of information and economy through the use of Information Communication Technologies

and Digital Media

DEF Relevance

There is widespread digital divide, information gaps and digital

inequality in India, South Asia & underdeveloped regions.

DEF attempts to contribute to bridge these gaps along with its

partners to reach the last mile with need based connectivity, access

and ICT solutions.

Value Proposition

For millions of people across villages in India, South Asia & Developing World, who are living at the edge of information and economic benefit,

DEF seeks to offer linkages, network and solution platform that brings forth local knowledge & wisdom to the market and

economic prosperity to the villages, through innovative interventions of ICT tools and digital

media

USP• The ICT based development agency in India

focusing on rural connectivity, access, information, digital content aggregation and delivery in the social context

• 1000 plus organizations network created across India, South Asia & Africa

• Spread across 12 states in India and 6 countries in South Asia & 2 countries in Africa

• Set up and running 55 rural ICT centres in India • DEF’s canvass for digital enablement is 70 percent

of India’s population in all sectors

Working Domains

Community & Field Programmes

• 500 + Panchayats (Local Government Councils) online http://epanchayat.in/

• 2500 Panchayat functionaries made digital literate

• 250 Digital Panchayat Centres as rural Information & Services centres

• eNGO: Developing capacities of grassroots organisations in India, South Asia & Africa with ICT and Web support. http://pirengo.org/; http://engo.in/

• 5000 grassroots NGOs brought online• 10000 NGO functionaries digitally literate

& web skilled enabled

• eMSME: Platform to promote economic viability of micro and small enterprises with ICT and web support. http://emsme.in/

• 200 MSMEs brought online for commerce and business viability

• 350 MSME professionals digitally literate and web skill enabled.

Integrated Cluster Development Programme

• Chanderi Weavers ICT Resource Centre http://chanderiyaan.chanderi.org/

• 40000 weavers family digitally enabled with digital designs

• 2000 youths IT trained• 5000 digitally literate• Tele-health facility for distant treatment• ICT labs in 15 government schools• Wireless connectivity serving local clients• E-Commerce for local, national and global

market

• A pan India educational content platform for the K12 community. http://gyanpedia.in/

• Schools networked 350• Students engaged 2000• Teachers networked 500• Content collated 5000

• A ground water management system programme at community level http://neerjaal.org

• 25 villages served • 100 resource managers trained• Ground water testing & reporting• Ground water data collection,

analysis and sharing on the web.

• “Wireless for Communities” (W4C) which utilises low-cost Wi-Fi based equipment to connect and empower rural and underserved communities. http://wforc.in/

• 7 wireless for communities in 5 States• 130 rural grassroots wireless engineers

trained and prepared• Connectivity & access benefits to 5000

users

• Minority Cyber Gram programme for digital minorities & excluded communities http://minoritycybergram.in/

• Digital literacy for minority communities• Adoption of a minority village for total

digital literacy & information services• 1300 households & 2600 beneficiaries

Soochna Seva (Information Service)

• Public scheme information dissemination & citizen entitlements

• 5 backward districts in India in 5 States• 100000 households• 400000 beneficiaries• 200000 women beneficiaries• 1200 Information Centres• 5 information vans

Integrated Public Library Programme

DIGITAL Library• 2 District Public Libraries in 2 States (Uttar

Pradesh & Bihar)• 10000 beneficiaries• Digital cataloguing of library resources• 200 library fellows• Access facility for 5000 users• IT training for 2000 youths

• CIRC Access, information & services for rural communities• 55 centres in rural India• 150000 citizen users served

• Literacy mission in 10 States• 100000 digitally literate

Knowledge Networks

• Digital Knowledge Centre: A digital repository of audio-visual best practices in ICT and governance practices in India. http://digitalknowledgecentre.in/

• Repository of 5000 digital innovations & best practices

• The Manthan Award Asia Pacific for best digital content, technology & solutions. www.manthanaward.org

• 10 years of award running• 5000 best practices recognised &

promoted• Network of 15000 digital partners

• mBillionth Award Recognising and promoting best mobile practices in content, technology and applications in South Asia. www.mbillionth.in

• 300 best mobile practices recognised• Network of 2500 mobile innovators

Advocacy Programmes • Internet Rights .

http://defindia.net/category/def-project-link/internet-rights/

• Green Prakriya. http://defindia.net/green-prakriya/

• Digital Minorities. http://manthanaward.org/IMG/National%20Minority%20Consulation%20Report.pdf

Policy Role

• DEF on board of Working Committee on Internet Governance, Ministry of C&IT, India

• DEF on board of Working Committee on IT/ITeS, Ministry of C&IT, India

• DEF on board of screening committee of Community Radio in India, Ministry of I&B

• DEF regular presence in national print and audio-visual media on policy issues

• DEF on board of World Summit Award

PARTNERS IN PROGRESSBarefoot College; IIM Ahmedabad; IL&FS Education &

Technology Services Ltd; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS); NIIT; UNDP; Intel; National Institute of Smart Governance

(NISG); Department of Information Technology (DIT); OneWorld South Asia; Government of Uttarakhand; American

India Foundation (AIF); Global e Schools & Communities Initiative (GeSCI); Hole-in-the-Wall (HiWEL); Technology For

the People (TFTP); Nasscom Foundation; Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA); SRISTI; Municipal Corporation

of Hyderabad; World Summit Award (WSA); International Centre of New Media (ICNM); European Academy of Digital

Media (EADiM); CDAC; National Mission on Bamboo Application; Panos South Asia; Aagaz Foundation; British

Council; Association of British Scholars; Cyber Media India Limited; India School Fund; Media Lab Asia; Social Impact

India; Vodafone India Foundation, PIR, Internet Society; NIXI; Ford Foundation; Bill Melinda Gates Foundation; European

Union; Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

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