Empowering people at the edge of information through last mile connectivity, digital literacy and digital interventions.
New Delhi, South Asia
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DEFindia retweeted
Watch as Osama Manzar (@OsamaManzar), founder director of @DEFindia shares the specific outcomes of bridging the technological gap, and allowing more freedom to women.
DEFindia retweeted
CDPP is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar series for the 7th Digital Citizen Summit.
Spread over the course of six weeks, each webinar will feature discussants from various fields.
Watch this space for more details—and scan the QR code to register for the DCS'25!
DEFindia retweeted
Handmade employs millions, sustains traditions & a low-carbon future.
Yet GST is hurting artisans & consumers.
1000+ artisans & orgs demand #ZeroGSTforHandmade.
Stand with them - bit.ly/zeroGSTforhandmadelet…
@FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @TexMinIndia
@GST_Council
DEFindia retweeted
मिथक से उलट तथ्यों पे बात करती डिजिटल दीदी!
माहवारी:हर घर समझदारी एवं सही जानकारी
#digitaldidi #health #smartpad #EducationForAll
@DEFindia @OsamaManzar @slumsoccer @shalinikala
DEF, in collaboration with @slumsoccer & Sport For Good City Delhi, held a 2-day Digital Didi Smart Pad training in Seemapuri, New Delhi, empowering women to break menstrual taboos, embrace awareness & lead change in their communities.
#DigitalDidi #PeriodPositive
Call for Nominations | 2nd Just AI Awards 2025 | Asia-Pacific Region Theme: Ethical AI Solutions for Social Good
Apply now👉 bit.ly/3RIkMo8
Know more👉 justai.defindia.org/
Let’s build AI that serves people!
#JustAIAwards2025 #AIforGood #EthicalAI #Apply #DCS2025
Are you building #AI that creates real-world impact? Are you using #Tech4Good? Then this is your moment to shine.
The 2nd #JustAIAwards2025 is HERE!
Apply now👉bit.ly/3RIkMo8
Know more👉justai.defindia.org
Let’s build AI that serves people!
#AIforGood #EthicalAI
What does #AI look like when rooted in justice & community voices? It looks like #JustAI, a people-first vision shaped by India's Constitutional values.
Let’s build tech that protects dignity & strengthens democracy.
📝bit.ly/3RIkMo8
🌐justai.defindia.org
#DCS
मासिक धर्म सिर्फ एक शारीरिक प्रक्रिया नहीं, बल्कि हर दिन गरिमा, समानता और पहुंच के लिए एक संघर्ष है।
-माहवारी शिक्षा
-सैनिटरी उत्पादों की उपलब्धता
-सुरक्षित स्वच्छता सुविधाएं
हर महिला का अधिकार है इन्हें सम्मान से जीना।
#DigitalDidi #SmartPad #MenstrualHealthMatters
#माहवारी समस्या नही बल्कि लोगो मे जागरूकता की कमी है"
#डिजिटलदीदी: हर घर समझदारी एवं सही जानकारी
#DigitalDidi #Smartpad #menstrualhygieneday2025
@OsamaManzar @WHO @MoHFW_INDIA @shalinikala
DEFindia retweeted
As a part of the first internship drive for our founding batch students, we hosted representatives from @DEFindia @ccsindia @outlawedindia @fesforcommons and @IndusAction who interacted with our students regarding their work and their internships on the field this summer break.
#IWD2025: DEF empowers rural women with training, resources & digital access, enabling thriving economies. They build businesses, access markets & lead communities.
Read the DEF Log by @dhirajindia1995, which shows digital & financial gaps bridged.
👉bit.ly/3Fkmk4A
Rural women are driving the digital revolution in India & through @DEFindia, they’re bridging the digital divide & transforming communities. This #IWD2025 let's celebrate their impact.
Read DEF Log by Dr. @rainaghosh29 - bit.ly/4koBt56
@saurabh0426 | @latentappy
Join us for the launch of a research study by DEF India and @Swaniti. Explore coal dependency in Ramgarh & Bokaro & pathways to sustainable development.
📅11 Feb 2025
📍Radisson Blu, Ranchi
⏰9:30 AM-5:00 PM
Link: lnkd.in/gwkt9QWk
#SustainabilityTalks #SwanitiInitiative
Celebrating 23 Years of #DigitalEmpowerment!
From rural innovations to #BuildingCommunities, empowering leaders to bridging divides, & celebrating artisans to preserving heritage—DEF has been connecting lives & creating impact for #23Years
#DEF23Years #DigitalEmpowerment
DEFindia retweeted
This is just me at your house party on a couch in your drawing room with a G&T in my hands talking about the #AmbaniWedding but it’s also on @spotifyindia now somehow!
I argue that as much as it was a grotesque spectacle of wealth + power in a new shiny India with huge cracks in it, if we were, in fact, invited, we’d all go to this wedding in a heartbeat. I know it’s a hot take. I’m sure there’s a million other ways to look at it.
Thank you @thinkingpplpod @ketakisharma95 and @SanayaSans
Listen in 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/3qR…
OUT NOW: ‘The Ambani Wedding’ ft @chiraghthakkar (Associate Publisher, @bloomsburyindia)
Tune in as we dissect the Ambani wedding and its transformation into a major media event in 2024 & what it reveals about the wedding industrial complex in India: open.spotify.com/episode/3qR…
DEFindia retweeted
The second panel discussion, 'Digitalising #Development: #Technology and Policy,' will feature Mr @OsamaManzar, Founder of @def_india, Prof Sebastian Morris, Senior Professor at #GIM, Ms Zeenat Niazi, Senior VP @Dev_Alternatives & Mr R Madhan, Director @INDOGSTC.
#MBA
ALT Panel Discussion II on the topic 'Digitalising Development: Technology and Policy' will feature Mr Osama Manzar, Founder and Director of the Digital Empowerment Foundation, Prof Sebastian Morris, Chairperson at the Centre for Public Policy and Governance at GIM, Ms Zeenat Niazi, Senior Vice President at Development Alternatives Group, and Mr R Madhan, Director of the Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), with moderation by Dr Venkatesh Naga, Dean of Academics at GIM.
#LighteningTalk: Digital leaders are all set to share their insights at the 6th #DigitalCitizenSummit 2024, hosted by @USAID, exploring online safety for all!
Register: bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y
#CyberAwareness #CyberSafety #AI
@sidmalempati | @internetsociety | @HydUniv
#LightningTalk: Kausthubha Kalidindi from @tattlemade will discuss strategies for combating online gender-based violence (OGBV) and explore a participatory approach to building AI datasets.
Register: bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y
#EthicalAI #AI
@HydUniv | @internetsociety
#LightningTalk: Explore how human-centered #AI can bridge technology and society for a more inclusive digital future in a powerful conversation by @sidmalempati, hosted by Commons Collective.
Register👉bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y
#DigitalFuture
@HydUniv | @internetsociety
Join us at the 6th #DigitalCitizenSummit 2024 to explore Predictive Policing and AI biases hosted by the @CPAProjectIndia
Scan the QR code on the poster or click to Register👉bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y
#AIAccountability #EthicalAI #TechForGood
@sidmalempati | @internetsociety
#LightningTalk: @WeAreCyberlite leads a session on integrating #AI in education within an ethical framework to empower teachers & foster safe learning environments.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y
#EthicalAI
@HydUniv @internetsociety
At the 6th #DigitalCitizenSummit 2024, experience an in-depth exploration of digital advancements influencing #sustainability and equity in society—a session presented by @HydUniv.
Register to witness a compelling dialogue: 🔗 bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y
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