It has always been a critical issue to adopt and implement sound and sustainable development practices in North East Region (NER) of India. Widely, factors around key development and governance issues has been discussed and debated quite often than late, more in the context of how resources are spent and sustained on the ground benefiting…
The power of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools and applications to empower people and communities is universally acknowledged now. Digital solutions and innovations have enhanced the capacity to deliver services as well as to access services with affordability and accessibility. The societies worldwide have embarked upon innovating and adopting ICT means and platforms to improvise…
This report draws from the roundtable workshop for ‘Community Assessment on Internet Shutdowns in India’ which was organised by the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) under Internews’ OPTIMA project on the 8th July, 2022 in Delhi. The workshop participants ranged from Civil Society Organisations that engage in strategic litigation on key digital rights issues to…
The issues around environmental sustainability and climate change have emerged at no less critical stage of development and growth process across the globe. World over, the areas around these issues have been discussed, and debated as to how to address the crucial challenges impacting our environments and climates as a retrogressive impact out of our…
The role of libraries and librarians in society continues to evolve, especially with the advent of new technologies. While libraries were conceived in a period of information scarcity,ntoday’s networked world provides public access to unlimited amounts of digital information. Libraries have become central places for learning, innovation, and community gathering, as libraries have tremendous potential…
The North East India (NER) region has been historically underbanked, yet the cumulative advancements in digital technology have for the first time made it plausible to bridge over the challenges posed by lack of brick and mortar banking infrastructure with the digital equivalent. In the previous decades, nationalization of banks, priority sector lending stipulations, the…
The Government of India has introduced four labour codes – the Code on Wages, Social Security Code, Industrial Relations Code, and Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code which are supposed to replace the 29 labour laws. Since 90% of India’s workforce is in the unorganized sector, the Government of India wants to ensure than…
When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, news about violence against women being on a rise also came out from various countries around the world. Women face violence and harassment at various levels – at work, outside the household, within the household in the domestic sphere, and more recently – online. The last one…
The conference, Enabling Rural Women from Livelihood to Entrepreneurship: Challenges & Opportunities focussed on rural women’s entrepreneurship Assam was organised by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD), and North East Development Foundation (NEDF), at NEDFi campus on 16th November, 2022, Guwahati, Assam. The goal of the consultation was…