The KriSarthak Financial Education and Counselling (FEC) assignment, is being implemented under APART, ARIAS Society, and supported by the World Bank. This assignment relates to the APART Project’s Sub-component C (iii) ‘Facilitating access to and responsible use of financial services.’ In this, the focus is and shall be on one of the three core activities…
The Skill Yatra Phase 2 is an extension of Skill Yatra Phase 1 Pilot Project which started last year in the month of September 2023, Flagged off on 8th September, 2023 by the Honourable Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Project Sponsored by the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM), Implementation by a…
The Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and The Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD) jointly hosted a Virtual South Asia Webinar Discussion on ‘Towards an Anti-Extractive & Circular Tech Society & Economy.’ This webinar explored sustainable and responsible approaches to technology, challenging prevailing extractive and linear models. It raised dialogue among diverse stakeholders on promoting…
The Government of Assam (GoA), with the support of the World Bank, through the Government of India (GoI), is implementing the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART). The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “add value and improve the resilience of selected agriculture value chains focusing on smallholder farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in targeted districts…
Regulations are an important part of any economy and balance the interests of various societal stakeholders, promoting economic efficiency, fairness, and sustainability. While excessive or poorly designed regulations can hamper innovation and economic growth, appropriate regulation is essential for fostering a thriving economy. Read More
The purpose of the assessment was to understand the social, economic, psychological, and digital impacts of a prolonged internet shutdown resulting from ethnic violence between two tribes, Meitei and Kuki, in Manipur in the North East Himalayan Region of India, bordering Myanmar, during second half of 2023.
The population in Manipur is diverse as several ethnic communities coexist, exclusively confined or scattered in the territory. The Meities comprise 56.9%, where they profess the Vaishnava faith and are confined to the valley. The Land Act passed in the state assembly restricts Meities or other non-tribals from buying hilly land and settling, making nine-tenth of the area limited for the scheduled tribes.
The Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD) stands as a trailblazing research and policy advocacy organization, strategically located at the vibrant crossroads of technology and society. With its headquarters in Guwahati, Assam, within the culturally enriched and predominantly tribal expanse of North East India, CSDD is committed to expertly navigating the intricate landscape where…
The Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD) stands as a trailblazing research and policy advocacy organization, strategically located at the vibrant crossroads of technology and society. With its headquarters in Guwahati, Assam, within the culturally enriched and predominantly tribal expanse of North East India, CSDD is committed to expertly navigating the intricate landscape where…
The Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD) stands as a trailblazing research and policy advocacy organization, strategically located at the vibrant crossroads of technology and society. With its headquarters in Guwahati, Assam, within the culturally enriched and predominantly tribal expanse of North East India, CSDD is committed to expertly navigating the intricate landscape where…
The e-North East platform seeks to engage ICT / digital stakeholders of the indigenous, landlocked North East India Region towards building a safe, secured, innovative digital ecosystem with digital innovations and best practices, policies and programmes towards desirable development and governance outcomes. For details, please visit http://enortheast.in. The platform has been launched in 2010. Read…