Apart from these socio-economic disadvantages which have been highly documented, the tea community of Assam is also largely digitally excluded. Why should we talk about digital inclusion and what why is it important? The present century can be termed as the ‘digital age’. The world has been dramatically changed by the processes of globalization and…
Arapid assessment studydone by the Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), and North East Development Foundation (NEDF), to understand the ICT readiness and capacities of the farm community in Assam towards ICT based financial education and counseling brings out key highlights. The study was conducted during September and October 2021,…
In the wake of a resource depleting global economic system, the need for a new system with effective resource performance has become increasingly important. It is in such a situation that debates and conversations around circular economy have been increasingly emerging. Circular economy (CE) is an industrial system, which is an alternative to highly extractive…
On 20th August 2021, North East Development Foundation and Council for Social and Digital Development organized the policy brief consultation on “Bridging the CSR and Philanthropy Divide in North East India”. The keynote speaker of the discussion was Prof Mahendra P Lama, a development economist, the pro-vice chancellor of IGNOU, and the founding vice chancellor of Sikkim University…
The policy brief seeks to bring attention towards the importance of increasing CSR presence and investments in bridging the regional, social and development gaps of the region vis-a-vis rest of the country. The brief also seeks to focus on the various nuances of CSR expenditure, activities and impact within the region and the sectors on…
There have been efforts to undertake critical measures and steps by the State Government of Assam for improving social and economic conditions of the vulnerable tea tribe community in recent years, the community producing 53% of India’s total tea production. A slew of public schemes have been designed and being delivered by the State Tea…
Keeping in mind the nascent startup and entrepreneurship environment in North East India as well as in consonance with the Government of India’s focus on building and creating home grown startups under the ‘Startup India, Stand up India’ scheme programme of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, which was announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister…