ICTs and environmental sustainability: India baseline study
In India, the ICT boom in recent years has greatly increased the presence of new dangerous and toxic waste in the environment but no offical policies have been created to deal with the informal disposal of e-waste in the country. This study addresses the need for a consolidated study in India of any sorts to measure the policy trends in relation to environmental sustainability, climate change and ICTs. Read more >>DEF & APC Submission to Universal Periodic Review INDIA Human Rights Council
In order to address Internet-related Human Rights Issues in India, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and the Association for Progressive Communication has jointly submitted the UPR Review Report. DEF is majorly concerned with the human rights, internet rights and making the internet an effective tool to access right to information in India. DEF believes that the internet plays a major role in accessing information and thus a tool for social and economic development. Read more >>The role of the internet in the right to information in India
At its emergence, DEF has been engaged itself in addressing societal and developmental gaps in the communities of India. In order to create ecology of knowledge-driven society at a larger extent and share its experiences globally, in 2008, DEF rooted its existence with the Global Information Society Watch (GISW), a joint initiative of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS).
The presence in GIS Watch helped DEF to extend its perspective of ICT and expand its objective and mission in two major issues - Environment and Climate Change Issue, and Internet Rights and Human Rights. In 2011, in order to address the issue of Internet and making it as a basic human right in India, DEF published the report, 'The role of the internet in the right to information in India' in GIS Watch focused on 'The Internet, Human Rights and Social Resistance'. Read more >>
mPower Forum
mPower Forum envisions to encourage social entrepreneurship in the use of mobile phone as ICT tool for development by helping innovative ideas to grow in terms of social relevance Read more >>ICT4D Publications
Publications of scholars, researchers, practitioners works in India and South Asia using technology for growth and prospects for people. Read more >>mBillionth Awards
The mBillionth Award honors 'Excellence in Mobile and Telecom innovations' and is designed as an annual South Asia's leading mobile & telecom platform leading to larger regional Mobile Congress in media and policy advocacy. With two successful mBillionth Awards so far since 2010, please refer to this section in future editions for the announcements related to the mBillionth Awards 2012. Read more >>Manthan Awards
Manthan Award is a first of its kind initiative in India to recognize the best practices in e-Content and Creativity. It was launched on 10th October, 2004, by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, and various other stakeholders engaged in promoting digital content inclusiveness across South Asian countries. Read more >>
Technology is as good as what it does. That is the basic principle on which we started our journey at the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and instituted the Manthan Award. The idea was to identify initiatives that use information and communication technology (ICT) tools to achieve specific goals with the long-term target of empowering the masses, especially in rural areas. 
