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Together, we explored the journey of crafting digital villages that not only meet community needs but also foster sustainable livelihoods. With teams from various states uniting, the energy was electric as ideas sparked to further expand the centers & upgrade existing services.

Digital Empowerment Foundation and its partners gathered with 100 SoochnaPrenuers from across the nation in #WestBengal for a dynamic workshop! The focus? Creating vibrant digital ecosystems through #Smartpur rooted in community values and sustainability. #Thread👇

"Converting this service model into an entrepreneurial model has ensured sustainability & has also improved the quality of service delivery. Now the @smartpurdef centres provide services across Health, Education, Livelihood, Finance & Governance. #REDED2024 #FromBytestoRights

@DEFindia @OsamaManzar @shalinikala @APC_News @ISOC_Foundation @apnic @GDInclusion @MadanRao @saurabh0426 @khanamirullah @cdpp_india @RajCMO @ashokgehlot51 @MIB_India @MoRD_GoI @EduMinOfIndia @_DigitalIndia @mygovindia @JharkhandCMO @IrfanActive @RajawatUtkarsh @ArpanaSinghal @AspenInstitute @GoI_MeitY @njbarbhuiya @AccentureIndia @Akhtarbad @equallyable @UsipiO @natashabadhwar @CMOTamilnadu @UNESCO @CSCegov_ @hydermkhan @kendimalibot @WHO @MoHFW_INDIA @ChhattisgarhCMO @alex_b_amaral @GooglePay @Paytm @MXR_world @SoniaJorgeICT4D @karosambhav @DE_Accelerator @UNEP @UNTechEnvoy @THubHyd @jayesh_ranjan #331/365: "So many people who are entitled to govt schemes fail to get them because their Aadhaar is improper. We set up these camps to ensure all citizens get access to their rights and entitlements." 📍Nuh, Haryana #SoochnaPreneurs bridging the info divide #DailyDigitalStory

Students expressed concerns about their email information & random calls they receive from unknown sources. To address such situations, cybersecurity steps were discussed, & information on where and how to report such grievances was also discussed. #datarights #CyberSecurity

The workshop was attended by students of a higher secondary school in Tijara, where the issues of misinformation, fake news, algorithms, online safety, and privacy were discussed. A total of sixty students attended the session, followed by a concern & feedback round. #Thread👇

Data rights, security, & awareness are critical topics of discussion. Based on the needs of the students, a two-hour workshop was conducted under the project #Smartpur #Thread👇

His centre brought these services closer to people in the village. Smartpur is an initiative of DEF and Nokia, which has established hundreds of digital village ecosystems. Read the full story with the link- bit.ly/3sigtXL #Smartpur #DEF #Entrepreneur

In the village of Ajjipura, Karnataka, Mr. Akhil Pasha, a social entrepreneur, had a vision to bring essential governance, financial, educational, & health services closer to rural residents. #Thread👇

Digital Empowerment Foundation & @NokiaIndia have established a hundred such centers across India. Click on the link to read more about the women's role: bit.ly/462feu1 #Smartpur #WomenEmpowerment #communitydevelopement #DEF20Years

Women have found a platform to channelise their skills, become social entrepreneurs, and establish their own information centres. These centres play a crucial role in the local ecosystem of the village and promote the concept of social entrepreneurship & sustainability.

Women's contribution to building a holistic community has been ignored for a long time. They have been silent workers whose commitment & hard work go unnoticed and unrecognised. With projects like Smartpur- a digital village ecosystem- #Thread👇

These courses help the youth get jobs in the private and government sectors as data operators & data analysts. Hub centres act as information points for governance, finance, education, & health-related queries and solution. #Smartpur #defindia #education #youthempowerment

The students of the Kaithwaliya Smartpur Hub Center in Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) received ADCA (Advanced Diploma in Computer Application) certificates from their trainers on the successful completion of the course. #Thread👇

Here is the story of one of our spoke coordinators who has been able to maximize his potential to serve the community and emerge as an entrepreneur in his community. bit.ly/44fP1Xu

A digital village ecosystem is a project that reaches to hundred villages across India. The model hub & spoke centers, which provide internet to the communities so that they can avail the benefit under various pillars like governance, finance, health, education, & livelihood.

@DEFindia @OsamaManzar @shalinikala @APC_News @ISOC_Foundation @apnic @GDInclusion @khanamirullah @njbarbhuiya @MadanRao @internet_roshni @mn1207 @fracktalworks @vjvarada @saurabh0426 @equallyable @waccglobal @SdgIndia2 @utladakhtourism @NitishKumar @MIB_India @MoRD_GoI @GoI_MeitY @ArpanaSinghal @UsipiO @AccentureIndia @smartpurdef @nokia @AndhraPradeshCM @RajCMO @ashokgehlot51 @WHO @bbchealth @MoHFW_INDIA @CEOMyGovIndia @amazonIN @WomensHealthMag @Samhitadotorg @mygovindia @kendimalibot @JharkhandCMO @minmsme @IrfanActive @RajawatUtkarsh #229/365: “Now, community members have greater awareness and improved access to government schemes and entitlements.” 📍Asoga, Chhattisgarh @DEFindia’s #InfoPreneurs are creating a more equitable digital future - defindia.org/safeguarding-r… #DailyDigitalStory

@DEFindia @OsamaManzar @shalinikala @APC_News @ISOC_Foundation @apnic @GDInclusion @khanamirullah @njbarbhuiya @MadanRao @internet_roshni @mn1207 @fracktalworks @vjvarada @saurabh0426 @equallyable @waccglobal @SdgIndia2 @utladakhtourism @NitishKumar @MIB_India @MoRD_GoI @GoI_MeitY @ArpanaSinghal @UsipiO @AccentureIndia @smartpurdef @nokia @AndhraPradeshCM @RajCMO @ashokgehlot51 @WHO @bbchealth @MoHFW_INDIA @CEOMyGovIndia @amazonIN @WomensHealthMag @Samhitadotorg @mygovindia @kendimalibot @JharkhandCMO @minmsme @IrfanActive @RajawatUtkarsh @AspenInstitute @lamakaan @cdpp_india #231/365: “The people we work with trust us even more than our own families.” - Vikas 📍Guna, Madhya Pradesh @DEFindia’s #DigitalSwarajFellows share their stories from their month long rural immersion program. #DailyDigitalStory

Click on the link below to read the journey of our SoochnaPrenuer, Ataiya: bit.ly/3KjLLmG #Smartpur #DEF #DigitalTransformation #DigitalInclusion

An initiative of DEF & NOKIA aims to establish a digital ecosystem in the remote part of the countries. With the vision to empower the communities to access digital information, the project has reformed the life of many individuals, here is one such story from Rajasthan #Thread👇