Project/Organization Name: Himbhoomi Initiated by: Department of Revenue HP Government & NIC Hiamchal Pradesh About the project: Himbhoomi – the computerisation of land records in Himachal Pradesh started as a replica of existing Record of Rights (RoR). This unique software automatically keeps land records. The software is under implementation in 12 Districts and 77 Tehsils. The software…
Author (s), Editor (s): Susanna Paasonen ISBN-10: 0820476072, 9780820476070 Link/ Website: Click here Figures of Fantasy explores the popularization of the idea of the Internet as a «cyberspace» and considers the implications this has for discussions of gender and identity. The book analyzes the standard figures used to conceptualize and explain technology and gender, and…
Project/Organization Name: CHILDLINEs Child Sexual Abuse Awareness School Program Initiated by: CHILDLINE India Foundation, Maharashtra About the project: ‘Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Program’ is Mumbai’s largest communication initiative on CSA Awareness through toll-free tele-helpline service. The programme aims to reach 1000 schools and 1 million children and their families over the next one year. CHILDLINE Project across India…
Author (s), Editor (s): Mia Consalvo, Susanna Paasonen ISBN-10: 0820461415, 9780820461410 Link/ Website: Click here Everyday Uses of the Internet (Volume 8 of Digital Formations, V. 8) This book addresses issues of gendered identity and agency in the wider framework of consumer culture and uses of new media. Individual chapters explore personal and commercial web…
Author (s), Editor (s): Rye Senjen ISBN-10: 1875559523, 9781875559527 Link/ Website: Click here The book contains ‘how to’ advice on using the most common Internet services, as well as information you will need to get Internet access. To put the Internet into a more women-centred perspective the authors have included a chapter that introduces our…
Project/Organization Name: Youth Ki Awaaz: Mouthpiece for the Youth Initiated by: Youth Ki Awaaz About the project: Youth Ki Awaaz is a portal that presents views, opinions, analysis and reports on issues that matter to the young generation. This platform mobilises and engages young people in participatory and collaborative journalism. Currently, it has over 4 million hits,…
Author (s), Editor (s): Wendy Harcourt ISBN-10: 1856495728, 9781856495721 Link/ Website: Click here Women@Internet: Creating New Cultures in Cyberspace This is the first major analysis of the emerging cultural characteristics of women’s activities on the internet across the globe. It brings together anthropologists, communications experts, development workers and media analysts and women’s movement activists to…
The e-Panchayat project, implemented with a tech solution from the National Informatics Centre, is a positive development India’s right to information is perhaps a hallmark law, considering the fact that in the 21st century information is the basis of equity, empowerment, rights and access. While the law has caught the imagination of the people, it…
Project/Organization Name: Kumaon Vani Initiated by: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Uttarakhand About the project: Kumaon Vani is a community radio station set up by TERI in Mukteshwar in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Located at an altitude of more than 2286 m, it reaches out to nearly 500 villages in Nainital, Bhimtal, Almora, Ranikhet, Champawat, Devidhura, Pithoragarh,…
Project/Organization Name: Electronic Service Level Agreement (e-SLA) Initiated by: Department of Information Technology, Govt. of NCT of Delhi About the project: ‘Electronic Service Level Agreement (e-SLA)’ project monitors the time bound delivery of government services as per provisioning of ‘The Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act 2011′. Under this act, every citizen…