Thanks to waccglobal for enabling the opportunities of impactful programs into regions where they're needed the most. The efforts are crucial in bridging both the gender digital divide and gender tech divide.

#SDG18 #CommunicationForAll. Without direct involvement of the world’s 8.1b people through accessible & affordable communication, independent media & a voice at policy tables, the SDGs will be derailed, says WACC GenSec Philip Lee. More in #WACCComment ➡️bit.ly/47myfZi

Thank you Abner Manzar saurabh srivastava for a wonderful field visit to DEFindia amazing centers. 🙏🏼

Excited to learn, how community networks and the internet are helping the indigenous communities of Himalayan region #CNX2023

Sylvia Cadena from APNIC Foundation emphasized the flexible taxation for wireless equipment and technology to increase reach of the internet to the remotest areas DEFindia

Dharmendra Singh from Hughes Communications India, is highlighting the importance of internet entrepreneurship, working to connect everyone with the internet and foster connectivity. #CNX2023 DEFindia

And we’re at syed abbas to understand tackling harms of digital tech on environment and climate in India with prominent organisations and speakers from across the country! . . . #tacklingenvironmentalharms #defindia #climateaction #thereisnoplanetB

OsamaManzar Scetti Ayesha Rubina APC Council for Social and Digital Development Saahas WWF IFHE, Hyderabad CEEDIndia Climate Reality Sprout Social @indiaenvportal UN Environment Programme U.S. EPA Crypto Crew University ibs hyderabad Bloomberg Green Climate Group SPROUTS Following the success of the physical workshop, we’re taking the conversation even further by including the South Asian context of tackling harms of digital technology on the environment & climate. Join us on 14th here: us06web.zoom.us/j/83851162078?… #CircularEconomy #ClimateAction

The South Asia Consultation on Tackling Harms of Digital Technology on Environment and Climate has started with stakeholders from all over South Asia joining us for this important conversation. Watch this space for more updates! #climateaction #southasianclimateaction

Toxics Link OsamaManzar VOICE Bangladesh Doko Recyclers | Nepal Scetti LEDARS Bangladesh APC Council for Social and Digital Development CleanBhutan UN Environment Programme Internet Society Foundation CEJ "Mobile phones in Sri Lanka pose a big issue because how do you recycle these phones and understand the life-cycle of the phone is really important and that understanding is missing in most people"- @lankaenvironmentfund

Toxics Link OsamaManzar VOICE Bangladesh Doko Recyclers | Nepal Scetti LEDARS Bangladesh APC Council for Social and Digital Development CleanBhutan UN Environment Programme Internet Society Foundation CEJ SPROUTS WWF-India Shaik Akbar Nepal Internet Foundation "If we understand the economic benefits and revenue generation possibilities of processing e-waste, it can incetivise different stakeholders to focus a lot more on this sector to move from infromal to formal" Anand Pendharkar, SPROUTS

"Balancing environmental rights with digital justice should consider the entire life-cycle of the digital device and also a harmonious co-existence of all stakeholders involved in building this tech vis-a-vis the tech we're building" VOICE Bangladesh

VOICE Bangladesh OsamaManzar APC Internet Society Foundation Council for Social and Digital Development LEDARS Bangladesh CEJ UN Environment Programme CleanBhutan "We're talking about climate action and digital justice, but even feminist rights is an important intersection too because marginalised and communities disadvantaged due to gender have to face repercussions of not just consuming without consent but suffering too."- Musharrat

VOICE Bangladesh OsamaManzar APC Internet Society Foundation Council for Social and Digital Development LEDARS Bangladesh CEJ UN Environment Programme CleanBhutan Doko Recyclers | Nepal "Environmental justice is great, but environmental injustices are being faced by people who are marginalised, vulnerable and are silenced when it comes to environmental justice. That's the challenge of our times, to leave no voice behind"- Satish Sinha, Toxics Link

“This is the spot that gets a signal. Apart from this the entire village and in fact the entire island is unconnected." Sawariyadigar is located on a river island in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. It has no access to road, rail, bridge, or even connectivity. #DEFat21

This story will melt your heart. “Connecting the Island of Unconnected in Nandurbar” APC Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India Ministry of Education Ministry of Information and Broadcasting DEFindia IT for Change SFLC.in Global Digital Inclusion Partnership DoT Maharashtra DW Akademie WSA abhishek singh APNIC Foundation APrIGF Internet Society Foundation

Join us for a groundbreaking workshop on "Creating Smart Village Ecosystems through Rural Digital Entrepreneurship" in Rural Entrepreneurship and Digital Empowerment Fest on 3rd March 2024 at Vivekananda Sevakendra-O-Sishu Uddyan (VSSU), West Bengal #staytuned for more updates!

The 'Create Women Entrepreneurs for an Inclusive Future' workshop aims to help our SoochnaPreneur Business Mitras, who are our Business Development Executives & facilitators, to gain a deeper understanding of sustainable models of digital-based solutions & platform delivery.

A workshop on 'Empowerment of Communities through Rural Wireless Entrepreneurship' will explore how wireless technology can be harnessed to the fullest to empower a community, providing access to information, entitlements, and linkages. #Thread👇

AI and Algorithms to Take Center Stage at Digital Citizen Summit 2024 gawahweekly.com/?p=4370 DEFindia Global Digital Inclusion Partnership