Member organisation profile

Digital Empowerment Foundation, a Delhi based not-for-profit organization was registered on December 2002, to find solutions to bridge the digital divide. With no political affiliations, it was founded to uplift the downtrodden and to create economic and commercial viability using Information Communication and Technology as means. Organization’s vision is to make the digital inclusion reach the masses, to create even opportunities and linkages between haves and have-nots so that the grassroots knowledge reaches the economic prosperity and vice versa through information communication technology and digital media.
The objectives of the work of The Digital Empowerment Foundation are:

• To offer and facilitate seamless ICT and digital solutions linkages to the needs and demands from the diverse groups of rural areas
• To sensitize and provide knowledge inroads to government and corporate to offer inclusive ICT solutions for the masses

• To create Digital Media Platforms for masses

Topic areas of expertise:

• Access to information,
• Cultural & linguistic diversity,
• ICT for development,
• Training & ICTs

Contact

Digital Empowerment Foundation
House No. # 44, 3rd Floor,
Kalu Sarai, beside Narayana IIT Academy,
New Delhi – 110 016
Ph # 011 – 26532786/87
Fax # 011 – 26532787
E-mail # defindia [at] gmail [dot] com
http://www.defindia.net

North East Regional Office
House 10, Nijom Path,
Sixmile, Khanapara,
Guwahati- 781037
Assam
Telefax: 0361-2332400

User profile

First name

Karel

Last name

Novotný

Country of residence

Czech Republic

Extended profile

APC job title

Knowledge sharing projects coordinator

Programmes/management systems

Strategic Uses Programme (SUP)

Bio

Karel lives in Montevideo and is a sociologist by profession. He has been with the APC since 2004 and is in charge of initiatives that promote the strategic use of ICTs, such as the Chris Nicol FOSS prize and Web 2.0 and community wireless networks.