Organisers
North East Development Foundation (NEDF)
NEDF is a not-for-profit foundation working towards sustainable solutions to development and governance challenges in North East India Region, since 2006. The key programme areas of NEDF includes – digital inclusion, connectivity & access, governance, research, knowledge networks, Internet rights, cluster development, education, livelihood, skill development and entrepreneurship building. To know more, click here
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)
Headquartered in New Delhi, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) is a not-for-profit organization, registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 that works to find solutions to bridge the digital divide. DEF’s mission is to empower the under-served communities and create information-empowered societies. Using ICT and digital tools DEF works with multi-stakeholders approach to have inclusive and equitable communities where access to information, knowledge and services is for all, at all times and across all geographic locations. To know more, click here
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE)
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. The main aim of the Institute is to provide training, research and consultancy activities in Small and Micro Enterprises (SME), with special focus on entrepreneurship development. To know more, click here.
The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
RGNIYD, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, is an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament set up in 1993. The RGNIYD functions as a vital resource centre with its multi-faceted functions of offering academic programmes at Post Graduate level encompassing various dimensions of youth development, engaging in seminal research in the vital areas of youth development and coordinating Training Programmes for state agencies and the officials of youth organisation, besides the Extension and Outreach initiatives across the country. To know more, click here.
National Foundation for India (NFI)
NFI is an independent grant making and fundraising foundation, with a core mandate to strengthen philanthropy in India for public welfare and social transformation. NFI was founded in 1992, by a group of eminent leaders such as Late Bharat Ratna C. Subramanium, Dr. M S Swaminathan, Dr. Kamla Chudhury, Late Shri S P Godrej, Late Dr. Verghese Kurien and Mr. Ratan Tata among others. NFI intervenes in seven thematic areas i.e. education, health, livelihood, citizens and society, Peace and Justice, Governance and development Journalism. To know more, click here.