Manthan-AIF Award Special
Submitted by kalpa on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 15:15
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- Bangladesh
- Bhutan & Afghanistan. Foundation
- digital content initiatives Manthan Award southasia econtent Jyotiraditya Scindia Digital Empowerment India
- Maldives
- Mr. Osama Manzar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- World Summit Award American India Foundation
- Student
- SMEs
- IT User
- IT Professional
- IT Entrepreneur

Manthan-AIF Award is a first of its kind initiative in India to recognize the best practices in e-Content and Creativity. It www.manthanaward.org was launched on 10th October 2004, by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award and American India Foundation.
The Manthan-AIF Award winners for the year 2004-05 were awarded on 23rd July, 2005 at India International Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi in a one day Manthan-AIF Award gala cum conference on e-Content and Sustainability organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation. The Conference cum award gala was attended by over 150 people from various walks of life and came from different regions and background and represented various States across the length and breadth of the country.
Emphasizing on the importance of e-Content & Creativity for and by the grassroots people, the Manthan Award 2005 recognized and awarded 27 initiatives out of 104 nominations received for the following 8 categories.
The categories were:
e-Business
e-Entertainment
e-Culture
e-Learning
e-Health
e-Governance
e-Science
e-Inclusion
Categories for Manthan-AIF Award 2006 [4 New categories were added]
Digital Empowerment Foundation, a Delhi based not-for-profit organization was registered on December 2002, under the "Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860" to find solutions to bridge the digital divide. With no political affiliations, it was founded by Osama Manzar to uplift the downtrodden and to create economic and commercial viability using Information Communication and Technology as means. It was actively started in the year 2003 after the founder director left his software company to seriously pursue the aims and objectives of Digital Empowerment Foundation.
Digital Empowerment Foundation, in partnership with World Summit Award and American India Foundation, invites nominations for this year’s Manthan Award for best ICT practices and innovations under fifteen different categories. Deadline for submitting names is July 31, 2009.
The last date for sending the nominations along with the completed form is 31 July 2009.

Email: manthanaward@defindia.net / manthanaward@gmail.com
A Word About The Manthan Award
Manthan Awards nominations open
The manthan Award : India's best e-Content Practices
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)-the drive behind this initiative
Everything of The Manthan AIF Award
Manthan-AIF Award set benchmarks in e-Content development and application
Emerging Digital Content trends in South Asia
Manthan Awards aim to change rural lives
Manthan Awardee gets world recognition
South Asia Conclave on Digital Content & Development
Groundviews presentation for Manthan Award 2008
List of The Manthan Award Winners
India 's Best e-Content" 2006 - SUMUL
Best National E-CONTENT On E-Governance 2006
Exemplary Innovative in e-Governance
IIT B aAQUA triumphs at Manthan Awards
VIEW ABOUT MANTHAN AWARDS
Hon. Jyotiraditya Scindiya at Manthan Awards
Peter bruck talking about Manthan award
Osama Manzar talking about Nomination
South Asian Award for KISSAN-Kerala : The award gala video
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Dear prospective Participants,
Every year, for celebrating the Manthan Award Gala, Digital Empowerment Foundation organises elaborate event where all the nominees and partners of the award and DEF could find an opportunity to showcase their products and services, speak their mind through the summit and conference, and cheer the awardees during the grand gala.
Likewise, this year also, on December 18-19, 2009, we are going to have series of grand events, and they are as following:
Title of the Event: International Conclave on "Digital Inclusion for Development 2009"
Title of Conference:International Summit with tracks on: Governance & Digital Constituency; Education & Learning; Health, Science & Environment; e-Commerce for Livelihood; New Media & Community Broadcasting; Mobile for Masses;
Title of Exhibition: "ICT Mela for Masses" for having stall for display and exposing your products, digital content and services
Title for Gala: Manthan Award Gala 2009
Additional Event:
DEF is also co-organising "IDRC India Social Science Research Award 2009 Gala" on one of the eve during these events
Please use the following form to register yourself for participating in the event, So that we follow up with you and make proper arrangements.
If you want to directly get in touch with us, please send email to
manthanaward@defindia.net



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