[Sigdl-l] Invitation: Manthan Award South Asia 2008 (Best e-Content for Development)

[Puna Das]

Dear Sir / Madam, 

The Manthan Award is into its 5th year now and is known to recognize the deep and impactfull linkages between Information Communication Technologies to the National development through the involvement of the masses. Manthan Award is now a network of more than 1000 organization across all 30 states of India and 7 of the South Asian countries. 

The process of  Manthan Award 2008, with the inclusion of South Asian countries, is closing and the final events are going to take place on October 16-18, 2008 in Delhi.

This is primarily the occasion where the best of ICT for development innovators and practitioners and the best of e-Content for Development practitioners and architects get together and hundreds of delegates gather to see the best of the world networking and deliberating and enjoying being recognized.

This year we have made the Manthan Award events grown to three days, and they are divided in following manner:

* Inaugural session with India’s best minds who would enlighten on the role of e-content and ICT in development of the nation.

* ICONECS [International Conference on e-Content & Sustainability]: Where selected and short listed Manthan Award nominees would make presentations of their innovations across topics like Health, e-business, rural enterprise, culture & entertainment, mobile content, community radio, education & learning, governance and environment & science.

* High Impact Policy driven Roundtable Discussions [1/2 Day each] on selected topics like:
- Content, Connectivity & Accessibility in Education
- ICT in Drinking Water & Sanitation
- Inclusive Governance through Digital Panchayat & Constituencies
- ICT in Health for Masses
- Voices from the Ground: Community Radio
- ICT in Social Enterprises
- World Summit Award e-Content Summit – India [15 Countries Participating]

* ICT Mela Connecting Masses: Where one could experience the content and ICT bazaar with special focus on masses connecting devices, content, technologies, initiatives including governments, corporate, NGOs, international organisations, and even individuals. Of course ICT Mela would be dominated by the nominees of the Manthan Award 2008, and the previous year awardees.

* Manthan Award Gala & Folk Musical Evening: Where one could experience the pure rural folk music followed by Award Gala where around 35 awards would be conferred for year 2008 by some of the most eminent people of the country and world.

The details of each of the agenda could be seen at www.manthanaward.org and I would like you to please register yourself through the link here: http://manthanaward.org/Delegates.asp

The Manthan Award South Asia 2008 and its processes and events are being brought to you by Digital Empowerment Foundation, Center for e-Governance, DIT, Ministry of Communication & Information Technology and World Summit Award.

The Manthan Award events are supported by more than 50 organizations from across India and abroad.

Puneet Sharma /Md. Niyaz
Email:puneet at defindia.net , niyaz at defindia.net	

Syed S.K. / Nidhi Sharma
Email: syed at defindia.net, nidhi at defindia.net
Tel.: +91 11 26532786 , 26532787, 46024552
Fax: 91 11 26532787

Online Registration: http://manthanaward.org/Delegates.asp

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 Anup Kumar Das
 New Delhi, India
 http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com 
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