t4g day 1_panel discussion - nasscom foundation by rita soni
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NASSCOM Foundation
Rita Soni
Chief Executive Officer, NASSCOM Foundation
Tech4Good Asia-Pacific Summit
May 22, 2012
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Influence policy,
find opportunities
for the industry, and
support on how IT
can enable
development
�BiGTech
�BiGBridge
�ConnectIT
�ICT Audit
�NASSCOM Knowledge Network
�Skills for Employment
�NASSCOM Social Innovation
Honours
• Business
Responsibility
Forums
• Accessibility
• Impact Sourcing
�MyKartavya
ICT Capacity Building
• Tech Support – Mass Civil Society Appeal
– Hardware & Software: BiG Tech & BiG Bridge
– Consultancy: ICT Audit
– Volunteering: MyKartavya
• Platform Building – Specific Sectors
– Recognition & Support for Social Entrepreneurship:
NASSCOM Social Innovation Honours
– Telecenters: NASSCOM Knowledge Network
– Inclusive IT-BPO Sector: Skills for Employment
across BPO & Animation
• International & Domestic Donors
– Spanning most common NGO software needs
– Expanding into SAAS
• Event Management - Acteva
• Tele-Campaign Management – Aavaz
• Data Storage & Back-Up – O&O
– Target Specific Sectors
• Accessibility Tools
• Skills for Employment Sectors
• NGO Reach:
– Nearly 1,800 across 29 States
– Partnerships with NGO Aggregators
Impact: Software Donations Worth $3.7 million
Strategic Volunteering for ICT Capacity
Agenda:Promote volunteering of IT-BPO employees towards capacity building of
individuals, NGOs & staff themselves as well as team building
Sample Activities:• ISGN created drug distribution portal for
Ekam
• Octaware & ITBrahma created online booking
portal for visually impaired persons
• Project Management & MarCom workshops for
NGOs conducted by teams from 7 companies
• Tech Saturday – monthly IT training for
Maharashtra Government staff
• 16 companies formally enrolled with
MyKartavya including 25,000+ employee base
on www.mykartavya.com portal
• 30+ companies & over 6,500 participating
actively in 32 events last year
NASSCOM Foundation
Working across four key stakeholders:
� NGOs
� India Inc.
� Social Enterprises
� Government
Rita [email protected]