Using smartphones to boost digital literacy among India’s rural communities

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Siddhant Sachdeva, Co-founder, Rocket Learning, Ayushree Gupta, Founder’s Office, Rocket Learning Teaching daycare workers in rural India to use smartphones and basic apps can start them on a path of continuous learning when it comes to digital literacy […]

How digital dispensaries can bridge healthcare gaps in Madhya Pradesh and other rural communities 

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Vinita Sethi, Senior Vice-President and Chief Public Affairs Officer, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Premanand S, Chief Business Officer – Telemedicine, Apollo Hospitals, Lisa Meng, Head, Digital Inclusion, World Economic Forum In recent decades, India has made substantial progress in […]

To what extent can renewable energy empower women in rural communities?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tharanga Gunawardena, Communications Manager, Room to Read The global energy sector is rapidly transforming and moving more towards renewable energy, a shift that is a huge opportunity to achieve greater gender equality and inclusion. Yet the energy sector […]

As rural communities age, their public transport is shrinking. It’s time to fix this

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michelle Avary, Project Head, Autonomous and Urban Mobility, World Economic Forum In rural areas of Japan, the use of traditional public transport is falling dramatically due to a decreasing and aging population and a higher dependence on private […]

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