Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)
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The Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) is a non-governmental organisation, based in NOIDA outside the India
n capital of New Delhi
, that is "involved in advocacy and capacity building of local-level organisations".
Besides conducting trainings, workshops and field-research projects in the fields of ICTs (information and communication technologies), it also publishes the i4d magazine, the first monthly magazine on the subject in Asia
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This institute, headed by Ravi Gupta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology of Kanpur, says it undertakes research studies, scoping studies, document and monitor projects, and builds communities of practice around various sub-themes of ICT4D.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n capital of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, that is "involved in advocacy and capacity building of local-level organisations".
Besides conducting trainings, workshops and field-research projects in the fields of ICTs (information and communication technologies), it also publishes the i4d magazine, the first monthly magazine on the subject in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
This institute, headed by Ravi Gupta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology of Kanpur, says it undertakes research studies, scoping studies, document and monitor projects, and builds communities of practice around various sub-themes of ICT4D.