leaders, editors and digital activists from across the country came together at the 3rd Digital Minorities Summit 2013 at India Habitat Centre (IHC) to discuss and address the much evident development and digital divides among minority communities in India especially the Muslims.
Both National Commission of Minorities Dr Wajahat Habibullah and lawyer and activist Shehzad Poonawalla stressed the need for digital awareness among the minority communities in the summit that was part of Manthan Award Digital Festival show. It was Co-organised with National Commission for Minorities on December 5.
Digital activist and okhlatimes.com editor Asad provided detailed information about how his hyper-local community portal was fostering information and communication capacities for development and doing its best to empower minorities through digital inclusion. PNS
OT is the only online news source for some one million residents of New Delhi's Okhla that has a mixed population with Muslims being more than 50 per cent.
