EVENT: CSR Workshop for Information, Communication & Technology

[Yatin Sethi]

Hi Guys,

 

Got this through a friend Aakash Sethi. Please find the details of the conference below.

 

Thanks

Yatin.

 

 

EVENT: CSR Workshop for Information, Communication & Technology

Dear all,

Greetings from QUEST Alliance!* *

QUEST Alliance is a partnership of public, private and non-governmental oganizations (NGOs) across India. It provides a vehicle for businesses, donors, non-governmental organizations and governments to optimize their collective resources around a social commitment to improve education and employability among disadvantaged youth in India. QUEST promotes the effective, responsible use of educational technologies in order to enhance
the quality and relevance of formal elementary education and employability training for disadvantaged children and youth.

Corporate - Community engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR) as focus areas are gaining increasing importance. Government, Industry associations and civil society are realising the much needed presence of and vital role corporations can play in impacting community related issues and aid in community development programs. Information & Communication Technology companies have been at the forefront, with dynamic leadership and
younger, more aware employees these companies have spawned a range of programs, projects and initiatives which are positively impacting the community in which they operate.

Companies in this sector have taken up volunteering activities, pay roll
giving, fundraising campaigns, adopted schools and invested in
infrastructure for the disadvantaged and under served in their community. This is extremely laudable and has set the trend for others to follow. However, there are a select few within this group who are transforming the mode of contributing back to the community. A few companies in India and in other parts of the world are examining their core competencies and developing solutions that use these competencies to serve their communities better. This has resulted in high impact interventions and positive results across the board. These interventions include leveraging technologies like mobile telephony, the Internet, radio, audio/video tools and computer - aided learning to enhance learning and development for the under served.

Keeping in mind this background, The Quality Education & Skills Training (QUEST) Alliance* *in partnership with *Microsoft* and the *Indian School of Business (ISB)* presents the first *"Round Table on CSR"* for technology companies. The round table will draw participation from information & communication technology companies engaged in community development activities and who value CSR as an important indicator of their company's performance. The round table will be held on the 6th & 7th of June at the ISB campus in Hyderabad.

We would like to invite you at this forum. This will be a forum of select
CSR practitioners and implementers. Please find attached an invite to the forum with a brief agenda. Please send in your confirmation to* *Abhijeet by the 16th of May 2008. Please contact him (email:
a.m...@iyfnet.org Mobile:+91 92434 93054) for any clarifications.

We look forward to your presence!

Best Regards,

Aakash Sethi
QUEST Alliance
Web: http://quest.eeaonline.org
Mobile: +91-9980102728

*Knowledge through Research and Partnerships*