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    Sharing Expertise,

    Driving Conversations

    Events and Publications                                 pillars, starting with two events during the 77  General       age, with women leading the surge in the adoption of
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    Assembly of the United vhe year in various                     Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

    Reliance Foundation’s research and thought leadership   theme-specific G20 working group sessions.                     Reliance Foundation is committed to the project of

    initiatives aim to share and develop the Foundation’s   Zoo Authority by providing two ISUZU 4X4 prestige              ‘digital India’ with an aim to make digital technology
    best practices, expertise, and innovations, to drive    vehicle and 8 Golf Cars.                                       available to every Indian, especially women from

    conversations and pioneer new models that are
    Reliance Foundation hosted the                                 low-income, rural households.
    replicable and scalable to solve key development        first India Day in New York during

    challenges for India and the world. Through events      the 77  General Assembly of the                                In this context, Reliance Foundation, in collaboration
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    and publications, Reliance Foundation builds            United Nations                                                 with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and
    the United Nations in India hosted an event titled
    relationships and partnerships with leading academic                                                                                                                           During the event, a joint publication by Reliance
    Amidst the signs of recovery and renewed hope after
    institutions and development sector organisations to                                                                   ‘Women, Technology, and the SDGs: Reshaping the         Foundation and ORF, titled, ‘Aspirations, Access &
    the pandemic, India has been embracing the digital
    drive research and thought leadership and debate                                                                       Pathways to Change’ in the Consulate General of         Agency: Women Transforming Lives with Technology’

    around our core thematic pillars, and simultaneously                                                                   India, New York, to complement the discussions taking   was launched. The publication showcases stories and
    experiences of women from different parts of India who
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    inform our programme design to achieve bigger impact                                                                   place during the 77  General Assembly of the United
    are using technology to change lives and transform
    and scale.                                                                                                             States (UNGA). The event took place on September        their communities. It tells the stories of women leaders
    23, 2022, and was attended by over 75 development       who have emerged as agents of technological change
    With India assuming the G20 Presidency starting in
    sector experts, academics, and public sector leaders.   and socioeconomic inclusion while using ICTs to help
    December 2022, and convening the G20 Leader’s                                                                                                                                  their communities progress to a better future. Each
    Summit for the first time in country in 2023,                                                                                    To watch video highlights event, please scan  story narrates a woman’s leadership journey and

    Reliance Foundation actively contributed to furthering                                                                                                                         explores how she evolved as a digital enabler.
    the development dialogue through a series of events,                                                                                                                                     To download the publication, please scan

  panel discussions, and publications related to RF
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