The wait is over. Winners of the Storyboard18 – Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Awards 2024 have been announced.
Mission Karma Yogi took away the award in the Education category. Bhim UPI won in the financial reforms category.
The Women & Child Welfare Reforms award went to Poshan TrackerApp, the Sustainability And Environment Protection award went to Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the Governance & Administrative Reforms went to Umang.
Last but not the least, the Ease Of Doing Business award went to Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade, while DigiLocker took the award in the Ease of Living category.
The winners were felicitated at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi and were presented the award by Shri Amitabh Kant, former CEO of Niti Aayog and G-20 Sherpa.
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The Storyboard18 DNPA Awards serve as a platform to honour cutting-edge digital initiatives that have had a profound contribution in India’s and its peoples’ progress.
The awards recognize the extraordinary innovations made in various sectors including health, education, finance, and media, alongside pivotal areas like women empowerment, environmental protection, governance, and administrative reforms, acknowledging those who have been instrumental in India’s digital journey and inspiring continued innovation and excellence, while setting global standards.
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The Grand Jury for the same was chaired by former Union Minister and senior Parliamentarian of India, Suresh Prabhu. The jury also comprised of other notable figures: Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge; Ajay Prakash Sawhney, former Secretary, MEITY, Government of India, Shashi Sekhar Vempati, Former CEO of Prasar Bharati; Dr. Aruna Sharma, Former Secretary, MEITY, Government of India and Practitioner Development Economist, Arvind Gupta, Co-Founder, Digital India Foundation; Robert Ravi, Chief Technology Officer, Government of Tamil Nadu; Prasoon Joshi, chairman, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific and CEO & CCO at McCann Worldgroup India; N.S. Nappinai, Supreme Court Advocate and founder, Cyber Saathi Foundation; Vinit Goenka, Author and Former BJP Spokesperson; and Vivan Sharan, Founder and Partner, Koan Advisory Group.
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The 2024 edition of the prestigious Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave and Awards took place on February 6, in New Delhi. Under the theme ‘Navigating Digital Transformation in the Media Industry’, Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), the apex body representing the digital wings of India’s leading print and broadcasting news publishers, held the conclave and awards ceremony to decode and celebrate digital innovation and excellence.
The conclave featured Keynote Address by Shri Anurag Thakur, Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Manoj Gujaran – Chief Compliance Officer & Head – Legal and CSR, Poonawalla Fincorp. The day-long conclave also had special addresses by Shri Amitabh Kant, former CEO of Niti Aayog and G-20 Sherpa; Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and Shri S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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