e4m-DNPA Annual Summit & Digital Impact Awards: Jury to reward excellence in digital media

DNPA’s first annual conclave, organised in association with exchange4media Group, will be held on January 20, 2023, in New Delhi. The conclave is a platform for the exchange of ideas & thoughts, sharing of the latest technological developments in the field of digital media, and regulatory or policy challenges besides other issues that the media faces from time to time in its quest for growth and excellence in journalism. This time, the focus area of the conclave is expected to be unfolding new contours of the relationship between Big Tech and News Media publishers. Experts from across the globe are expected to participate in the day-long conclave along with top Indian leadership and other stakeholders.

The Summit will be attended by senior government leaders, foreign policymakers, senior journalists, publishers, technology leaders and other stakeholders to exchange experiences, ideas, challenges, and opportunities in making the world of digital media more vibrant and empowered.

DNPA would also take this opportunity to honour and celebrate achievers and innovators who made a difference across different categories. The e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards 2023 will recognise and honour India's cutting-edge digital initiatives that deliver on-demand governance and services to citizens in various fields. For this, the jury comprising great minds from the industry is set to meet for nominations on December 28, 2022.

The nominations in the first year have been selected by a research team of the e4m Group. The jury for the awards will be helmed by Sunil Arora, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India & Former Secretary, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

DNPA proposes to give awards in the following eight categories for the best use of digital media:

1. Human Resource Development & Education 

2. Health 

3. Financial Reforms

4. Sustainability and Environment Protection 

5. Promote Ease of Business 

6. Governance & Administrative Reforms

7. Women & Child Welfare Reforms

8. Ease of Living

The Jury members are as follows:
1. S Ravi, Managing Partner, Ravi Rajan & Company, Chairman- TFCI & Former Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
2. Aruna Sharma, Former Secretary, Ministry of IT & Electronics, Government of India
3. Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW & exchange4media
4. Sanjay Dwivedi, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
5. Ashish Bhasin, Co-Founder & Chairman, RD & X Network
6. Dr Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy officer & Head of Growth, Tech Mahindra