e4m DNPA Digital Impact Awards: Meet the jury
An august panel of jury members will come together to recognise and rewards some of the most cutting-edge digital initiatives from diverse sectors
exchange4media has joined hands with the Digital News Publishers Association of India (DNPA) to present the Digital Impact Awards. The initiative will recognize and acknowledge India's cutting-edge digital initiatives that deliver on-demand governance and services to citizens.
To vet the most impactful digital initiatives and the teams who brought them to fruition, the awards have brought an august panel of jury members chaired by Sunil Arora, the Former Chief Commissioner Officer of India. An IAS officer of the 1980 batch, Arora has also been a secretary to the Government of India in two different ministries.
Other members of the jury include Dr Aruna Sharma, S Ravi, Dr Annurag Batra, Dr Sanjay Dwivedi, Ashish Bhasin and Dr Jagdish Mitra. Let's get to know our eminent jury members better.
Dr Sharma is a former secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and IT. She has also worked as the former secretary (Steel) in the GOI. Presently, she serves on the board of some companies and is the author of five best-selling books.
Eminent chartered accountant S Ravi is the Managing Partner of Ravi Rajan & Company, TFCI and Former Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange. He serves on the board of over 45 companies and organisations like IDBI, LIC, ONGC, BHEL and many more.
Media mogul Dr Annurag Batra is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of BW Business World and exchange4media. He is also an angel investor for many media tech companies.
Dr Sanjay Dwivedi is the Director General of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. He is also the Ex-Vice Chancellor at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, a member of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and a former editor of the Dainik Bhaskar.
Ashish Bhasin is a media veteran and one of the most prominent names in the world of media, advertising and marketing. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of RD&X Network and the Former CEO APAC and Chairman India, Dentsu.
Dr Jagdish Mitra is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Growth at Tech Mahindra. He was formerly the CEO of CanvasM Technologies Limited. Dr Mitra also serves on the Executive Council of NASSCOM.
The jury will pick out the achievers and innovators from the world of digital media and honour the most cutting-edge digital initiatives that deliver on-demand governance and services to citizens in various fields. DNPA proposes to give awards this year in diverse categories for the best use of digital media.
