Technology Operation and Content Services

Ek Duniya Web Services (Ek Duniya)

Developed by OneWorld South Asia on PLONE, Ek Duniya is a customised open-source Content Management System (CMS) aimed to exploit fully the democratic potential of the internet, overcoming effectively the bandwidth constraints and other technological bottlenecks that characterise the use of ICTs in rural South Asia.

Ek Duniya can be used by partner organisations with very little technical expertise. The model incorporates training on content management, graphics design, e-communication strategy and hosting and site management, along with hand-holding support to resolve any difficulty in partners’ work on the web. 

The initiative has enabled South Asian civil society organisations to:

• Leverage the use of ICTs as a strategic communication tool to strengthen ongoing efforts for sustainable development, poverty reduction and social justice.
• Create and nurture online communities in South Asia towards proactive state and civil society action; advocate for better transparency in governance; and facilitate pro-poor policy discourse. 

Ek Duniya has reached over 100 partner organisations in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and continues to extend to the wider civil society fraternity.

Open Knowledge Sharing with Open eNRICH

Open eNRICH is a customisable, multilingual, intuitive and user friendly software solution on Open Source Software platform, developed jointly by OneWorld, UNESCO and National Informatics Centre to enable rural communities to manage and share relevant local content. 

Open eNRICH is tailored to operate in both online and/or off-line contexts. It facilitates exchange of content with other systems and networks – for example, on SMS messages of mobile phone networks. It has been successfully implemented to create local content in 14 languages in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.