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Meet the Innovators Shaping AI to Serve Those Often Left Behind

This blog highlights the efforts of grassroots innovators in India who are leveraging AI to empower marginalized communities. It features insights from fellows of the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) who are co-creating Digital Open Solutions (DOS) with communities to drive inclusive, tech-enabled change. The article discusses various initiatives aimed at improving accessibility, education, and livelihood opportunities for underserved populations.
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Fellowship 2025 Final Showcase (Digital Open Solutions (DOS) for Social Impact)

The CDSSI Fellowship Brochure 2025 details the fellowship program at the Centre for Digital Social Sector Initiatives (CDSSI), highlighting its objective to support professionals in developing innovative Digital Open Solutions (DOS) that address critical challenges in the social sector. The brochure outlines the fellowship structure, including mentorship, capacity building, and collaboration opportunities. It emphasizes the final outputs of the fellowship—scalable and replicable DOS developed by the fellows—aimed at driving digital transformation and social impact in diverse thematic areas.
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E-QLT: A social security simulation platform

E-QLT is a social security simulation platform that governments, CSOs, researchers, insurance providers, SHGs, and individuals can use to understand how vulnerable households are to social and climate risks. It fills a major ecosystem knowledge gap by showing how well existing social protection schemes work at the household level. CSOs, planners, and researchers can use it to evaluate existing interventions and design better interventions. The tool provides a “social protection score” for each household and helps test different intervention strategies. Currently available as a publicly accessible web app, with public API access and deployment options planned for future releases.
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SEVA Vetbot App

SEVA Vetbot App helps livestock owners find herbal treatments for common animal illnesses. It supports farmers in rural areas who lack access to affordable veterinary care. Users can ask questions in Tamil or English using text or voice. In few months it will be available in other different languages. The platform uses AI to suggest treatments from a growing database of traditional practices. Available through a chatbot, it’s currently being tested with over 500 field workers. Plans are in place to reach 1 million users by 2030.

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