Page 12 - CRISP-Newsletter-Feb-2024

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CRISP in action

• Rural Devolopement

Transforming Solid Waste Management in Rural

Karnataka: A Digital Leap Forward

Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis, Panchayati Raj, Government of Karnataka, with eGov
Foundation, CRISP and other partnering NGOs at the workshop

Karnataka Panchayati Raj
Commissionerate hosted a Challenges in Solid Waste Management in GPs due to
lack of a Digital Platform
groundbreaking workshop on (As presented by the working groups at the Workshop)
the 8th and 9th of January with a
focus on harnessing the power of
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to
address challenges associated with
Solid Waste Management (SWM) in
Gram Panchayats. CRISP, alongside
partnering NGOs and department
functionaries, explored the potential
of digitalization in simplifying
tasks for SWM frontline workers,
improving access for citizens, and
creating real-time monitoring tools
for governing bodies.

eGov Foundation presented the
myriad benefits of DPI - from
addressing planning woes to
refining operations and monitoring.
The NGOs highlighted on-the-
ground challenges due to the lack
of a digital platform for SWM.

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