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SUMMARY:“Digital Solutions for Empowering Women: What We are Learning in the Field" - A talk by Ms Sharon Buteau, Executive Director of LEAD and Mr. Badal Malick, Digital Finance Expert at LEAD at Krea University
LOCATION:- Rabindranath Tagore 002 (TGR 002)\, FLAME University
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS) Nuffield - FLAME Univers
 ity is pleased to host Ms Sharon Buteau, Executive Director of LEAD and Mr.
  Badal Malick, Digital Finance Expert at LEAD at Krea University. They  wil
 l be giving a talk titled “Digital Solutions for Empowering Women: What We 
 are Learning in the Field. "\nAbstract:\nIn the digital era, technology has
  been one of the potential means to increase women's socio-economic empower
 ment. However, this also has the potential of further excluding sections of
  women given many socio-cultural factors. Furthermore, the persistent digit
 al divide between men and women is not only about providing access but also
  about providing the capacity to make meaningful use of the technology. The
  discussion will focus on field insights from the 'ground-up' from several 
 current initiatives, with a particular focus on digital finance for the tra
 ditionally excluded.\n \nBio:\nSharon Buteau, LEAD at Krea University\nShar
 on is Executive Director at LEAD. LEAD at Krea University (formerly IFMR LE
 AD) leverages the power of research, innovation and co-creation to solve co
 mplex and pressing challenges in development. www.ifmrlead.org\nBadal Malic
 k, Digital Finance Expert, Catalyst/LEAD at Krea University\nBadal is a Dig
 ital Expert Advisor with Catalyst and LEAD at Krea University. He focuses o
 n building lasting, high-impact solutions for the last mile to solve major 
 challenges in inclusive finance & payments, small business workflows, a
 pp development, and government.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS) Nuffield - FLAME Univ
 ersity is pleased to host<strong> Ms Sharon Buteau, Executive Director of L
 EAD and Mr. Badal Malick, Digital Finance Expert at LEAD at Krea University
 </strong>. They  will be giving a talk titled<strong> “Digital Solutions fo
 r Empowering Women: What We are Learning in the Field. "</strong></p><p><st
 rong>Abstract:</strong></p><p>In the digital era, technology has been one o
 f the potential means to increase women's socio-economic empowerment. Howev
 er, this also has the potential of further excluding sections of women give
 n many socio-cultural factors. Furthermore, the persistent digital divide b
 etween men and women is not only about providing access but also about prov
 iding the capacity to make meaningful use of the technology. The discussion
  will focus on field insights from the 'ground-up' from several current ini
 tiatives, with a particular focus on digital finance for the traditionally 
 excluded.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Bio:</strong></p><p><strong>Sharon Buteau, 
 LEAD at Krea University</strong></p><p>Sharon is Executive Director at LEAD
 . LEAD at Krea University (formerly IFMR LEAD) leverages the power of resea
 rch, innovation and co-creation to solve complex and pressing challenges in
  development. <a href="www.ifmrlead.org">www.ifmrlead.org</a></p><p><strong
 >Badal Malick, Digital Finance Expert, Catalyst/LEAD at Krea University</st
 rong></p><p>Badal is a Digital Expert Advisor with Catalyst and LEAD at Kre
 a University. He focuses on building lasting, high-impact solutions for the
  last mile to solve major challenges in inclusive finance &amp; payments, s
 mall business workflows, app development, and government.</p>
DTSTAMP:20260626T161417
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20191213T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20191213T150000
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