3E by Aspasion Creatives Foundation

Our 3E Smart Village project has been termed by Ministry of Rural Development as first rural innovation project in India. Focus areas are;

1)Rural India's enablement , employment creation & economic progress that empowers Rural India,contribution likely at par with Urban India with new edge technology as enabler.

2) Women & youth empowerment - 35-40% employment creation

3)Waste management leads to green climate- 5-7% employment creation

4)Rural tourism , eco tourism & changing Wetland / Marshy lands identified by Wasteland Development Board of India into employment creation zone- 35-40% job creation

5)Education, self defense, Health, Hygiene, Sanitation & Professional training- 10-15% employment creation.

6)Digital savvy panchayats- 10-12% employment creation forming key technology workforce.

Solutions proposed: To ‘stay with times’ in toto.

Technology enabler : New edge technology + AI:(a)making Rural India most desired destination of growth of progressive India.(b)Textile/ Handicrafts goes global.(c)Indian music platform drives economic growth.

Global pandemic impact on;(1) Unemployment rate 9.78% in Aug 2021(CMIE Data).(2) Migrant labour lost jobs (3)Ministry of Statistics & Programme implementation official data states Indian economy contracted by 7.3% in April-June qtr of this fiscal year. Informal sector has been worst hit.

Pandemic had proved impact of technology as enabler, with innovation to resolve various challenges. Time is right now with 75years of Indian Independence to redesign by manufacturing quality products & take India into Global platform -multi dimensional approach; (a) Self -sufficient panchayats - agricultural & non-agricultural communities.(b) Rural Women & youth empowerment through tourism, traditional textile/handicrafts redesign & reinvent, processed food & packaged industry, music platform(c)With rise in LPG/ petrol/diesel prices & air pollution, time is right now to start proactive action-Stop use of coal, deforestation & prevent untreated waste leading to release of methane that is 20times more potent for global warming in atmosphere. Hence converting waste to energy plant that supplies cooking gas to every household in panchayats.(d) Rural tourism is lifeline for rural communities aligning it with eco tourism and converting wet & marshy lands into productive employment creation zone.(e) Education + technical literacy,self-defense,health,hygiene,sanitation & professional trainings(f) Digital savvy panchayat with technologically abled process & operations.

Under Bihar State in Samastipur cluster consisting of 6panchayats (approx 160,000 people),5 panchayats in Uttarakhand(43000 people approx) & PAN India Handicrafts & music industry.

Factors contributing to problem gets solution-(i)Every rural household women & youth are employed.(ii)Products global standard.(iii)Indian unorganized textile/handicrafts goes global (iv)Music platform-paradise for music lovers.

3E Smart Village pilot is directly impacting;(a)6 panchayats in Samastipur cluster,Bihar.(b)5 panchayats in Uttarakhand. This project will make every panchayat self-sustained smart panchayat which has 100% literacy, maintaining health, hygiene, sanitation,women either part of SHGs or actively engaged in earning their living, youth employment & development of panchayat actively contributing in nation's economic progress. People residing in panchayat getting transformation towards betterment and nation to reap benefits of quality product & exotic tourist location. Before start of pilot project detailed assessment is conducted.The panchayat, it's neighboring localities & people in panchayat + locality benefits.The innovation 3E proposal is unique for each panchayat, based on need analysis, availability of raw materials & human resource. People of panchayat are key stakeholders on whom success of rural development depends. Hence, Panchayat Pradhan & every household is actively involved in explaining the activities & segregating activities forming groups with 6 human needs as measurability parameter & final outcome of every day progress is highlighted with best group recognized. Schools and colleges in the panchayat are also part of this process from assessment stage. Solution will make them to stay with times with rest of India/ World in every aspect.

2E (employment creation & economic progress) for Indian Textile /Handicrafts with Ministry of Textiles. This is to remove challenges faced by unorganized textile/ handicrafts sector & taking India to Global platform. 

2E (employment creation & economic progress) under Ministry of Culture benefits young music talents, music lovers & music learners to get recognition & employment.

Digital technologies like AI & blockchain are used to offer products in rural areas. A collaborative model that unifies physical & digital will unlock opportunities for inclusive growth.

Growth in consumption per capita in rural areas is slated to grow by 4.3times in 10yrs (source: Report by Bain & Company + World Economic Forum).India will continue to remain young nation, with a median age of 31 by 2030 & a large part of young population is in rural areas. Rural economy continues to be informal, largely cash oriented with unstructured cash flows.Youth in rural India are no longer isolated from their urban counterparts for improved internet access.There is a whole generation of mobile-first rural Indians who have leapfrogged generations of technologies to the mobile phone. The combination of youth, connectedness, education and multiple income generation opportunities, leading to a surge in rural aspirations & manifesting itself in new consumption choices. Physical & digital connectivity,  continue to remain constraints. Aspasion Creatives Foundation (ACF) work starts in transforming this scenario;(1)The government and regulatory bodies have rolled out several policy and financial initiatives aimed at inclusive rural growth. Emerging technologies empowering digital technology is key focus area of ACF.(2)An inherent lack of trust in digital transaction, digital & financial illiteracy transforms by making rural youth comfortable with technology through digital upskilling & reskilling. Phygitalisation of the rural ecosystem is immediate solution to accelerate rural inclusion.(3)Introducing Fintechs as collaborative beneficial model uniting physical & digital.(4)Rural women & youth enablement.

Aspasion Creatives Foundation, Cofounder & CEO Ms Anindita Bose, passion with determination is making every impossible, possible & achievable .

Her dream projects;

1) 3E Smart Village,termed as 1st innovation rural development project by MoRD.

2)2E projects in textile/handicrafts, culture & tourism with Ministry.

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ACF's Innovation revolution with technology in (1)3E Smart Village as 1st innovation project in rural India.(2)DC Handicrafts office under The Ministry of Textiles is treating our proposal of 2E pilot as project of innovation & transformation.(3)Our project 2E (employment creation & economic progress) to commemorate 75 years of Indian Independence based music - an innovative project of Indian musicians & singers + music lovers to get 1stop paradise.

Our pilot projects have innovation:(a) Technology solution with AI + new edge technology.(b)Innovation in product design & development with new R & D.

Indian Government acknowledges digital infrastructure as fundamental transformational area for India's progress.Following India's mission, ACF identifies technology solution as key accelerator in Rural development, unorganized sector of Textiles/ Handicrafts & digital transformation of music eco-system as music drives economic value.

ACF in Rural India pilot project creating digital change by converting digital initiatives into revolution, enablement of rural women & youth into digital literate workforce,converting panchayat into e-panchayat and  technology to impact big shift in rural processes that makes customers & tourists have access to every panchayat manufactured products, services , navigation easier for tourists + localities & panchayat is fully automated to stay ahead from every angle.

ACF's initiatives in textile. handicrafts sector is to make it fully digital with available technology into innovation that benefits artisans communities using old methods, improving product quality, product enhancement with innovation,India scales larger heights.ACF music project is 1st time OTT AV Streaming,an impetus for Indian music reach global.

Technology empowering solution,Hardware requires software to run correctly. Without the correct hardware,software may not run efficiently or at all. It is important to consider both for IT systems, as it affects the way technology solution perform, productivity and business' bottom line.

Digital technologies have advanced more rapidly than any innovation in our history – reaching around 50 per cent of the developing world’s population in only two decades and transforming societies. By enhancing connectivity, financial inclusion, access to trade and public services, technology can be a great equaliser.Hence digital has important role to play in project's success.Digital advances support and accelerate achievement of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – from ending extreme poverty to reducing maternal and infant mortality, promoting sustainable farming and decent work, and achieving universal literacy with employment.

Security of website, e-Commerce portal & mobile apps is mandatory.Portal or platform capability of handling load of transactions through payment gateways is of priority.

Technology enable backend processes, operations has important role in increasing workforce output. Eg help project managers perform better.It reports the study results, explaining its ISM (interpretive structural modeling) approach and analyzing its data, discussing the purpose of planning projects and defining a project manager's roles and responsibilities. Our technology work is given below for multiple projects.

Niti Aayog's report (https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/...) states- creation of jobs in rural India requires complete re-think of rural industrialization. Serious imbalance in output & employment in different sectors in rural areas, requires urgent attention to create jobs in manufacturing, services & construction. 

The handicraft/textile artisans suffer a lot due to being unorganized, lack of education, low capital, poor exposure to new technologies, absence of market intelligence and a poor institutional framework. India's apparel industry contributes to 10% of country’s manufacturing production, 5% of GDP, and 13% of its export earnings. Government's focus is to make India's apparel sector dominant globally. CII reports mentions, to improve condition, the garment sector needs to be supported with latest technologies and processes that are more efficient as compared to the traditional ones.

Country's music economy brings multiple dividends: it advances artistic and cultural growth, strengthens a community's social fabric, creates jobs, and boosts economic activity and tourism spending.

ACF theory of change (ToC) is based on multiple tools & approaches as we are executing our pilot projects with Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Textiles & Ministry of Culture. ToC is 2-dimensional ;(a) people & communities involved in the process (b) Pilot project planning-implementation-execution-outcomes leading to growth with progress for nation.

ACF ToC model gets into in-depth analysis ,evaluating challenges & adopting relevant solution .Each team during the process of assessment, filling ToC elements in detail, as elements are interconnected & every element contributes to project success.   

To transform life in rural India,handicrafts,music,1st step is a model in the form of pilot project which we are currently doing and transforming thousands of lives in next 1 year in Bihar, Uttarakhand, textile/handicrafts sector involving 14 clusters & Indian music. These projects duration is from 16months to 36months. Pandemic delays-processes and state restrictions our key goal is to complete all the pilot projects successfully that highlights impacts on;

(a)Employment creation in each of the respective projects which empowers communities & rural development, transform rural women & youth with  change in perspective & behavior.

(b)Taking India products/ services/ offerings ensuring quality, class, standard, design & elegance into global platform and creating success of Indian products. #vocalforlocal  

(c)India's significant impact on economic progress by impactful & effective contribution from the rural pilot project sites, in textile/ handicrafts segment & Indian music drives economic growth. 

For Aspasion Creatives Foundation, all the projects from now to next 3years are highly prestigious and important that will make;

1) Rural India self-sustained from these pilot projects, proving staying with times & advancing to stay ahead with innovation is best move of better life & livelihood for self,children,panchayats & nation.

2) Huge transformation of Indian Fashion industry making global impact & Indian music glory will become celebration.

In 5yrs,spread across other Indian states with phase-wise roll out. ACF expresses keenness to work with UN in under-developed/developing countries aligning with SDGs pertaining to respective region. 

ACF achievement=Commercially viable sustainable business success in every project in continuous continuity.

It is no longer sufficient just to focus on economic growth, but on fairer and more equal societies, a safer & more prosperous planet.Global & interconnected challenges fought with global & interconnected solutions.An ambitious plan that requires a renewed global partnership between governments, businesses,civil society & individuals. ACF takes step ahead with initiative to work with Government & relevant Ministry. The pilot projects are part of the activities to work with Government of India.

ACF evaluation, monitoring & measurability depends on every process established as part of project functioning on it's own aligned with SDGs:

a)Technology driven app based process & operations ,used by every individua/beneficiary under various projects. Technology platform & Apps are 1 stop solution provider.A specially designed app loaded device provided, which helps us to track complete data & analytics.

b)Employment creation transforms poverty,health,education,sanitation & water crisis.

c)Products manufactured-demand & supply with ROI analysis. 

d)Improvement in climate/ environment.

e)Percentage of disposable income,purchasing of medical insurance,children attending school/college & above all Smiles in women,youth,children with increase in purchasing power.

f)Revenue generated from Rural & Eco Tourism.

g)Cooking gas from waste management being part of every household.

h)Product innovation capturing domestic & international markets.

Need support and assistance in technology innovation, execution & implementation. The technology solution is using existing solution but it has AI & other new edge technology integration for which we need expert help. In this regard we have approached UNESCO, various technical colleges in India & some experienced industry professionals in India but there has been huge gap. Hence seeking technology expertise who can guide the interns & freshers to work under experts able guidance. In some cases, 40% work has been done in technology. We are unable to progress due to requirement of funds for technology innovation work & technology guidance/ assistance. Projects are funded by relevant Ministry, State Governments and Public Sector Undertakings companies who has expressed interest to provide CSR funds. Our ToC model is based on revenue generation. 

Another delay in work and process is due to pandemic which everyone is encountering and we have put forward priority of fully vaccinated in various project sites, which State Government is facilitating. It's very slow and with 84days gap between 2 doses is long time. This is need of the hour and is only a constrain & not barrier. Winning against pandemic is to fight together.

For resolving technology challenge required we have taken following steps;

a)Have sent mail to foreign university like MIT, Harvard innovation lab. Receiving mail for MIT to participate in this challenge is big opportunity to get technology help that impacts thousand of lives in India, with PAN India roll out millions of life & working with UN projects in other under-developed/ developing countries.

b)Have approached UNESCO Mr. Benno Boer and he promptly reverted of request not catering to professional competency.

c)Collaboration with IIT forming technology start-up company ,which IIT is reviewing the proposal. The company to have innovation lab which encourages young talents across globe to work on innovation technology, benefitting people, communities , society & climate.

On funding for technology innovation- Convincing stake holders in corporates, Foundations supporting CSR funding for technology innovation & trying to reach private sector IT companies. Pandemic has diverted funding options in science, healthcare & health related activities more. Hence after completing 40% work in technology solution, development work has stopped till Government releases some funds as part of project. 

With #NeverGiveUp attitude, approaching every possible doors, to value plethora of opportunities to collaborate with ACF is silver lining we are looking forward to.

Solution team comprises of; (a)CEO & cofounder as strategist , marketing head & alliance (b)22yrs industry professional,experience in network security, cloud,IoT,part knowledge in AI (c)IIT students interns and faculty (d) interns from other engineering/degree colleges. Solution team is part of ACF,plans to register as organization in 2022,collaboration with IIT.

Solution team consists of:

1. Co-founder & CEO of Aspasion Creatives Foundation with 18years of industry experience in IT, BFSI, print media in strategy, alliance, marketing & sales. She prepares project layout , technology idea with concepts to be enabler and backbone for main project. She manages collaborations & partnerships, sourcing of CSR funds when necessary.

2. Trusted advisor consultant with 22yrs of industry experience in network security, Digital IT, Cloud enterprise architect, IoT, Data Analytics & AI. He decides the technology required , skill needed, designing architecture of solution & identifying role with responsibility of job details of each person employed in respective project. 

3. Collaborative partnership with IIT and other engineering colleges in respective state for project implementation & execution. 

The purpose of employing interns from respective state of project site, is urban employment creation in the state, ease of implementation with locals based near to project site & encouraging youth as entrepreneurs of future India. As part of project plan, IT professionals required for managing Fintech companies, project plan to transform panchayat into e-platform & being part of various technology related jobs in various other manufacturing units/ product development units formed by Aspasion Creatives Foundation. 

The world is changing & inclusion is proactive invitation to do your best work. Aspasion Creatives Foundation (ACF) Co-founder & CEO strongly believes , organizations key asset is passionate smart team and people. The work ACF is involved is diversified and highly innovative. Hence, no single person has all the knowledge, skill & insights to effectively with efficiency deliver all that is required for making every innovative project successful. 

ACF focuses on parameters like relationship building, recognition, empathy, social connection, encouraging participation & alignment. 

For work in rural areas in Bihar State: Interns from psychology, sociology, home science and rural development of the Bihar State is given various scenarios to get into perspective and core challenges, followed by diagrammatic presentation of solution. This diagrammatic solution is given to technology team to empower solution with relevant new edge technology. Technology team demonstrates to project managers/other teams- project progresses with ease & clarity following processes. It's responsibility of Tech team to ensure every member from other departments understands technology & usage, explain to the villagers & youth who are part of this project, using & receiving benefits. 

Deeper trust, responsibility & commitment of each member,important to reach mission,vision & goals.

Aspasion Creatives Foundation is working in collaborative partnership model with IIT, State colleges,other colleges/institutes & NIFT. Some of the faculties are involved and students work as interns for the project which is also part of curriculum in final year. There are Government Science & Research institutes under CSIR part of our project innovation, implementation & execution.

With right collaborative partner, every project becomes successful with mutually complimenting each other and working as ONE TEAM. 

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much," grateful to our partners, joining journey as strong trusted team.  

3E Smart Village beneficiaries are every household in panchayat + urban youth.

ACF social business focuses on impact a 2-dimensional model consisting of beneficiaries ,improved world & sustainable profitable model of empowerment.ACF operating with new paradigm-an institution, integrated into social fabric of society. The stakeholders/beneficiaries through our projects to experience inclusive growth, growing market share of their products / services & being category leader. 

Inclusive growth enhances economic growth that creates employment opportunities and helps in reducing poverty. It means having access to essential services in health and education by the poor. It includes providing equality of opportunity, empowering people through education and skill development. Progress against poverty through inclusive growth is global goal which ACF is aligned with deliverables within timelines. 

Value creation is bedrock of all forms of business to stand apart from competition which is outcome, initiative & activity in every operation model across projects.

Applying to the Future of Work in India Challenge for the following support we need in developing technology solutions; (1)e-Panchayat platform that forms backbone for pilot and PAN India roll out (2)AI with new edge technology to form a innovative OTT AV streaming platform for music industry with very special features introduced for first time in streaming (3)Facing difficulty to align augmented reality/VR with e-Commerce (4) Based on trend analysis result, developing an innovative app which is also based on AI + new edge technologies for customers, communities, trend setting & even effective for tourism.

Technology innovation will create following;(a)Rural India connected in 1 platform with rest of India / world. It is 1 stop platform that provides rural details of people, tourism, product development, Health records, employment opportunities, travelers guide with secured safety, to connect for any help/ support directly to relevant people in respective village including buying of products directly. (b)Huge impact in music industry of India for young talents which even global music to benefit (c)First time Fashion industry will get new outlook with this technology implementation (d)Indian Tourism industry will see technology , key accelerator for growth.  

Our solution team comprising of various engineering college interns , some faculties and technical expert with industry experience. It has young, dynamic, agile, passionate minds whose only focus - Technology that empowers communities and people with better life , provides employment opportunities and facilitates growth for India.

MIT team please help on Technology solution development with implementation support.

Aspasion Creatives Foundation is partnering with IIT for waste management to energy plant conversion, CSIR for Food processing & packaging industry + product innovation in glass, various local agricultural university for wet & marshy land transformation , NIFT & other fashion University for innovative textile/handicraft/space beautification + taking Indian fashion global. 

Collaborative partnership gives feel of ONE impactful result oriented TEAM which makes every impossible- possible and achievable. The benefits are; (i)Innovation yielding results faster within stipulated timelines (ii)Problem solving (iii) Adaptability (iv)Skill sharing & effective learning (v) Goal alignment (vi) Opens new channels of communication of ideas-strategies-perceptions (v) As collaborative partners have their expertise, hence work happens more efficiently and effectively (vi)open, engaged & connected working environment with focus in growth acceleration and progress of nation (vii) Tracking projects with ease in implementation & execution.

MIT community is driven by shared purpose to make better world through education, research & innovation- service to nation & world.

 With MIT's collaborative partnership in technology:(1)Rural India to be benefitted,(2)Unorganized textile & handicrafts sector,(3)Young talented musical youth , musicians & music lovers to get a platform of interactive learning, connection, knowledge enhancement & recognition (4)Safe travel with plethora of benefits in Tourism.