The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has bestowed Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham the title the title of Centre of Excellence in Tribal Empowerment through Digital Inclusion (Amrita CoE-TEDI). The Ministry also highlighted the distinctive work done by the university that led to the fulfillment of UN’s sustainable development goals through its 101 adopted Amrita SeRVe villages.
Dr Prema Nedungadi, director, Amrita Center for Research in Analytics & Technologies for Education (Amrita CREATE), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, said: “Amrita is honoured to have been given this distinction by the Tribal Ministry. Our immediate plans are to understand baseline data and the impact of technology in areas such as digital literacy, oral-contraceptive use, oral hygiene, micronutrient deficiencies, digital safety, antenatal-health monitoring, and vaccination, as well as with our adolescent ambassadors for awareness programme. We have also already completed awareness training in the dangers of substance abuse to 1,000 tribal students.”
