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Focus: ‘Mobiles for social and behavior change’
Venue: Courtyard by Marriott, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Day 1: JUNE 17, 2014
Welcome and Introduction

Consultation overview by Trevor Clark, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh
Use of Mobile Phones for Health by Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Mission Director, RCH-NRHM, Department of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW), Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
Welcome and Introduction by Osama Manzar, Founder-Director, DEF
ICT for Development practices in Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Bhupendra Singh, Minister for Transport, Transport, Information Technology, Public Service Management, Public Grievances Redressal in Madhya Pradesh

WORKING SESSION I
Status Overview: Mobile Reachability, Accessibility, Usability & Potential

Access and Reach of Mobile Phones in Madhya Pradesh by N.K. Yadav, Chief General Manager, BSNL, MP Zone
Trends & Findings on usage of mobile phones in Madhya Pradesh by Tarun Abhichandani, Group Business Director, eTech Group, IMRB International
Mobile Usage & Potential [Content + Context] in Madhya Pradesh by Osama Manzar, Founder- Director, DEF

WORKING SESSION II
Learning from Experiences: Use of Mobile Phones for 1. Monitoring and Tracking and 2. for Information Dissemination in Madhya Pradesh

Mobile Application for Anganwadis(MAA) by K. Rajasekhar, NIC-AP
Vatsalya Plus by Naqi Jahan Qureshi, Department of WCD, Govt. of MP
E-Mamta by Dr. Apurva N. Ratnu, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Gujarat
Sampark Setu by Pravir Krishn, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of MP
MHSM SMS Toolkit by Sarita Sharma, Datamation Foundation
Balshiksha by Sandeep Kumar, Media Lab Asia

WORKING SESSION III
Group Discussions and Presentations by experts on Thematic Areas and Learning and Sharing Session with Mobile App Practitioners

My Baby Vaccine by Suryakant Kaushal, CEO, NewTech Fusion Pvt. Ltd.

WORKING SESSION IV
Use of mobile phones for skill support to Frontline Workers and Inter Personal Communication in Madhya Pradesh

Rural Health Management Information System by Satya Vir Singh, Media Lab Asia
Mobile for Mother by Murari Chaudhary, NEEDS
BridgeIT by Balasubrahmaniam S., EZ Vidya Pvt Ltd.
ReMiND (Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths) by Jaya Menon, CRS
MIRA Channel by Subhi Quraishi, ZMQ Technologies
mMITRA by Dr. Aparna Hegde, Armman

WORKING SESSION V
Exploring the scope of mobiles for SBC

Main Kuch bhi Kar Sakti hun by Esha Kalra, Population Foundation of India
NIC applications by Sunil Jain, NIC Bhopal
gPower by Indrani Bhattacharyya, CINI