The BiG program focuses on building skills related to using information and communication technologies in small and medium sized NGOs for development. This quarter NF introduced the ‘Entrepreneurship Skills’ development program first through a partner-to-partner (P-P) meet and then through a coordinators training workshop. The P-P meet provided 17 NKN partners an opportunity to share their experiences. As an outcome, NKN partners were not only able to identify and better understand the gaps in their processes and possible solutions to the same, but were also able to rethink how the NKN centers could be made more robust and sustainable. NF conducted an entrepreneurship training workshop for select NKN coordinators in south Maharashtra and Karnataka. It successfully introduced the principles of entrepreneurship for the first time and helped them imbibe the value of balancing profit-making with community development. The BiG program comprises a series of training workshops such as:  | Designing and launching ICT for development projects (knowledge centers and community radio) | | Making ICT for development projects sustainable (entrepreneurial skills) | | Grassroots marketing and communication | | Community development and information services | | | | |
