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Astha Rattan
May has been a very special month for all of us #InsideSocialCops. Some incredible, humbling news knocked on our doors. One that we welcomed with arms wide open and dreams soaring high; one that seemed like a dream just a couple of years ago. On that note, this blog is…
A Step Closer to Our Mission: April Inside SocialCops
At SocialCops, what we do is driven by our mission of creating meaningful impact. Whether it is helping an organization to make its everyday decisions smarter or powering a national scheme that makes life better for 50 million women, it is always the impact that matters. April was one humbling…
Around the World and Behind the Scenes: March Inside SocialCops
We are now a full quarter into 2018, with an amazing last month in our rearview mirror. We couldn’t have wished for a better segue to the coming miles of our journey! We won some humbling and exciting awards, kickstarted some thrilling projects, met our fellow data and tech enthusiasts…
Little Wins, Wide Smiles, and Big Dreams: February Inside SocialCops
It’s time to talk about the unique, little page of our calendars — February! A lot like its special existence, it was a special month #InsideSocialCops. We welcomed some amazing people, some powerful features, and some humbling awards to the SocialCops family. All this and more made it a month…
Hiring Updates, Learnings, and Stories from San Francisco — January Inside SocialCops
2018 has gained its own sweet momentum and we couldn’t have wished for a better start. In addition to the hustle and bustle, planning, and dreaming that January brings with it, it also brought in some (oh so amazing!) opportunities and experiences for all of us #InsideSocialCops. What we have…
2017: When Our Dreams Came True
We started SocialCops just over four years ago with a dream — that data can make our world better. Since then, we’ve been searching for how to make this a reality and 2017 was the year that gave us the answer! This year, we watched in awe as the Prime…
Inside SocialCops: Here Is What Our November Has Been Like
November has been a wonderful month for us. We kick-started new projects, our product hit some exciting benchmarks, and we received some news that we’re oh so happy to share with you. Let’s dive in! What we have been up to lately Google just announced their 5th class of Launchpad Accelerator,…
Inside SocialCops: What Our October Was Like
What a month it has been #InsideSocialCops! With the Prime Minister of India launching one of our projects, an action-packed townhall meeting, some really fun Diwali celebrations, and lots of traveling — it was no less than an absolute joy. Here is a roundup of what all went into making…
Firstpost: Narendra Modi says India has no dearth of resources, only needs good governance for development
“He [Prime Minister Narendra Modi] also launched the DISHA portal, a smart-governance tool developed for MPs and MLAs for monitoring implementation of various programmes and schemes of different ministries in their respective constituencies through a single portal.” – Firstpost We are excited to have the DISHA Dashboard — one of…
PM Narendra Modi Launches DISHA, Our Data Platform to Unlock Development in Districts
This blog was originally published in October 2017, then a few stats were updated in July 2018 as the platform expanded. “DISHA is a crucial step towards good governance through which we will be able to monitor everything centrally. It will enable us to effectively monitor every village of the country.”…
Inside SocialCops: Stories from September
It has been a wonderful month #InsideSocialCops — projects gained momentum, new impactful discussions took flight, and with all this came a lot of traveling. Here are some of the stories from what was a great September. 🎉 What we have been up to lately Our work with Pradhan Mantri…
Inside SocialCops: What All Happened This August?
It has been a really interesting month #InsideSocialCops and we are super excited to share it with you — new stories, new experiences, and so much more. Let’s begin! 🚀 What have we been up to lately? The product team at SocialCops holds innovation close to their heart — so…
Economic Times: How state govts across India are using data mining & dashboards for better governance
“We have seen that a large part of service delivery… it does not reach people at the end of the day, because the decision maker does not have full information.” (Poornima Dore, Tata Trusts) We partnered with the Tata Trusts to drive micro-targeted development in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.…
Launching Inside SocialCops Newsletter
We are excited to launch the first edition of Inside SocialCops — our newsletter that brings you stories of what is brewing at SocialCops. New projects, new faces, and new experiences, everything in one place. What have we been up to lately? We integrated some powerful, new features into our…