Online Fantasy Sport
In the last few years, Indian sports fans have experienced their favourite sports in a fundamentally new and engaging way. Online Fantasy Sports have enhanced the sports viewing experience for fans-providing a pseudo participation experience, in turn fueling stellar growth for the industry in India which, as per a KPMG report, now boasts over 90 million active users and nearly INR 2,470 crores in annual revenue. These developments highlight the tremendous potential this “sunshine sector” holds.
However, Online Fantasy Sports, much like most new-age and disruptive industries, has been met with some apprehension by some consumers and policy makers and concern due to certain myths around Online Fantasy Sports.
Impact of Quality of Internet Services on Internet Users
In the era being described as “Digital India”, it is important to increase the internet penetration but it is also important to improve the quality of internet services to be able to realize the goal of “Digital India”. Having taken the first step of getting connected, quality of services cannot be ignored and is the necessary second step that needs to be taken.
VOICE initiated a study on ‘Assessment of Impact of Quality of Internet Services on Internet Users’, in September 2016, supported by Ford Foundation, which was based on a sample of 52,000 across 19 states of India.
RBI DEA fund
VOICE Society is one of the few organizations chosen by RBI, India under the RBI Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund, to educate Indian consumers on the potential security threats of online banking and other possible protection issues which consumer faces on daily basis while using various banking products and services.
The workshops will continue for a period of 1 year between 2017 and 18, targeting both urban and rural consumers and women & semi-literate individuals as well.
Internet Safety Campaign
Today, India is gradually moving to the digital era where most of the transactions are online whether it is e commerce, e-banking or e-ticketing and in all this process Internet plays a very vital role. And to make the most of the web, it’s important to keep yourself safe and secure. To ensure online safety, VOICE took an initiative to organise training National Training of Trainer’s Workshop.
The main objective of this Training of Trainer (ToT) workshop was to provide training and information on online Safety tools available and to share knowledge on various online security aspects to recognized social sector organizations who could take the initiative to further promote Internet Safety in their respective states in the year 2016.
Covid 19 and Pre-owned car market
The mushrooming of the pre-owned car industry over the past few years has resulted in the growth of various players who act as intermediaries in the transaction between buyer and seller, including online marketplaces.
However, it is important to note that there are no regulatory provisions for these intermediaries although they are at the center of transactions for pre-owned cars and trade the car multiple times before it is eventually registered in the name of the ultimate owner.
