WSIS Prizes 2026

• 10 Jul 2026

In July 2026, the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) flagship initiative, Samriddh Gram: Integrated Phygital Service Delivery Model Enabled by BharatNet, won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2026 under Action Line C6 – Enabling Environment.

• The WSIS Prizes, instituted under the World Summit on the Information Society process led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), recognize projects that leverage Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development.
• Samriddh Gram is a rural digital transformation initiative built on the BharatNet network to provide integrated digital and physical (phygital) services at the village level.