The  ‘eMSME: Internet for MSMEs’ Educational Seminar concluded on 26th May at the NEDFi Auditorium, NEDFi House, Guwahati. Time: 10AM-2.30PM. The event was organized by New Delhi based Digital Empowerment Foundation (www.defindia.net) and North East Development Foundation (www.nedfindia.org). The programme was supported by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Govt. of India) and Verisign (Global . North East Small Scale Industries Association (NESSIA) was event partner. On this occasion 10 commerce sites of 10 enterprises were launched apart from few organizational sites. This included five clusters from IIE and the site of Assam Small Scale Industries Association (ASIDC). The site of North East Small Scale Industries Association (NESSIA) was also launched on this occasion. 

The SCHOLL Research Conclave & Award Evening concluded on February 11, 2011 at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati. The Conclave had a special session deliberation on  'Promoting Research Excellence in Development & Governance in North East'. The SCHOLL Award Evening felicitated and recognised the winners of 2010 SCHOLL Research Challenge Competition. The winners and special mentions were feted with cash prize, medal and certificate. The evening  also felicitated the Honourable Jury members who were involved in evaluating the nomination papers & case studies.

North East Development Foundation, Digital Empowerment Foundation, Good Governance and National Internet Exchange of India - Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India organised a one day multistakeholder dialogue-consultation 'eNorth East 2010' on role of Information Communication & Internet Technology in North East India. The dialogue was held on May 28, 2010 in Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati.
eNorth East is a multi-stakeholder dialogue forum to deliberate on key aspects of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Development in North East India.    It is a forum for Government-Industry-Civil Society and Academia stakeholders to enter into dialogue in deliberating on governance and development challenges in the region and finding solutions through ICTs and Internet Technology.

North East Development Foundation, North Eastern Council & North East Centre for Research & Development (IGNOU),  organised a day long deliberation and consultation on Oct 30, 2009 at Scope Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. In his Chief Guest Speech, Mr. U K Sangma, Secretary, North Eastern Council stressed on the essential linkage between development and governance in NER. ‘Development and governance cannot be anti-thetical. Various stakeholders have to come together to ensure a sound development and governance framework in NER,” He was of the view that role of the community as a stakeholder is important to ensure that development funds are properly utilized for sustainable outcome.

A one day national Conference is being organised on '
"Strengthening Development Processes in North East India:
Identifying Scope & Challenges in Development & Governance” on October 30, 2009 in New Delhi. The Conference will deliberate on key development and governance aspects pertaining to the region. Representatives from the Public, academics, private and civil society are participating in the deliberations towards a framework highlighting key development and governance parameters vis-a-vis North East India. 

This is one of the flagship project interventions of North East Development Foundation (NEDF) being implemented in Village Noapara in Kamrup District of Assam. The project comes under NEDF’s Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Development Unit. The Noapara HCDP is serving 140 village women in SHG Mode in developing economic and livelihood capacity building through handloom weaving. 

Weavers Service Centres are specialized centres having its presence in various parts of India serving the handloom communities. Set up under Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, the Weavers Service Centre (WSC) in Guwahati was set up in 1978 as the Eastern Zonal Centre catering to needs of North East India, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. The Guwahati WSC was set up to serve Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. The mandate of the WSC is to facilitate promotion, development and scaling up of the decentralized handloom sector. In a conversation with 'Development- North East' (DNE) team, Mr. S.P. Singh, Director, Weavers Service Centre, Eastern Zone (including North East India) talks about the prevailing handloom and weaving scenario in North East India.