Formed in 1985, Comet Media Foundation is an organisation based in Mumbai. Its activities involve creating knowledge artefacts in film and print, distributing knowledge materials, organising workshops and resource festivals. Comet’s work has won a number of awards, including the Jules Verne Prize of the European Union, an international award given for outstanding efforts in science communication.

In other words, Comet Media Foundation produces communication materials and organises activities on themes related to development. The subjects explored include education, health, environment, gender issues and the history of science in South Asia. It makes knowledge on such themes accessible to everyone by looking at stories of related issues that affect our daily lives. In this way, it disseminates news of innovations and alternative viewpoints.

One of the major areas of Comet’s activity now is the creation of the COSMOS New Media Initiative which will encompass teaching (a postgraduate programme in New Media Studies), research and production. COSMOS will be fully functional by 2006. The development phase of the project is being supported by HIVOS.

If you are interested in workshops on New Media and ICTs, join this group