Publications

The current AI innovation paradigm is driven by large-scale extraction and (mis)appropriation of creative and cultural resources into proprietary AI systems. As AI systems increasingly mediate…

The FemFirst Research Observatory supports mid- to senior-career women and nonbinary-identifying researchers and scholars in contributing original research on feminist AI futures in South and…

Thematic Groups

In the lead-up to the Summit in 2026, seven thematic working groups have been constituted in order to steer discussions at the Summit. We participated in three consultations…

Since 2009, IT for Change's education work has focused on integrating EdTech meaningfully into public education systems. Through the use of Free and Open-Source Software and Open Educational…

Current debates in the AI context turn to prevailing Intellectual Property (IP) frameworks and their applicability to the AI moment. Yet, this only intensifies the crisis of the knowledge commons…

Even as AI systems are becoming increasingly central to economic…

IT for Change invites applications from South and Southeast Asia to join the FemFirst Lab.

Objective

To incubate feminist AI prototypes that seek to address challenges of gender equality in…

In the recent times, with the increasing use of digital technologies in the field of education, there is a need to re-…

Prakriye and Hosa Hejje Hosa Dishe are our two field projects leveraging digital technologies towards empowering women and girls from marginalized contexts. 

With a history of 20+ years,…