Research

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 cultural production and information access, questions of who controls these knowledge infrastructures have become increasingly urgent. These developments…

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 Southeast Asia.

The Observatory invites original proposals from South and Southeast Asia to advance research and knowledge on feminist AI. The…

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

To incubate feminist AI prototypes that seek to address challenges of gender equality in a manner that is community-driven, responsive to local needs, and advances social justice and human rights. 

A 12-month…

“There’s no ghost in the machine!: A field study of platform workers’ experiences of algorithmic management in India”  is a research study conducted by the Centre for Labour Studies, National Law School of India University and IT for Change, supported by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. It examines how algorithmic management shapes platform work…

One of our dreams, as teacher educators, has been to work towards eliminating the gap that exists between academicians on one hand and teachers on the other. Academicians read, write, theorize, and research while teachers teach. 

In a small way, this dream was realized when our work with the English teachers from Government and…

Building on our ongoing research project on 'Effective Ethical Frameworks for the State as an Enabler of Innovation', our team authored a policy brief titled 'Recovering the ‘Public’ in India’s Digital Public Infrastructure Strategy'. In this brief, we draw on our investigation of India's digital public infrastructure (DPI) journey, especially…

Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) are at the heart of India’s development strategy, promising efficiency, scalability, and innovation in public service delivery. However, as DPIs gain prominence, it is crucial to ensure that they remain truly public—rooted in equity, inclusivity, and ethical governance.

On January 10, 2025, IT for…

Digital infrastructure-led development has occupied centre stage in the global policy circles. The discourse in India focuses on leapfrogging the traditional stages of development with the use of Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs). The vision is to build efficient, rapid and scalable  DPIs for public service delivery while paving the way for…

Even as AI systems are becoming increasingly central to economic organization, public services and geopolitical power, governance approaches remain narrowly focused on downstream risks and harmful use-cases, leaving…

Leadership Role

Anita Gurumurthy was appointed as co-lead of the sub-theme Regulation of Emerging Technologies under the Digital Transformation Task Force of T20. The Task Force reviewed and accepted for publication a strong set of policy briefs addressing critical issues such as AI transparency, protection of labor rights in AI value…