Summit of the Future
Join us for two back-to-back events at the Summit of the Future in New York!
On behalf of IT for Change, Merrin Muhammed Ashraf submitted comments on the recently released UNESCO Consultation Paper on Regulatory Approaches for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Consultation Paper is part of a broader effort by UNESCO, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and the Internet Governance Forum’s Parliamentary Track to engage…
Workers in India's platform economy have been working in gruelling conditions for several years, in the absence of fundamental labor rights, such as access to welfare, redressal for occupational harms, and the right to collective bargaining. Simultaneously, the platform economy has also created new frontiers in the fight for decent work, through the use of data and algorithmic…
We are thrilled to announce the selection of ten exceptional researchers for the second edition of the National Gender Fellowship, as part of our project, ‘Re-wiring India’s Digitalising Economy for Women’s Rights and Well-being,’ supported by the European Commission and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
The National Gender Fellowship supports early-…
In collaboration with The Balanced Economy Project and People vs. Big Tech, we at IT for Change are pleased to release a White Paper titled, Beyond Big Tech: A Framework for Building a New and Fair Digital Economy.
The White Paper sets out an initial high-level framework for states, policymakers, civil society, workers, and others to dismantle Big Tech's concentrated…
IT for Change conducted a study on the "Little KITEs" program, implemented by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), across 2,174 high schools in Kerala. Our study report highlights how the program equips students with learning that goes beyond technological literacy and skills. The program helps students develop an inclination…
We are thrilled to announce the selection of 6 exceptional researchers for the second edition of the Think Pieces: Gender and Digital Economy, as part of our project, ‘Re-wiring India’s Digitalising Economy for Women’s Rights and Well-being,’ supported by the European Commission and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
The researchers will produce previously…
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Digital Citizenship
Oct 2024
Do we have the skills and mindsets that help us navigate the internet? What is digital citizenship? Why is digital literacy the need of the hour? Is social media a double-edged sword? These questions and more, are explored by Soorya Hariharan (Sr Coordinator, Training & Support, The Teacher Foundation) in…
Global Digital Justice Forum's rejoinder to the Open Letter by Tech Leaders and Innovators to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact
Aug 2024
The Global Digital Justice Forum, of which IT for Change acts as the secretariat, has issued a rejoinder to the open letter from tech community leaders and internet innovators to the United Nations, expressing their reservations that the draft text of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) being negotiated by governments…
Clubs Help Young Girls Navigate Their Way
Jul 2024
“I had always felt conscious about my pimples and dark skin. I never thought I looked good,” admitted Pooja,* a Class 9 student in a government high school in Mysuru.
Pooja is part of her school’s ‘Kishori Club’—a safe space established exclusively for adolescent girls. During a Kishori Club session on ‘Body Image and…
The Global Digital Compact We Need for People and the Planet
Apr 2024
1. What’s the Global Digital Compact?
The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is a framework for international digital cooperation that is currently being negotiated as an annex to the Pact for the Future, an intergovernmental agreement that seeks to “build a multilateral system that delivers for everyone, everywhere” with…
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