Honorary Doctorate
Our Executive Director, Anita Gurumurthy, was recognized with an honorary doctorate for her outstanding contributions to digital justice.
IT for Change is organizing and participating in a number of critical sessions at the WSIS Forum 2026, which will take place from 6 to 10 July in Geneva, hosted at ITU Headquarters from 6–7 July and at Palexpo from 8–10 July.
Register to attend WSIS Forum 2026 in person or online here.
Monday, 6 July 2026
Session 271. Measuring what matters:…
IT for Change is delighted to announce that our Executive Director, Anita Gurumurthy, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Loughborough University on 9 July 2026, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to digital justice.
Through the course of her career, Anita has helped shape some of the world's most important conversations on the digital society — from data…
The Dream Desk project envisions an inclusive digital economy where rural women and girls actively harness the digital as a pathway towards continued education, employment, and empowerment.
Rooted in rural Mysuru, the project addresses the socio-cultural and accessibility barriers that limit women’s and girls’ access and agency on digital…
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 organized by the Chairs of the Working Groups on the themes of Human Capital, Resilience, Innovation and Efficiency, and Democratizing AI Resources.
In tea lead up to the summit…
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 Resources, we have been designing innovative programs with the vision of building inclusive and equitable classrooms.
This photo exhibition captures our work…
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 Observatory…
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IN THE MEDIA
From Risks to Production: Rethinking AI Governance from the South
Jun 2026
Shobhit S, Our Lead - Research and Policy, wrote a blog titled 'From Risks to Production: Rethinking AI Governance from the South' for the Planetary AI Network of which we are a part. The blog draws on insights synthesized from our roundtable at the IndiaAI Summit, AI Governance from the South: Redlines to Baselines.…
Breaking Point or Turning Point? The Relevance of the G20 for a Southern Digital Governance Agenda
Jun 2026
Anita Gurumurthy, our Executive Director and Nandini Chami, our Deputy Director jointly authored an article published by ODI Global. The article 'Breaking Point or Turning Point? The Relevance of the G20 for a Southern Digital Governance Agenda' is part of a series of essays critically examining the evolution of the…
Anita Gurumurthy in the Counter Power Podcast: "Resisting Big Tech Empires"
Jun 2026
Anita Gurumurthy joined the Counter Power podcast for an episode titled "Resisting Big Tech Empires," hosted by Nick Dearden, alongside Sofía Scasserra, researcher and fellow at the Transnational Institute. The conversation explored the architecture of digital power — how a handful of corporations now shape…
The relevance of the G20 for a southern digital governance agenda: breaking point or turning point?
Jun 2026
In 2026, the G20 Presidency will pass again to the Global North after four consecutive years of Southern leadership. As the US now takes on the baton, early signs indicate that the impetus for development may whittle down to a neo-liberal playbook driven by private-sector interests and the rollback of protective…
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