Our Advocacy Statements
IT for Change’s Submission on the Draft Amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, Relating to Synthetically Generated Information
IT for Change submitted its feedback/comments on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules") relating to synthetically generated information released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Our submission highlighted two key issues of the…
IT for Change’s Submission to the EU Merger Guidelines
IT for Change submitted a response to the public consultation to assess the EU's Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines on 3 September 2025. We provided targeted inputs to the 'digitalisation' chapter to highlight the novel concerns emerging from the platform economy that remain largely unaddressed in the current iteration of the…
Joint Statement on the ILO’s Brown Report on the Platform Economy
IT for Change, along with a coalition of civil society organizations—including Privacy International and Human Rights Watch—has released a Joint Civil Society Statement in response to the International Labour Organization’s Brown Report on decent work in the platform economy.
The statement outlines key shortcomings in the current draft…
IT for Changeʼs Response to the USTR’s Request for Comments on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report
In September 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a notice inviting comments on “significant foreign trade barriers” to US exports of goods and services, for inclusion in the 2026 National Trade Estimates (NTE) Report. In response, IT for Change’s submission challenges the characterization of a range of…
Submissions to the UN CSTD Working Group on Data Governance
In 2024, the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development established a Working Group on Data Governance to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on data governance at all levels, as relevant to development.…
Joint Declaration in Support of Standards on Decent Work in the Platform Economy at the International Labour Conference 2025
IT for Change joined with Privacy International, Human Rights Watch, Derechos Digitales, TEDIC in a group of more than 30 civil society organisations and labour unions in endorsing the call for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to adopt a binding Convention supplemented by a Recommendation to secure decent work in the platform economy…
IT for Change's Endorsement of the Tech Global Institute WSIS statement
IT for Change endorses the joint statement on the WSIS+20 review from Global South organizations, led by the Tech Global Institute.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) articulated a vision for people-centered, development-driven, and inclusive digital governance. Yet today, that vision is increasingly undermined by…
GDJF's Call to Action for WSIS+20 and Beyond
IT for Change, as part of the Global Digital Justice Forum (GDJF) invites you to endorse its Call to Action for WSIS+20 and Beyond.
…Response to ITU Call for Inputs: WSIS +20 Review
In response to the call for inputs by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), IT for Change made a submission detailing the priorities and expectations from the WSIS +20 happening this year. A high-level meeting will take place in June 2025 to review the overall implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information…
IT for Changeʼs Response to the USTR Call for Comments from the Public on Unfair and Non-Reciprocal Trade Practices
In March 2025, the Trump Administration initiated a series of enquiries through the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on unfair and non-reciprocal trade practices in countries currently trading with the United States. The intent of the query is to slap tariffs on countries that are currently not permitting trade on terms…