Our Advocacy Statements
Response from ITfC to the Draft 2.0 UNESCO Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms
Continuing our engagement with UNESCO's effort to formulate a set of ‘Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms’ to safeguard freedom of expression and access to information, IT for Change provided comments and recommendations on the Draft 2.0 of the Guidelines. We commend the second draft of the Guidelines for recognizing the impact of both…
ITfC’s Input for Report on ‘Pluralism of News and Information in Curation and Indexing Algorithms’
From October 24, 2022 - November 30, 2022 IT for Change participated in deliberations of the Working Group convened by the Forum on Information and Democracy which came out with a report on how to ensure pluralism of…
Response from ITfC to the Consultation Draft of the OECD Guidelines for MNEs and their Implementation Procedures
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has invited stakeholders to comment on the ‘Consultation Draft: Targeted update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and their Implementation Procedures’ (Consultation Draft). The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines) are recommendations…
Consultation on Global Digital Compact
The proposal for a Global Digital Compact arose from the calls to improve digital cooperation on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. It is “expected to outline shared principles for an open, free, and secure digital future for all”, covering issues of digital connectivity, data sovereignty, and…
Civil Society Roundtable Consultation – India-EU Free Trade Agreement
In the civil society roundtable consultation organized by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, IT for Change tabled some concerns about the proposed text on digital trade in the EU-India trade agreement.
You can read our submission here.
Response from IT for Change to the 'UNESCO Guidance for Regulating Digital Platforms: A Multistakeholder Approach'
UNESCO has released its initial draft proposal of the ‘Guidelines on Regulating Digital Platforms: a multistakeholder approach’ (Guidance Document) for inputs and observations. The document is meant to serve as a guidance on the regulation, co-regulation, and self-regulation of digital platforms, “with the aim of…
Submission to the Public Consultation on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has published a draft version of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (hereinafter the Bill) for public comments to be submitted by January 2, 2023. The current draft of the personal data protection bill marks the fourth version, one which comes after over five years…
Statement Rejecting Pinkwashing in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Over 60 women’s rights organisations, labour unions and civil society organisations…
Endorse Rejection of Pinkwashing in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
IT for Change, Public Services International (Asia & Pacific), and Third World Network request your endorsement of this statement rejecting pinkwashing in the IPEF
We are planning to release this statement on 13 December 2022, at the first negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in Brisbane…
IT for Change's input at India’s G20 Presidency in 2023: Opportunities for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
IT for Change has been working with the W20 – an engagement group focused on gender equality – to equip them in integrating digital perspectives into their strategy for engagement with India’s presidency of G20 in 2023.
Read our input at India’s G20 Presidency in 2023: Opportunities for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment here.