In the landmark case from 2018, Justice K. S. Puttaswamy vs Union Of India, the Supreme Court pitched Aadhaar-enabled welfare delivery as a promising move that can eliminate leakages in service delivery and address the “malaise” of ghost and duplicate beneficiaries. The court also cautioned the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)…
women's empowerment
2021
IT for Change's teams for Education and Prakriye, regularly bring back insights and learnings from their time on the field. Notes from the Field documents these insights.*
What it Takes to Maintain Access to the Digital: Experiences of Adolescent Girls in Rural Mysuru Nayana KirasurPrakriye
The rise in phone penetration and…
2019
This is the second issue paper, co-written by Anita Gurumurthy and Nandini Chami, for Feminist Digital Justice -- a collaborative research and advocacy initiative of IT for Change and DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era).
In trade policy corridors, an e-commerce agenda for women’s empowerment has been rapidly gaining…