Internet governance

We made a solicited contribution to the Technology Workstream of the Civil Society Mechanism, associated with the Financing for Development mechanism of the UN, led by ETC Group and SID Institute. This was to further the public financing for the digital tech agenda in the Outcome Document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for…

IT for Change responded to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) sub-committee’s Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development. Our comments largely addressed the need to…

IT for Change submitted its feedback/comments on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (DPDP Rules) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The key points of our feedback are outlined below.

1. Notice given by Data Fiduciary to Data Principal:

The Global Digital Justice Forum requests your endorsement of this statement that challenges the deep nexus between American Big Tech and the US state. In a world of increasing inequality, digital spaces are being weaponized—threatening democracy, human rights, and ecological justice. We refuse a digital order dictated by greed and control.…

In response to the call for inputs by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), IT for Change and the undersigned civil society organizations, who are part of the Global Digital Justice Forum, welcome the opportunity to contribute to the thematic report on, ‘The Use of Artificial Intelligence and the UNGPs’.…

On behalf of IT for Change, Merrin Muhammed Ashraf submitted comments on the recently released OECD Draft Recommendations on Information Integrity. The draft Recommendation aims to provide guidance for policy makers to promote information integrity in line with the universal human rights of freedom of opinion and expression.

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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…

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…

IT for Change's Merrin Muhammed Ashraf participated in the virtual consultation convened by the co-facilitators of the Global Digital Compact on 22 August 2024 and delivered a statement on Rev 3.0 GDC on behalf of IT for Change and the Global Digital Justice Forum. The statement flagged some critical gaps in the text of the GDC which must be…