Our Digital Futures Fest
Join us to celebrate 25 years of IT for Change with a special line-up of events this October as we reflect on the paths we've travelled together and imagine the futures we seek to build.
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. Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director at IT for Change, is a member of this Working Group.
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IT for Change is celebrating a critical milestone: 25 years of imagining and building a just and equitable digital world.
From feminist engagements with the digital economy to pioneering work on technology in education, community informatics, and global policy advocacy, IT for Change’s work has consistently challenged dominant digital paradigms while advancing people-centered…
This think piece was written by Gabriella Razzano as part of our ‘Re-wiring India's Digitalising Economy for Women's Rights and Well-being’ project, supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and the European Union.
Digital inequality in Africa is profoundly gendered, with women facing particular exclusions and risks from the emerging…
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 that favour US…
The Technology Integration for Equitable Education (TIEE) program, implemented by IT for Change from July 2023 to June 2025, aimed to enhance inclusive and equitable learning in government schools across Bengaluru South and Mysuru districts in Karnataka, India. With a vision to promote equity and inclusion in education through meaningful…
As part of the ‘Re-wiring India’s Digitalising Economy for Women’s Rights and Well-being' project, we invited proposals for the second edition of the National Gender Fellowship. Facilitated by the European Commission and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the fellowship supports early-career scholars, researchers, and practitioners, in the development of…
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ನಮ್ಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಿಕೆ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಗತ್ಯವೇ?
Aug 2025
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಶಾಲಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಆರ್ಟಿಫಿಶಿಯಲ್ ಇಂಟೆಲಿಜೆನ್ಸ್ (AI) ಹಾಗು ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಆಧಾರಿತ ಮುಖ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಿಕೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು (Facial Recognition System) ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಅನುದಾನಿತ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತರುವುದಾಗಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ SATSಗೆ ಜೋಡಣೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಜರಾತಿ, ಹಾಗು, ಬಿಸಿ ಊಟದಂತಹ ಇತರ…
All the Rightful Inheritors of the Classroom
Jun 2025
I wear a mask. Not like the crime-fighting vigilante Batman but like a self-conscious child at a fancy dress competition, trying to fit in. The mask becomes stark in June, Pride Month, which also marks the beginning of the school academic year. Over weekends, I plunge into community mobilisation and conversations on…
The Global Digital Compact – an “add and stir gender” déjà vu?
Nov 2024
The Global Digital Compact upholds “gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and their full, equal and meaningful participation” as a core principle for digital cooperation [para 8(d)]. The extraordinary complexity of our times, which the digital phenomenon has only intensified, requires us to unpack…
MSMEs and e-commerce adoption: Lessons from India
Nov 2024
Why do micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) struggle with using digital marketplaces such as Amazon or Facebook for their operations? How can we make digital marketplaces more advantageous for smaller players? In this blogpost, I reflect on some of the key findings of a study that I conducted titled “Beyond…
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