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Despite gig work platforms claiming ‘disintermediation’, there are “platform intermediaries,” or human agents employed by platforms, who are responsible for onboarding domestic workers, connecting them with potential employers, and helping navigate conflict in the worker-employer relationship.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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International cooperation is key to advance innovation and equitable access that bridges global #AI divides, highlights #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 Pre-Event by South Centre, @itforchange.bsky.social & CPRG India, supported by the Permanent Mission of India and IndiaAI

#GlobalCollaboration #AIforGood
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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What are the 6 questions we need to wrestle with to reclaim the digital agenda beyond #WSIS+20?

The answer from #WACC’s latest Conversation Circle: bit.ly/DigitalJusti...

#DigitalJustice #CommunicationRights

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November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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⚡ ON TODAY ⚡

Be part of the global dialogue at #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 Pre-Event by South Centre, CPRG India & @itforchange.bsky.social, supported by the Permanent Mission of India, to Advance Innovation for Equitable #AI Access 🕐 Starting soon at UN Geneva, Room VIII at 13:00.

See you there!
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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⏳ JUST 3 DAYS LEFT! Join policymakers, #AI experts & global changemakers to talk “AI for Good, for All, with Impact” at the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 Pre-Event by South Centre, CPRG India & @itforchange.bsky.social, supported by the Permanent Mission of India, 🗓️ 17 Nov, 13:15 📍 UN Geneva, Room VIII.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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📣Calling all #GVA diplomats, policymakers & stakeholders to discuss future of work & equitable #AI access at #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 Pre-Event 📍 UN Geneva Room VIII 🗓️ 17 Nov, 13:15. Organised by South Centre, with CPRG India & @itforchange.bsky.social, with support of Permanent Mission of India.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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🌐 Building Momentum: Digital Justice Advocacy Post- #WSIS +20. Join us on 6 Nov to shape future joint action! Learn more & register: bit.ly/DigitalJusti...

📅 6 Nov | 13–14:00 UTC+00:00
With @cpu-ph.bsky.social
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#DigitalJustice
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
EdTech is everywhere today—but does it truly overcome the barriers to universal, quality education?
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
UPDATED TIMINGS!

Thank you for your overwhelming interest in our ‘Reimaging Realities’ film discussion!
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
As IT for Change marks 25 years of working towards people-centered digital transformation, we invite you to join us at Our Digital Futures Fest, a celebration of ideas, conversations, and collaborations that reimagine the digital world.
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We’re excited to invite you to the inaugural event of our 25th year celebrations. Join us for a public talk by leading child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Shekhar Seshadri.
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For 25 years, IT for Change has challenged dominant tech paradigms and advocated for people-centered alternatives through feminist engagements with the digital economy, interventions in education technology, and global policy advocacy.
October 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We are seeking skilled photography and videography professionals to document Our Digital Futures Fest (ODFF) in late October, Bengaluru. The multi-day event requires full coverage, including sessions, speaker interviews, and networking segments.

Learn more here: itforchange.net/tenders
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Rapid digitalization is changing the way MSMEs across the world operate and survive in the marketplace. But how do the larger logics of platformization, datafication, and automation within the digital ecosystem shape equitable outcomes for MSMEs?
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What does agency look like in digital systems built for social protection?

Gabriella Razzano’s Think Piece advances the concept of ‘beneficial visibility’ as a feminist framework for reimagining women’s control over their datafication.
September 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Earlier this year, the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) established a Working Group on Data Governance to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on data governance at all levels. Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director at IT for Change, is a member of this Working Group.
September 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, which was passed last week, requires fair and transparent contracts between gig workers and platforms and explicitly clarifies workers’ right to refuse tasks.
August 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
What challenges arise when healthcare digitization is implemented amidst conflict and state control?

This study by Sadaf Masoodi, supported through the National Gender Fellowship, offers an in-depth analysis of the lived realities of ASHA workers in Kashmir.
August 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Not your average tech job. 🚀
At IT for Change, you won’t just write code, you’ll shape how education works for thousands of children in govt. schools across India and tackle a wide variety of impactful projects.

📍 Bengaluru|Full-time|Mid–Senior Position
🔗 Apply: lnk.itforchange.net/techassociate
August 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
As part of our project, "Rewiring India's Digitalizing Economy for Women's Rights and Well-being", we’re hiring a Freelance Editor 📄✍️

📅 Deadline: 17 Aug 2025
🔗 Apply via link in bio or visit itforchange.net/tenders
August 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
On Day 0 of the recently concluded Internet Governance Forum 2025 in Norway, our Deputy Director, Nandini Chami, spoke at the ‘Making the WSIS+20 Moment Deliver Digital Rights and Justice’ session.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtS...
Nandini Chami on Driving Digital Justice Forward | IGF 2025
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August 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Microsoft Exchange email delivery to our domain remains broken. As a small organization, our strength lies in our community. But the tech challenge is blocking these vital connections.

Please use alternative communication channels if you need to reach us.

@microsoft.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What does the future of work truly look like for women in the apparel industry—beyond just headlines about automation?

This Think Piece by Karin Fernando and Chandima Arambepola reframes automation not just as a technological shift, but as a gendered and economic phenomenon.
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📢 Important update:

Since early July, emails sent from Microsoft Exchange (Outlook) servers to our @itforchange.net addresses have not been reaching us. This has disrupted communication with our community, collaborators, and external colleagues.
July 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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New!

How US firms have muscled in on India's ground-breaking digital public infrastructure.

And how to protect the "public" part of DPIs.

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From Sadhana Sanjay of @itforchange.bsky.social

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July 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM