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Moving beyond narrow transparency debates, the report adopts a socio-technical lens to understand algorithms as sites of power—and lays out future-looking recommendations to redistribute power and control.
#PlatformWork #AlgorithmicManagement #FutureOfWork #LabourRights #DigitalEconomy #India
#PlatformWork #AlgorithmicManagement #FutureOfWork #LabourRights #DigitalEconomy #India
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Moving beyond narrow transparency debates, the report adopts a socio-technical lens to understand algorithms as sites of power—and lays out future-looking recommendations to redistribute power and control.
#PlatformWork #AlgorithmicManagement #FutureOfWork #LabourRights #DigitalEconomy #India
#PlatformWork #AlgorithmicManagement #FutureOfWork #LabourRights #DigitalEconomy #India
New Report Launch!
“There’s no ghost in the machine!” shows how algorithmic systems produce machinic dispossession, algorithmic anxiety, and the erosion of worker autonomy, based on interviews with platform workers and union organizers.
“There’s no ghost in the machine!” shows how algorithmic systems produce machinic dispossession, algorithmic anxiety, and the erosion of worker autonomy, based on interviews with platform workers and union organizers.
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
New Report Launch!
“There’s no ghost in the machine!” shows how algorithmic systems produce machinic dispossession, algorithmic anxiety, and the erosion of worker autonomy, based on interviews with platform workers and union organizers.
“There’s no ghost in the machine!” shows how algorithmic systems produce machinic dispossession, algorithmic anxiety, and the erosion of worker autonomy, based on interviews with platform workers and union organizers.
This was part of #OurDigitalFuturesFest, commemorating 25 years of our work towards building a just and equitable digital world.
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This was part of #OurDigitalFuturesFest, commemorating 25 years of our work towards building a just and equitable digital world.
Examining the wider implications of the global push for EdTech, IT for Change organized the ‘EdTech for Equitable Education: Critical Conversations’ conference on 30 October 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Examining the wider implications of the global push for EdTech, IT for Change organized the ‘EdTech for Equitable Education: Critical Conversations’ conference on 30 October 2025.
The lack of access to power sources did not fall evenly. It followed the lines of gender, geography, and ethnicity, reinforcing old hierarchies through new infrastructure failures.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The lack of access to power sources did not fall evenly. It followed the lines of gender, geography, and ethnicity, reinforcing old hierarchies through new infrastructure failures.
Through field interviews in the district of Lamka, this study by Jacqueline Chochoi reveals how tribal women navigated survival under energy and digital deprivation, negotiating scarcity and inflation.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Through field interviews in the district of Lamka, this study by Jacqueline Chochoi reveals how tribal women navigated survival under energy and digital deprivation, negotiating scarcity and inflation.
During the 2023 Manipur conflict, large parts of the state were forcibly disconnected from the rest of the world. Widespread power outages left women without income, safety pathways, learning access, healthcare links, or communication with displaced families.
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
During the 2023 Manipur conflict, large parts of the state were forcibly disconnected from the rest of the world. Widespread power outages left women without income, safety pathways, learning access, healthcare links, or communication with displaced families.
Studying this phenomenon in her new study, Salonie Muralidhara Hiriyur shows how women’s hidden mediation facilitates domestic work platforms, even as their contributions remain undervalued.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Studying this phenomenon in her new study, Salonie Muralidhara Hiriyur shows how women’s hidden mediation facilitates domestic work platforms, even as their contributions remain undervalued.
Hidden behind the guise of automation, these intermediaries act as ‘phygital’ touchpoints for platforms by collecting, digitizing, and commodifying workers’ data.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hidden behind the guise of automation, these intermediaries act as ‘phygital’ touchpoints for platforms by collecting, digitizing, and commodifying workers’ data.
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
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.
EdTech is everywhere today—but does it truly overcome the barriers to universal, quality education?
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
EdTech is everywhere today—but does it truly overcome the barriers to universal, quality education?
UPDATED TIMINGS!
Thank you for your overwhelming interest in our ‘Reimaging Realities’ film discussion!
Thank you for your overwhelming interest in our ‘Reimaging Realities’ film discussion!
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
UPDATED TIMINGS!
Thank you for your overwhelming interest in our ‘Reimaging Realities’ film discussion!
Thank you for your overwhelming interest in our ‘Reimaging Realities’ film discussion!
From critical dialogues on EdTech and equitable education to a special discussion on AI, gender, and storytelling, and a forward-looking panel on regenerative AI, the fest brings together practitioners, scholars, technologists, policymakers, and artists to exchange insights from the field.
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
From critical dialogues on EdTech and equitable education to a special discussion on AI, gender, and storytelling, and a forward-looking panel on regenerative AI, the fest brings together practitioners, scholars, technologists, policymakers, and artists to exchange insights from the field.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Learn more here: itforchange.net/tenders
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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
Learn more here: itforchange.net/tenders
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September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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These are some of the pertinent questions answered in this study by Deepti Bharthur.
This report has been published as part of IT for Change’s project, ‘Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South, co-funded by the European Union and the Fair, Green and Global Alliance.
This report has been published as part of IT for Change’s project, ‘Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South, co-funded by the European Union and the Fair, Green and Global Alliance.
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
These are some of the pertinent questions answered in this study by Deepti Bharthur.
This report has been published as part of IT for Change’s project, ‘Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South, co-funded by the European Union and the Fair, Green and Global Alliance.
This report has been published as part of IT for Change’s project, ‘Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South, co-funded by the European Union and the Fair, Green and Global Alliance.
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
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?
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#DigitalJustice #DataGovernance #SocialProtection #GenderEquity #SouthAfrica #BeneficialVisibility
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September 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
By challenging Western notions of privacy and advocating for rights rooted in dignity and community, the study invites policymakers to rethink digitalization processes, aiming for outcomes where inclusion is truly empowering for women and structurally mindful of gendered vulnerabilities.
September 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
By challenging Western notions of privacy and advocating for rights rooted in dignity and community, the study invites policymakers to rethink digitalization processes, aiming for outcomes where inclusion is truly empowering for women and structurally mindful of gendered vulnerabilities.
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.
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
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.
Gabriella Razzano’s Think Piece advances the concept of ‘beneficial visibility’ as a feminist framework for reimagining women’s control over their datafication.
The findings underscore the need for nuanced policy frameworks that recognize the intersections of gender, technology, and geopolitics in healthcare delivery.
Read the full paper here: itforchange.net/sites/defaul...
Read the full paper here: itforchange.net/sites/defaul...
August 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The findings underscore the need for nuanced policy frameworks that recognize the intersections of gender, technology, and geopolitics in healthcare delivery.
Read the full paper here: itforchange.net/sites/defaul...
Read the full paper here: itforchange.net/sites/defaul...
It foregrounds the tensions between institutional demands and community relations, revealing how digital and political structures shape frontline labor conditions.
August 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It foregrounds the tensions between institutional demands and community relations, revealing how digital and political structures shape frontline labor conditions.