Changes

In December 2015, Anita Gurumurthy made a presentation to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development on the key highlights of the information centres strategy of the Prakriye field centre. The work of the centres between 2014-15 had been partly supported by the National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Government of India under its Poorna Shakti Kendras pilot project. The presentation also served as a ‘report-back’ of the key learnings from the pilot, on effective ICT-enabled, gender-inclusive service delivery.<br>

In December 2015, Anita Gurumurthy made a presentation to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development on the key highlights of the information centres strategy of the Prakriye field centre. The work of the centres between 2014-15 had been partly supported by the National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Government of India under its Poorna Shakti Kendras pilot project. The presentation also served as a ‘report-back’ of the key learnings from the pilot, on effective ICT-enabled, gender-inclusive service delivery.<br>

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Working on the Voice or Chatter? research study has helped the IT for Change team in deepening their theoretical understanding of the new governance paradigm – characterised by algorithmic decision-making and ‘rule by data’. The team plans to use the insights emerging from the study to [http://itforchange.net/Democratic_accountability_in_the_digital_age trigger a national level civil society dialogue on rethinking democratic accountability in the current context] where information, consultation, citizen feedback and public decision-making are becoming increasingly datafied – examining specifically laws and protocols on data that cover privacy safeguards, transparency and accountability considerations (including open data practices), social ownership of data, regulation of the data economy.<br>

Working on the Voice or Chatter? research study has helped the IT for Change team in deepening their theoretical understanding of the new governance paradigm – characterised by algorithmic decision-making and ‘rule by data’. The team plans to use the insights emerging from the study to [http://itforchange.net/Democratic_accountability_in_the_digital_age trigger a national level civil society dialogue on rethinking democratic accountability in the current context] where information, consultation, citizen feedback and public decision-making are becoming increasingly datafied – examining specifically laws and protocols on data that cover privacy safeguards, transparency and accountability considerations (including open data practices), social ownership of data, regulation of the data economy.<br>

In September 2015, IT for Change held a workshop in New Delhi on [http://www.itforchange.net/sites/default/files/Workshop%20note_0.pdf 'Taking the Internet to Rural Communities: Last Mile Models for the National Optic Fiber Network']in partnership with the Office of the Administrator of the Universal Service Obligations Fund, Digital Empowerment Foundation and Ideosync Media Combine. It was one of the first policy oriented workshops on this issue to be held in India. The workshop examined how the National Optic Fibre Network of India was shaping up, and discussed 'business model' options for last-mile connectivity. Most participants observed that communities and local governments would have to play an active role in this area, especially in remote rural areas. Unfortunately, the government of India seems to have taken the opposite direction, and is looking at only private sector models – which may end up becoming one of the largest challenges to achieving universal access, which is an essential foundation for ‘Digital India’. Building on the dialogues at the workshop, IT for Change will continue to advocate for local government and community led last mile options.<br>

In September 2015, IT for Change held a workshop in New Delhi on [http://www.itforchange.net/sites/default/files/Workshop%20note_0.pdf 'Taking the Internet to Rural Communities: Last Mile Models for the National Optic Fiber Network']in partnership with the Office of the Administrator of the Universal Service Obligations Fund, Digital Empowerment Foundation and Ideosync Media Combine. It was one of the first policy oriented workshops on this issue to be held in India. The workshop examined how the National Optic Fibre Network of India was shaping up, and discussed 'business model' options for last-mile connectivity. Most participants observed that communities and local governments would have to play an active role in this area, especially in remote rural areas. Unfortunately, the government of India seems to have taken the opposite direction, and is looking at only private sector models – which may end up becoming one of the largest challenges to achieving universal access, which is an essential foundation for ‘Digital India’. Building on the dialogues at the workshop, IT for Change will continue to advocate for local government and community led last mile options.<br>

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In the past one year, IT for Change has sought to forge alliances with activists participating in other rights discourses to formulate an inclusive Internet governance and digital rights framework. The attempt has been to challenge the monopoly of a few voices in multi-stakeholder format; and re-assert the need to consider perspectives from the global South.<br>

In the past one year, IT for Change has sought to forge alliances with activists participating in other rights discourses to formulate an inclusive Internet governance and digital rights framework. The attempt has been to challenge the monopoly of a few voices in multi-stakeholder format; and re-assert the need to consider perspectives from the global South.<br>

In April 2015, IT for Change was invited by the Indira Gandhi National Open University to provide inputs to the curriculum-building process for their ‘Appreciation Programme in Media Literacy’. Anita Gurumurthy participated in the Expert Committee Meeting convened as part of this process, and shared insights from the work of the [http://itforchange.net/Annual_Report_2015-16/index.html#pra-block Prakriye field centre] on evolving context-appropriate definitions of information and media literacy, and building meaningful digital media cultures at the last mile.<br>

In April 2015, IT for Change was invited by the Indira Gandhi National Open University to provide inputs to the curriculum-building process for their ‘Appreciation Programme in Media Literacy’. Anita Gurumurthy participated in the Expert Committee Meeting convened as part of this process, and shared insights from the work of the [http://itforchange.net/Annual_Report_2015-16/index.html#pra-block Prakriye field centre] on evolving context-appropriate definitions of information and media literacy, and building meaningful digital media cultures at the last mile.<br>

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IT for Change has continued to use academic and policy spaces for drawing attention to the emerging challenges for social justice and equality that arise when technology meets prevailing power structures. The organisation is now at the vanguard of emerging debates on reinterpreting inclusive development praxis for the digital age.<br>

IT for Change has continued to use academic and policy spaces for drawing attention to the emerging challenges for social justice and equality that arise when technology meets prevailing power structures. The organisation is now at the vanguard of emerging debates on reinterpreting inclusive development praxis for the digital age.<br>

| style="color:maroon; text-align:center;" | <br><br><br>'''For more information'''<br><br>

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|style="text-align:center;" |  IT for Change <br>''http://itforchange.net''<br>

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Voice or Chatter <br>''http://itforchange.net/mavc''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Voice or Chatter http://itforchange.net/mavc  

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Dhwanigalu <br>''http://itforchange.net/prakriye''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Dhwanigalu http://itforchange.net/prakriye

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Karnataka Open Educational Resources <br>''http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Main_Page''<br>http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/Main_Page<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Karnataka Open Educational Resources http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Main_Page <br> http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/Main_Page  

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Teacher Network <br>''http://teacher-network.in/''<br>http://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Main_Page  

| style="text-align:center;" |  Teacher Network http://teacher-network.in/ <br> http://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Main_Page  

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Just Net Coalition <br>''http://justnetcoalition.org''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Just Net Coalition http://justnetcoalition.org

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Internet Social Forum <br>''http://internetsocialforum.net''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Internet Social Forum http://internetsocialforum.net

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| style="text-align:center;" |  CITIGEN Asia <br>''http://gender-is-citizenship.net/citigen''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  CITIGEN Asia http://gender-is-citizenship.net/citigen  

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Making Women’s Voices and Votes Count <br>''http://gender-is-citizenship.net/unwomen''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Making Women’s Voices and Votes Count http://gender-is-citizenship.net/unwomen  

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| style="text-align:center;" |  Women-gov <br>''http://gender-is-citizenship.net/women-and-governance''<br>

| style="text-align:center;" |  Women-gov http://gender-is-citizenship.net/women-and-governance  

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