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Project

Future of rights and citizenship in the digital age: IT for Change's three-year program for research and advocacy
 

India
Project ID
109385
Total Funding
CAD 256,100.00
IDRC Officer
Ruhiya Seward
Project Status
Active
End Date
Duration
36 months

Programs and partnerships

Networked Economies

Lead institution(s)

Summary

Issues related to cyber security, online privacy, misinformation, bias in artificial intelligence, and the data economy are emerging as important yet complex public policy issues.Read more

Issues related to cyber security, online privacy, misinformation, bias in artificial intelligence, and the data economy are emerging as important yet complex public policy issues. However, very few organizations in the Global South have the experience and expertise to support national governments in designing policy solutions.

The objective of this grant is to strengthen the organizational robustness of IT for Change, an Indian think tank and non-governmental organization. By supporting its core research agenda, this project enables stability for IT for Change and allows its leadership to better engage in forming partnerships, directing and designing research and campaigns, and influencing public opinion. Moreover, the grant will allow IT for Change some flexibility over the next three years to bolster and expand on existing work while pursuing new and often niche research areas.

Research outputs

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Report
Language:

English

Summary

Today, data is both the basis of global economic production and the means of social governance. This new epoch brings with it new challenges, opportunities, and concerns for the questions of development and equity, and for justice-centered policy-making and regulation. This project aimed to undertake systematic, evidence-based research and advocacy that can inform economic, social, and digital policy directions to respond to the same, and work towards a citizen-oriented framework for data and algorithmic governance.

Author(s)
Gurumurthy, Anita
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