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Researchers at Work
Interdisciplinary research on the internet and digital media. 556 items.
24 May 2022
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 (IRC22): #Home, May 25-27We are excited to announce that the fifth edition of the Internet Researchers' Conference will be held online on May 25-27, 2022.This annual conference series was initiated by the researchers@work (r@w) programme at CIS in 2016 to gather …
5 May 2022
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Studying Platform Work in Mumbai & New DelhiA report by Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) and Azim Premji University (APU) maps platform work in India and notes from four studies of workers driving taxis and delivering food for platform companies.
25 Apr 2022
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 (IRC22) - Selected SessionsHere is the list of selected sessions and individual presentations for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC22) - #Home. IRC22 will be held online from May 25-27, 2022. The conference announcement, along with details on registration …
16 Apr 2022
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Feminist Design PracticesAayush Rathi and Akash Sheshadri and Ambika Tandon co-authored a research paper on 'Feminist Design Practices' which was published in a special issue of Apria, a peer-reviewed journal hosted at ArtEZ University. The special issue "Feminist …
18 Mar 2022
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #COVID19VaccineDiscourseDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
17 Mar 2022
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 (IRC22) - Proposed SessionsHere is the list of sessions proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
7 Mar 2022
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The State of the Internet's Languages ReportThe first-ever State of the Internet’s Languages Report was launched by Whose Knowledge? on February 23, 2022 (just after the International Mother Language day), along with research partners Oxford Internet Institute and the Centre for …
11 Feb 2022
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2022Due to internal delays related to the pandemic, the Internet Researchers' Conference will now take place online in May 2022. Please see below for a link to the updated call for sessions.
1 Feb 2022
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To be Counted When They Count You: Words of Caution for the Gender Data RevolutionIn 2015, after the announcement of the SDGs or Sustainable Development Goals, a new global developmental framework through the year 2030, the United Nations described data as the “lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for …
4 Jan 2022
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Locating Migrants in India’s Gig Economy: A Scoping ReportGig workers working for on-demand platform services have been adversely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
10 Dec 2021
10 Dec 2021
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A Civil Society Agenda for E-Shram7 Dec 2021
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Practicing Feminist PrinciplesAI can serve to challenge social inequality and dismantle structures of power.
7 Dec 2021
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Gender and gig work: Perspectives from domestic work in IndiaPlatforms have the potential to be instrumental in protecting workers rights, but the current platform design is not optimised to protect workers’ interests especially those of women in the gig economy, argues Ambika Tandon, a senior …
7 Dec 2021
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AI in the Future of WorkArtificial Intelligence and allied technologies form part of what is being called the fourth Industrial Revolution.
6 Dec 2021
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Between Platform and Pandemic: Migrants in India's Gig EconomyIn response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India, the central government announced a nationwide lockdown in March 2020.
6 Dec 2021
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Are India’s much-lauded startups failing their women workers?Recent protests outside Urban Company’s head office highlight the gendered nature of work in the country’s digital economy.
20 Sep 2021
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#CultureForAll Conference on Cultural MappingSahapedia is organising the #CultureForAll Conference on Cultural Mapping, digitally on September 28 and 29, 2021. The conference will take place in collaboration with the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra, Azim Premji …
27 Jun 2021
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Platforms, Power, and Politics: Perspectives from Domestic and Care Work in IndiaCIS has been undertaking a two-year project studying the entry of digital platforms in the domestic and care work in India, supported by the Association for Progressive Communications as part of the Feminist Internet Research Network. …
25 Jun 2021
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IFAT and ITF - Protecting Workers in the Digital Platform Economy: Investigating Ola and Uber Drivers’ Occupational Health and SafetyBetween July to November 2019, Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office, conducted 2,128 surveys across 6 major cities: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, …
3 Jun 2021
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Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India: An Evaluation of COVID-19 Relief for MigrantsWith the onset of the national lockdown on 24th March 2020 in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the fate of millions of migrant workers was left uncertain. In addition, lack of enumeration and registration of migrant workers became a …
2 Jun 2021
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The Many Languages of Digital InfrastructuresThis essay by Puthiya Purayil Sneha and Anasuya Sengupta outlines some of the key challenges in digitalisation and representation of non-dominant/marginalised languages on the internet today, through reflections on two recent projects …
26 Feb 2021
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Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare digitalisation on beneficiaries through primary data collected in November 2020. …
25 Jan 2021
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Reclaiming the right to privacy: Researching the intersection of privacy and genderIt was our privilege to be supported by Privacy International, UK, during 2019-2020, to undertake a research project focusing on reproductive health and data surveillance, and to engage on related topics with national civil society groups. …
31 Dec 2020
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Labour futures: Intersectional responses to southern digital platform economiesIt is our great pleasure to announce that we are undertaking a two-year research project to comprehensively analyse dominant and emerging sectors in India’s platform economies. The project is funded by a research grant of USD 200,000 from …
31 Dec 2020
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IRC22 - Proposed Session - #WaitingForFoodDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC22 - Proposed Session - #TransActandWhatFollowed - Access to care for transgender persons during the COVID-19 pandemicDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC22 - Proposed Session - #SocialMediaActivismDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC22 - Proposed Session - #Involute - Jagged Seams of the Domestic and the VocationalDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC22 - Proposed Session - #IdentitiesVulnerabilitiesOpportunitiesDissentDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.