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January 20, 2023
Platform co-ops: Democratising the digital economy
The dominance of a few aggregator platforms offering food delivery and transport services harms workers and consumers alike. How can platform cooperatives help?
by Anagha Sasidharan, Nivedita Krishna | 6 min read
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January 13, 2023
Indian artisans are still missing from e-commerce platforms
High logistical costs and a lack of digital know-how are some factors keeping Indian artisans out of e-commerce. How can the recently launched Open Network for Digital Commerce change this?
by Abhishek Modi, Parul Gupta | 5 min read
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December 21, 2022
A new paradigm for nonprofit programming
Because people's lives and contexts keep changing, nonprofit programmes need to constantly iterate to factor in new information. Technology and real-time data can play a big role here.
by Temina Madon | 7 min read
School girls working on laptops-EdTech
September 2, 2022
EdTech in India needs stronger regulation
Misleading ads and data and privacy violations by Indian EdTech companies are rampant; it’s time for a regulatory framework with some teeth.
by Anirudh Chakradhar | 5 min read
A woman using a digital tablet-digital rights and privacy
August 9, 2022
Data protection and digital rights in India
In a country where digital literacy and access still have a long way to go, what shape do digital rights and data protection laws need to take?
by India Development Review | 6 min read
man using tech for data collection
April 20, 2022
Challenges with tech in midsize to large nonprofits
Nonprofits, even midsize to large ones, rarely have a seamless tech adoption journey. Here are some common issues that crop up and ways to tackle them.
by Shobhit Mathur | 7 min read
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January 11, 2022
How open-source technology can help nonprofits scale
Investing in customisable, open-source software solutions allows nonprofits to grow their programmes faster and at lower costs.
by Abhishek Sharma | 6 min read
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October 22, 2021
How the social sector thinks about tech is wrong
Here’s what donors, nonprofits, and intermediary organisations should be thinking about to better integrate tech into social sector work.
by Donald Lobo, Sanjeev Dharap | 7 min read
five light bulbs-open data
December 19, 2019
Developing our digital commons
As donors and changemakers, we have an obligation to ensure that the knowledge and resources we create are truly open and accessible to all, independent of our organisation or mission.
by Gautam John, Supriya Sankaran | 5 min read
a young girl in india using her phone
December 5, 2018
The internet is not neutral
The number of people from marginalised populations going online is increasing. But at the same time, existing power structures have also moved into the digital space, along with the inequalities and violence that result from them.
by Smita Vanniyar | 4 min read
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