Aapti Institute

🔔 Aapti’s Report on Landscaping Infrastructures for the Digital Ecosystem is out! The prevailing ways of thinking about the technologies and the strategies on governing their impact inadequately account for the full ambit of harms and opportunities. We argue that the “infrastructure” framing can more comprehensively account for the critical role that digital technologies have come to perform for societal functions, and enable higher State responsibility in the regulation of these systems with improved structures on claim-making for the public. 👀 Read our report: 🔗  https://lnkd.in/gXdE8Ssu 📜 Read the summary essay published with the Tech Policy Press 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g8SxFyiV Govind Shivkumar Omidyar Network Avani A. Astha Kapoor Vinay Narayan

 [PTBR] Mais um ano se passou, e em novembro tivemos a terceira edição da Data Privacy Global Conference, organizada pela Data Privacy Brasil. Este ano, tive o privilégio de contribuir para a produção do painel sobre Transferência Internacional de Dados, ao lado de profissionais incríveis: Ava Mumtaz Haidar, Juliana Abrusio, Luiza Brandão, Lucas Borges e Peter Kimpian. 🙌 Foi uma honra discutir os desafios e avanços da governança global de dados com todos vocês. Até a próxima! [EN] Another year has passed, and in November we had the third edition of the Data Privacy Global Conference, organized by Data Privacy Brasil. This year, I had the privilege of contributing to the production of the panel on International Data Transfers with the amazing Ava Haidar, Juliana Abrusio, Luiza Brandão, Lucas Borges, and Peter Kimpian. 🙌 It was an honor to discuss the challenges and progress of global data governance with all of you. See you next time!

We just wrapped up our event, ‘Imagining the future of India’s DPI’ that brought together a room full of experts and enthusiasts who work in the space of DPI. Our event unraveled how civil society and markets forces can come together to envision the next steps in our country’s digital growth. We are really thankful to Deepika Mogilishetty, Lakshmi Pattabi Raman, Srijoni Sen, Susmit Patodia and Vinay Kesari for sharing their valuable insights on: 🏢 The market approach of DPI, and how it plays a role in innovation 🗣️ The criticality of visibilising voices, and working collaboratively to providing essential services for all citizens 🪢 The need to strengthen DPI building through equitable and fair principles We hope that this event is the beginning of a continued dialogue on DPI and are so thankful for the participation, and the critical and candid perspectives that helped make the event a success! We also want to thank our collaborators who were in attendance and have supported us in our journey! Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), EkStep Foundation, Agami, Artha Global, Centre for Internet and Society, IFMR Graduate School of Business - Krea University, Antler, Centre for Exponential Change, Setu AA, Omidyar Network India, Thoughtworks, Santhanagopalan Rajagopalan, Kriti Mittal, Sarayu Natarajan, Kunal Raj Barua, Soujanya Sridharan, Vasudha Varadarajan

How does gender shape AI ethics? 🎙️ On the first episode of #STEMPowered, brought to you by USAID/India and Wadhwani AI, Sarayu Natarajan, Founder, Aapti Institute, shares her take on the role of women in building fairer, more inclusive systems. Episode 1 drops tomorrow, December 18. Stay tuned for some invigorating conversations! Shreya Thakur Tanushree Dutta Anshul Duggal Dr. Prachi K. Amar Shah Swati Kapur Meghna Kriplani #womeninstem #aiforsocialgood #aiforsocialimpact

Excited to announce the 'Sustainability and Inclusivity: Role of the Platform Economy' Conference, being organised collectively by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Startup India, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and Zomato. When & Where? 17th December 2024 at New Delhi, from 9:00 AM onwards What to Expect? - Engaging discussions on empowering startups and small businesses - Insights into prioritizing platform workers’ health, safety, and well-being - Networking with policymakers, industry members, civil society organizations and subject matter experts How to register? Click on the link to secure your sport — https://lnkd.in/eZkTwChn Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an impactful dialogue on building a sustainable and inclusive platform economy! Nitin Gadkari | Dr Pradeep Kumar Jena | Sanjeev Bikhchandani | Prachi Bhuchar | Sarayu Natarajan | Rashmi Daga | Piyush Tewari | Aniket Doegar | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways - India | Zomato | Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Startup India #PHDCCI

Aapti Institute was represented by the wonderful Aditi Shah on this panel, where she delved into the critical role that trust plays in integrating women’s opportunities with their existing digital relationships. Thank you to Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) for putting together such a great panel, and congratulations on this session of Shram aur Hum!

After kickstarting the last of the Shram aur Hum Series 2024 with the launch of our much-awaited reports, we brought back the focus on the theme of the day ‘Gender and Digitalization of Work’ and began an exciting session on "Enabling Girls’ and Women’s Access and Inclusion to Digital Opportunities." Chaired by Megha Jain from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the session featured thought-provoking insights from Anweshaa Ghosh and Shipra . (ISST), Aditi Shah (Aapti Institute), and Antara Rai Chowdhury (Indian Institute for Human Settlements). Together, the speakers brought in different perspectives on access, use and control of technology, specially smartphones amongst women and youth. Stay tuned as we bring you more updates from #ShramAurHum2024! #DigitalizationOfWork #GenderAndDigitalization #GenderAndWork #ShrumAurHum

Over the last year, we have had the privilege to engage in research with the Rohingya community to uncover refugee interactions with digital infrastructure during their journey to Bangladesh and within the camps where they currently reside. For vulnerable populations like the Rohingya, it becomes crucial to enquire and raise awareness about the types of data collection they are subject to, and the implications of this within a stakeholder landscape where there are state, multilateral, humanitarian and civil society actors. When we think about digital infrastructure, refugee and crisis settings are some of the most vulnerable sites of inquiry, as the design and implementation of digital infrastructure can potentially exacerbate the harms they face. This study draws from desk research, field exploration, expert interviews, and on-ground focus group discussions with the Rohingya population to situate their lived experiences. It also provides insights and recommendations to stakeholders involved in technology design and implementation within the camp settings in Cox's Bazar. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g-Kw-zDh We would like to thank Robert Bosch Stiftung and UNDP Bangladesh for supporting our inquiry! Rohan Pai Amrita Nanda Astha Kapoor Nandini Jiva Poorvi Yerrapureddy Sakhi Shah

🌊💡 Dolphin Tank: Innovating for Impact An exciting introduction to IGF programs, where visionary ideas meet impactful solutions. The INK Fellowship program empowers entrepreneurs to make waves in their industries, and the Dolphin Tank concept serves as a launchpad for next-gen innovations. 🚀🌟 Anshulika Dubey Dr. Sarayu Natarajan Sateesh Andra Dr. Santanu Paul Shruthi Cauvery Iyer Get ready to dive into a space where creativity, strategy, and growth collide! 🌊💡

We have been exploring data workers’ wellbeing and governance with Karya, and our team recently completed their fieldwork in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district. The team conducted interviews and group discussions at the Sant Snighaji Institute of Science and Management (SSISM), interacting with the college students who had taken up data work with Karya. The coming weeks will be dedicated to analysing our observations and crystalizing them into the Code of Conduct (CoC) for offering pathways to ensure data workers’ wellbeing. Ritvik G. Priyam Vadaliya Shiv Chhatrala Soujanya Sridharan