IT FOR CHANGE

IT for Change is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations... IT for Change aims for a society in which digital technologies contribute to human rights, social justice and equity. Most mainstream approaches to digital technologies for development are either techno-utopic or promote a market-fundamentalist approach, often both together. A digital makeover of economies and societies has become a convenient opportunity for wholesale corporatisation of social systems, displacing the cornerstone ethics of democratic participation, commons, social justice and gender equality from development discourse... IT for Change believes in "a society in which digital technologies contribute to social justice and equality." We back this belief by deploying various strategies in our work. Our core strategies are a combination of research, advocacy, working in the field with local communities, developing courses and curriculum and organising events to..

Primary location: Bangalore India