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Exploring Big Data for Development: An Electricity Sector Case Study from India
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 29, 2017
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:33 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Researchers at Work,
Research,
Featured,
Publications,
Big Data for Development
This working paper by Ritam Sengupta, Dr. Richard Heeks, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Dr. Christopher Foster draws from the field study undertaken by Ritam Sengupta, and is published by the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester. The field study was commissioned by the CIS, with support from the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield.
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Inputs to the Report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
Dec 30, 2020 09:40 AM
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filed under:
Data Systems,
Privacy,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Economy,
Data Governance,
Submissions
This submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Report on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework prepared by the Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan. The inputs are authored by Aayush Rathi, Aman Nair, Ambika Tandon, Pallavi Bedi, Sapni Krishna, and Shweta Mohandas (in alphabetical order), and reviewed by Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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Reclaiming the right to privacy: Researching the intersection of privacy and gender
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by
Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi
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last modified
Jan 25, 2021 10:42 AM
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Data Systems,
Reproductive and Child Health,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
It 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. Our partner organisations who led some of the research as part of this project are grassroots actors - Domestic Workers Rights Union, Migrant Workers Solidarity Network, Parichiti, Samabhabona, Rainbow Manipur, and Right to Food Campaign. Here we are compiling the various works supported by this project co-led by Ambika Tandon, Aayush Rathi, and Sumandro Chattapadhyay at the Centre for Internet and Society, India.
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Call for Proposal: Big Data for Development – Initial Field Studies
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Apr 28, 2016
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last modified
Apr 28, 2016 07:28 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Big Data for Development,
Research,
Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet and Society, as part of a project with the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield, is inviting calls from researchers to undertake a brief initial study of a specific instance of use of big data for development in India. This is an exercise to build preliminary understanding of the landscape of big data for development in India, identify key research questions and priorities, and start developing connections with researchers interested in the field. The studies will be 6 weeks long - running from May to June 2016 - and the researchers are expected to produce a 3,000 words long report. We will support three field studies.
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Brindaalakshmi.K - Gendering of Development Data in India: Beyond the Binary
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by
Brindaalakshmi.K
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published
Jun 30, 2020
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last modified
Jun 30, 2020 10:26 AM
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filed under:
Welfare Governance,
Data Systems,
Big Data for Development,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Transgender,
Researchers at Work
This report by Brindaalakshmi.K seeks to understand the gendering of development data in India: collection of data and issuance of government (foundational and functional) identity documents to persons identifying outside the cis/binary genders of female and male, and the data misrepresentations, barriers to accessing public and private services, and
informational exclusions that still remain. Sumandro Chattapadhyay edited the report and Puthiya Purayil Sneha offered additional editorial support. This work was undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development network supported by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.
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FOV Podcast - Data, People, and Smart Cities
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Dec 02, 2015
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last modified
Dec 02, 2015 07:54 AM
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filed under:
Smart Cities,
Researchers at Work,
Data Systems
For the second part of the Smart City podcast series, Sruthi Krishnan and Harsha K from Fields of View spoke with Sumandro Chattapadhyay on data, people, and smart cities. Here is the podcast. We are grateful to Fields of View for producing and sharing this recording.
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CISxScholars Delhi - William F. Stafford (Nov 03, 6:30 pm)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Nov 01, 2016
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:30 AM
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filed under:
CISxScholars,
Data Systems,
Digital Economy,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Labour,
Network Economies,
Homepage,
Event
We are delighted to have William F. Stafford, PhD candidate in UC Berkeley, present on "Public Measurements, Private Measurements, and the Convergence of Units" at the CIS office in Delhi on Thursday, Nov 03, at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP if you are joining us: <
[email protected]>.
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Open Data Intermediaries in Developing Countries - A Synthesis Report
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jun 16, 2015
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filed under:
Data Systems,
Open Data,
Featured,
Open Data Community,
Openness
The roles of intermediaries in open data is insufficiently explored; open data intermediaries are often presented as
single and simple linkages between open data supply and use. This synthesis research paper offers a more
socially nuanced approach to open data intermediaries using the theoretical framework of Bourdieu’s social model, in particular, his concept of species of capital as informing social interaction... Because no single
intermediary necessarily has all the capital available to link effectively to all sources of power in a field, multiple
intermediaries with complementary configurations of capital are more likely to connect between power
nexuses. This study concludes that consideration needs to be given to the presence of multiple intermediaries in an open data ecosystem, each of whom may possess different forms of capital to enable the use and unlock the
potential impact of open data.
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Blog
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Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges
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by
Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock
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published
Aug 31, 2016
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Privacy,
Researchers at Work,
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
Biometrics,
Big Data for Development,
UID
The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU on May 26 and 27, 2016. The objective of the workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, who have been rigorously following the developments in the Unique Identification (UID) Project and align their perspectives and develop a shared understanding of the status of the UID Project and its impact. Through this exercise, it was also sought to develop a plan of action to address the welfare exclusion issues that have arisen due to implementation of the UID Project.
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Blog
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Big Data and Reproductive Health in India: A Case Study of the Mother and Child Tracking System
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by
Ambika Tandon
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published
Oct 17, 2019
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last modified
Dec 06, 2019 04:57 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Researchers at Work,
Reproductive and Child Health,
Research,
Featured,
Publications,
BD4D,
Healthcare,
Big Data for Development
In this case study undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development (BD4D) network, Ambika Tandon evaluates the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) as data-driven initiative in reproductive health at the national level in India. The study also assesses the potential of MCTS to contribute towards the big data landscape on reproductive health in the country, as the Indian state’s imagination of health informatics moves towards big data.
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