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To be Counted When They Count You: Words of Caution for the Gender Data Revolution: by Noopur Raval — published Feb 01, 2022 — filed under: RAW Publications, Big Data, Researchers at Work, BD4D, RAW Research, Big Data for Development
In 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 accountability” for the purpose of realizing these developmental goals. This curious yet key link between these new developmental goals and the use of quantitative data for agenda setting invited a flurry of big data-led initiatives such as but not limited to Data2X, that sought to further strengthen and solidify the relationship between ‘Big Development’ and ‘Big Data.’
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Learn it Yourself: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 02, 2011 — last modified May 14, 2015 12:08 PM — filed under: Higher Education, Researchers at Work, Digital Knowledge
The peer-to-peer world of online learning encourages conversations and reciprocal learning, writes Nishant Shah in an article published in the Indian Express on 30 October 2011.
Located in Digital Natives / Pathways to Higher Education / Blog
Mobility Shifts 2011 — An International Future of Learning Summit: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 28, 2011 — last modified Mar 30, 2015 02:55 PM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Digital Knowledge
The summit was organised by the New School and sponsored by MacArthur Foundation and Mozilla. It was held from October 10 to October 16, 2011 at the New School, New York City.
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Digital native: What’s in a name? Privilege: by Nishant Shah — published Sep 10, 2017 — last modified Oct 13, 2017 12:51 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Digital Natives
Anonymity-based internet apps like Sarahah may not be as vicious for those surrounded by the comfort of social status. If your experience of Sarahah has been positive, it might be good to reflect on your own cultural and social capital.
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Hyper-connected, Hyper-lonely?: by Nilofar Ansher — published Jun 11, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:57 AM — filed under: Featured, Researchers at Work, Digital Natives
The Digital Natives newsletter, part of the 'Digital Natives with a Cause?' project, invites contributions to its April-May 2012 double issue.
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RBI Consultation Paper on P2P Lending: Summary: by Pavishka Mittal — published May 18, 2016 — last modified May 18, 2016 12:12 PM — filed under: Sharing Economy, Reserve Bank of India, Research, Network Economies, P2P Lending, Researchers at Work
The Reserve Bank of India published a Consultation Paper on Peer-to-Peer Lending on April 28, 2016. The Paper proposes to bring the P2P lending platforms under the purview of RBI’s regulation by defining P2P platforms as NBFCs under section 45I(f)(iii) of the RBI Act. Once notified as NBFCs, RBI can issue regulations under sections 45JA and 45L. The last date for submission of comments to the Consultation Paper is May 31, 2016. In this post, Pavishka Mittal presents a summary of the Paper.
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February 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2013 — last modified Mar 11, 2013 05:35 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a great year ahead and welcomes you to the second issue of its newsletter for the year 2013. In this issue we bring you an overview of our research programs, updates of events organised by us, events we participated in, news and media coverage, and videos of some of our recent events.
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July 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 31, 2015 — last modified Nov 21, 2015 04:23 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Our newsletter for the month of July is below:
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What I learned from going offline for 48 hours: by Nishant Shah — published Feb 24, 2019 — last modified Mar 14, 2019 04:21 PM — filed under: Researchers at Work
A weekend without the internet shows just how much control we surrender to online chatter.
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AI for Healthcare: Understanding Data Supply Chain and Auditability in India: by Amrita Sengupta (PI), Shweta Mohandas (Co-PI), (In alphabetical order) Abhineet Nayyar, Chetna VM, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Yatharth — published Nov 29, 2024 — last modified Nov 30, 2024 08:17 AM — filed under: Health Tech, RAW Publications, Researchers at Work, Featured, Healthcare, Homepage, Artificial Intelligence
This report aims to understand the prevalence and use of AI auditing practices in the healthcare sector. By mapping the data supply chain underlying AI technologies, the study aims to unpack i) how AI systems are developed and deployed to achieve healthcare outcomes and, ii) how AI audits are perceived and implemented by key stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
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