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COVID-19 Charter Of Recommendations on Gig Work
Tandem Research and the Centre for Internet and Society organised a webinar on 9 April 2020, with unions representing gig workers and researchers studying ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon last modified May 13, 2020 08:53 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
Simiran Lalvani - Workers’ Fictive Kinship Relations in Mumbai App-based Food Delivery
Working in the gig-economy has been associated with economic vulnerabilities. However, there are also moral and affective vulnerabilities as workers find their ... by Simiran Lalvani last modified May 19, 2020 06:25 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Zothan Mawii - COVID-19 and Relief Measures for Gig Workers in India
CIS is cohosted a webinar with Tandem Research on the impact of the COVID-19 response on the gig economy on 9 April 2020. It was a closed door discussion ... by Zothan Mawii (Tandem Research) last modified May 19, 2020 05:41 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
A Compilation of Research on the Gig Economy
Over the past year, researchers at CIS have been studying gig economies and gig workers in India. Their work has involved consultative discussions with ... by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified May 19, 2020 08:20 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , ,
Ethics and Human Rights Guidelines for Big Data for Development Research
This is a four-part review of guideline documents for ethics and human rights in big data for development research. This research was produced as part of the ... by Amber Sinha, Manjri Singh, Rajashri Seal, Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari, Pranav M Bidare last modified May 20, 2020 07:56 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Call for Papers: #CultureForAll Conference
We are collaborating with Sahapedia, Azim Premji University, and University of Cape Town to invite papers on cultural mapping for the #CultureForAll conference ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Dec 23, 2020 01:34 PM — Filed under: , ,
Gender, Health, & Surveillance in India - A Panel Discussion
Women and LGBTHIAQ-identifying persons face intensive and varied forms of surveillance as they access reproductive health systems. Increasingly, these systems ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon last modified Dec 23, 2020 02:03 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Parichiti - Domestic Workers’ Access to Secure Livelihoods in West Bengal
This report by Anchita Ghatak of Parichiti presents findings of a pilot study conducted by the author and colleagues to document the situation of women ... by Anchita Ghatak last modified Dec 30, 2020 10:01 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Workers’ experiences in app-based taxi and delivery sectors: Key initial findings from multi-city quantitative surveys
In 2021-22, the labour research vertical at CIS conducted quantitative surveys with over 1,000 taxi and delivery workers employed in the app-based and offline ... by Aayush Rathi, Abhishek Sekharan, Ambika Tandon, Chetna V. M., Chiara Furtado, and Nishkala Sekhar last modified Feb 16, 2024 01:27 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Digital native: Are You Still Having Fun?
Before you accept a fun app into your digital ecosystem, prepare yourself for the data you will be giving away. by Nishant Shah last modified May 05, 2017 01:37 AM — Filed under: ,
Tech Anthropology Today: Collaborate, Rather than Fetishize from Afar
"That is why the 'offline' if you will is so critical to understanding the 'online'—because they do not exist in isolation and what we have constructed is an ... by Geert Lovink and Ramesh Srinivasan last modified May 16, 2017 02:51 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Japleen Pasricha - Gendered Spaces in Digital Rights (Delhi, June 02, 5 pm)
It is our priviledge to annouce that Japleen Pasricha will be the speaker for the June #FirstFridayAtCIS event. Japleen smashes the patriarchy for a living, ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified May 31, 2017 03:49 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Consultative Meeting for a Digital Archive Lab
A meeting for a digital archive lab was held at the Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University in New Delhi on May 20, 2017. P.P. Sneha participated ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 08, 2017 01:07 PM — Filed under:
Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19
This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare ... by Sameet Panda last modified Feb 26, 2021 07:36 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
May 2013 Bulletin
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the fifth issue of its newsletter for 2013. We bring you an overview of our research, report of events ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:51 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
by Chiaro Furtado last modified Oct 20, 2023 05:04 PM — Filed under:
Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
In 2022, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a panel with Akkanut Wantanasombut, Ayoade Ibrahim, Rikta Krishnaswamy, and Sofía Scasserra at RightsCon, ... by Chiaro Furtado last modified Oct 22, 2023 09:54 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Labouring (on) the app: agency and organisation of work in the platform economy
Ambika Tandon and Abhishek Sekharan published an academic paper highlighting the importance of women’s networks of information sharing and care in navigating ... by Ambika Tandon and Abhishek Sekharan last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:28 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Online cab booking | Why finding a cab is a nightmare now
Many drivers said the rise in commissions payable to ride-hailing platforms and higher fuel costs, among other expenses, have made it impossible for them to ... by Haripriya Suresh last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:34 AM — Filed under: ,
PDC 2022
Divyansha Sehgal and Yatharth presented their work - Designing Domestic Work Platforms - on critical design assessments of gig work platforms at the ... by Admin last modified Jul 04, 2023 07:05 AM — Filed under: ,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India - Concluding Thoughts
This final blog post on the mapping exercise undertaken by CIS-RAW summarises some of the key concepts and terms that have emerged as significant in the ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:36 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon: Position Paper
The Digital Natives with a Cause? research inquiry seeks to look at the potentials of social change and political participation through technology practices of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 08, 2015 12:22 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Digital Natives with a Cause? Report
Youth are often seen as potential agents of change for reshaping their own societies. By 2010, the global youth population is expected reach almost 1.2 billion ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 17, 2015 11:04 AM — Filed under: , , ,
March 2013 Bulletin
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the third issue of its newsletter for the year 2013. In this issue we bring you an overview of our ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 14, 2013 11:45 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Future of the Commons: A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Indian Languages, and Archives Conference Report
We are pleased to share our report on the ‘Future of the Commons: A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Indian Languages, and Archives’ conference, held ... by Soni Wadhwa, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Garima Agrawal and Nishant Shankar last modified Aug 06, 2024 03:24 AM — Filed under: , , ,
The Zen of Pad.ma: 10 Lessons Learned from Running Open Access Online Video Archives in India and beyond
Sebastian Lütgert and Jan Gerber, the co-initiators of, and the artists/programmers behind the pad.ma (Public Access Digital Media Archive) project will ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Jan 28, 2016 08:25 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Speculative Fiction and Freedom' - Video
Anil Menon spoke on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' at the second event of the RAW Lectures series in Bangalore on ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Feb 09, 2016 08:38 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16)
The first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16) will be organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, on February 26-28, 2016. The focus of the ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Feb 27, 2016 06:19 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
The Aakash Tablet and Technological Imaginaries of Mass Education in Contemporary India (Excerpt)
In a recently published paper, Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay explore public initiatives in technological solutions for educating the poor and the ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Feb 14, 2016 10:11 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Digital Native: Getting through an election made for the social media gaze
In the poll season, social media platforms thrive on wounded outrage disguised as politics. by Nishant Shah last modified Apr 28, 2019 04:12 AM — Filed under: , , ,