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3️⃣Why demystify science for high school students? ✨A 9th standard student takes us behind the scenes of a science exhibition. From classroom learning to hands-on engagement, read Sania’s (name changed to protect privacy) story about her project for the school science exhibition. 📣This post is the last of a three-part series about the science exhibition at Gangamma Hombegowda Girls High School held in December 2024. 🤝🏽The IT for Change team worked closely with the students, guiding them through the process of designing their projects and their final presentation. This engagement is part of the Hosa Hejje Hosa Dishe (A New Step in a New Direction) adolescent girl empowerment project, supported by BT Group and British Asian Trust.

2️⃣Why is accessibility important in how we imagine science exhibitions? How do we navigate resource constraints to navigate students' spirit of learning? 🔅A team of high school girls from Bengaluru share their experiences of preparing for, and participating in their school's science exhibition! 📣This post is the first of a three-part series about the science exhibition at Gangamma Hombegowda Girls High School held in December 2024. 🤝🏽The IT for Change team worked closely with the students, guiding them through the process of designing their projects and their final presentation. This engagement is part of the Hosa Hejje Hosa Dishe (A New Step in a New Direction) adolescent girl empowerment project, supported by BT Group and British Asian Trust.

1️⃣How do we nurture girls’ love for science? 📊The percentage of women in STEM fields is less than 30%, while in non-STEM fields is less than 50% – reports the World Economic Forum, in their Global Gender Gap Report (2024). 💥Three high school girls take us through their journey of designing a science project, and share their learnings! 📣This post is the first of a three-part series about the science exhibition at Gangamma Hombegowda Girls High School held in December 2024. 🤝🏽The IT for Change team worked closely with the students, guiding them through the process of designing their projects and their final presentation. This engagement is part of the Hosa Hejje Hosa Dishe (A New Step in a New Direction) adolescent girl empowerment project, supported by BT Group and British Asian Trust.

Happy New Year! 📣We're thrilled to present the latest episode of 'Nan Voice Nan Choice' (My Voice, My Choice), a Kannada podcast featuring candid conversations with adolescent girls from Karnataka's government high schools. Through these discussions, students share their perspectives and experiences of adolescence. ✨The girls are members of Kishori Clubs - dedicated safe spaces within schools that foster empowerment through four key pillars: awareness, articulation, aspiration, and agency. These clubs provide a platform for girls to develop their voice and make informed choices about their futures. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gpRcTrzx

📢 Announcement: Residential Institute 2025 Thank you for your overwhelming interest in response to our call for the Residential Institute on Frontiers and Frames for a New Digitality 2025. We are thrilled to have received a large number of exceptional applications from civil society actors across the Global South. We are in the process of carefully balancing the strengths of applicants on our shortlist to arrive at a truly global and dynamic cohort. This means we will take a little more time to reach out to the final list of selected candidates. 📅 Selected participants will be notified by 6 January 2025. ⚡ In the event of any unaccepted offers, we may reach out to waitlisted candidates by 13 January 2025. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this exciting yet challenging process. Stay tuned, and thank you for being part of this journey! 💡

📢 Join us today at 6 pm IST! 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dpunQQ4H

At the United Nations #IGF2024, I had the privilege of organizing and presenting the session on "Information Integrity: Human Rights and Platform Responsibilities", a joint initiative by the Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility (DCPR) and the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC). The session focused on the concept of #informationintegrity and the role of platforms in safeguarding #humanrights. A big thank you to our speakers: Ana Ruelas (UNESCO), Merrin Muhammed Ashraf (IT for Change), Mayra Costa (Brazil's SECOM), and Dennis Redeker (IRPC), and to the heroes-moderators, Tapani Tarvainen, Ramon Costa, and Giullia Thomaz, for guiding the conversation so thoughtfully. As our outcome for this year, DCPR launched the "Platform Responsibilities for Information Integrity" paper. I have the pleasure of being one of the co-authors with Luca Belli, Rolf H. Weber, Merrin Muhammed Ashraf, Anita Gurumurthy, Giullia Thomaz, Lorena Abbas, Roxana Radu, Marina Lucena, and Nicolo Zingales. The paper looks at the challenges around information integrity and outlines platform responsibilities in protecting human rights. You can access the paper here: https://lnkd.in/dcAVe5G8 
And watch our #IGF2024 session recording here: https://lnkd.in/dQg2tigq

Today at the United Nations #IGF2024, we are launching the outcome paper “#Platform responsibilities for #informationintegrity” at the session on "Information integrity, #HumanRights and Platform Responsibility" at 13:15 Riyadh time (GMT+3) The paper provides an understanding of the concept of information integrity as well as of the challenges and criticism that has emerged around such concept, stressing the connection with online platforms responsibilities and offering recommendations for academics and civil society. A great pleasure to be co-author of this paper together with Yasmin Curzi, PhD, Rolf H. Weber, Merrin Muhammed Ashraf, Anita Gurumurthy, Giullia Thomaz, Lorena Abbas, Roxana Radu, Marina Lucena and Nicolo Zingales! The paper is available in open access on the Internet Governance Forum Secretariat website https://lnkd.in/dyYV2exV The IGF session on Information integrity, Human Rights and Platform Responsibility can be followed here https://lnkd.in/dpAAXpnJ FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas FGV Direito Rio Center for Technology and Society (CTS-FGV) CyberBRICS Project Forum on Information and Democracy IT for Change

📢 EdTech Research Group at CETE, TISS is pleased to announce the tenth talk of the EdTech Talks seminar series on Platformization of Education - by Mr. Gurumurthy Kasinathan, Director and Lead - Education and Technology, Bangalore Digital technologies have transformed society. The social, political and economic implications of the latest wave of platformization are already visible. Can education be exempt from it? Or can education help us re-envision platformization? Join us for a compelling discussion to explore these critical questions. Use the link below and Register Now! Details: 📅 Friday, January 3rd, 2025, at 06:00 PM 📲 Online (Open for all) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dpunQQ4H EdTech Talks is a seminar series hosted by the EdTech Research Group at CETE, TISS, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Master of Arts in Education Technology Programme (MAET) (https://lnkd.in/d-tJGKxC). #EdTech #EducationTechnology #cetetiss #TISSmumbai #DigitalTechnology #Education #ICTinEducation #EducationLeadership #seminar

Our team is growing! ✨🎯🎉 IT for Change – a leader in the global digital justice domain, is looking for an exceptional Operations & Events Manager to architect our systems and scale our impact in our next growth phase. We're looking for someone who thrives on bringing structure to complexity and can orchestrate high-impact events across our diverse stakeholder ecosystem. 🔎 You’ll help us:    - Design and execute engaging events, from conferences to roundtables    - Streamline workflows and ensure smooth operations    - Collaborate across teams to drive strategic impact 📍 Location: Bengaluru 📅 Apply By: 15 January 2025 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dhCGdE6b If you combine operational excellence with event management finesse and share our passion for technology and justice, we want to hear from you! #OperationsManager #EventManagement #DigitalJustice #Hiring #Careers #JoinOurTeam #ITforChange