[STS-Africa] Call for Proposals | Thinkpieces on Digital Infrastructures and Inclusion

[Natasha Susan Koshy]

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*Thinkpieces on Digital Infrastructure and Inclusion | Call for Proposals*
IT for Change is thrilled to announce a call for proposals for think pieces
under the project, ‘Re-wiring India’s Digitalising Economy for Women’s
Rights and Well-being,’ supported by the European Commission and
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. We invite six, 5000-6000 word (excluding graphs,
tables and references), previously unpublished think pieces, based on
original scholarship, that adopt critical, feminist approaches to the
interactions of digital inclusion infrastructures, practices and policies
with the economic, political and social citizenship of women.
Read the detailed call for proposals
<https://itforchange.net/sites/default/files/2580/CFP_Think%20Pieces%202024_Gender%20and%20Digital%20Inclusion.pdf>
*Indicative Themes for Research:*
1. Case studies on material, regulatory, and labor underpinnings of digital
inclusion efforts
2. Case studies on successfully addressing exclusion challenges
3. Policy responses to address digital inequalities
4. Politics of digital inclusion infrastructures
5. Entanglements of labor and bodies with digitalized social security
6. Methods to make visible and legible inclusions and exclusions
7. Data protection practices and standards
8. Inclusive digital finance services
9. Digital competencies for inclusion in the digital economy

*Quick Overview:*

-Publication: Contributions will be published on the IT for Change website.
All outputs will be licensed under CC BY SA 4.0 license.
-Renumeration: A remuneration of €3,900/- will be disbursed in full on
submission of the final draft.
-Duration: 10th September 2024 - 15th December 2024

*Eligibility:*
We seek well-established, mid to senior- career scholars and researchers
who identify as women, with a track record of publishing on the digital
economy and gender.
Applicants can be located anywhere in the world, but must be able to
legally receive funds and work in their location. We encourage scholars
with expertise in the European Union, African, and Asian regions to apply.

*Selection Criteria: *
Applications will be assessed for their theoretical rigour, originality,
their contribution to the existing scholarship on gender and digital
inclusion, as well as geographic focus. Priority will be given to
applications that include analyses of the European Union, African, and
Asian regions.

*Application Process*
Please send a proposal and your academic CV in a single PDF file to
itfcthinkpieces2024 at itforchange.net by 20th August 2024. The proposal
should include:
1. An extended abstract (700-1000 words)
2. A short statement on addressing digital infrastructures and inclusion
(100 words)

*Application Deadline: 20 August 2024*
Learn More
<https://itforchange.net/think-pieces-2024-gender-and-digital-inclusion-call-for-proposals>
<https://itforchange.net/think-pieces-2024-gender-and-digital-inclusion-call-for-proposals>

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