Hello,
Greetings from IT for Change. We are pleased to announce our new project
/“Policy frameworks for digital platforms - Moving from Openness to
Inclusion.” /We are seeking research collaborators for the same and
request you to circulate this call for expressions of interest among
your contacts and networks.
Regards
Amrita Vasudevan
*POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS - **MOVING FROM OPENNESS TO
INCLUSION*
*CALL FOR RESEARCHERS*
IT for Change seeks to collaborate with researchers and scholars from
seven sites in the global South (three in Asia, two in Africa, two in
South America) and three in the global North (Europe and North America)
for a research project, ‘Policy Frameworks for digital platforms-Moving
from openness to inclusion’, supported by the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The research will span a 14 month period
beginning October 2017.
A total of USD 13000 will be provided as grant per site. Research
scholars/ teams are expected to submit a brief expression of interest
by**August 31, 2017. If shortlisted, they will be invited to develop a
detailed proposal. IT for Change will work closely with researchers/
teams from the proposal development stage through the research process,
until completion, for conceptual and analytical coherence across sites.
We are looking for researchers from varied fields of expertise. We
encourage multi-disciplinary approaches and teams, although individual
research scholars are not discouraged. The country lead will have
demonstrated research expertise in the areas of digital society / economy.
Preference will be given to candidates affiliated with universities or
registered research organizations.
*HOW TO APPLY?*
Interested researchers may write to platformpolic...@gmail.com by August
31, 2017, with the subject line, *Application: Platform policies*.
Applicants are requested to include:
* Completed project form
* Most recent CV and two research publications of research team members
For the full call and more details, please visit our website
<http://itforchange.net/call-for-researchers-policy-frameworks-for-digital-platforms-moving-from-openness-to-inclusion>.
For queries and questions please contact _platformpolic...@gmail.com
_
Research Assistant
IT for Change
In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC
www.ITforChange.net <http://www.itforchange.net/> M: 7331140702 | T: 080
2653 6890
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