Our Network

DGN takes a network-based approach to governance innovation. The community is anchored by a Secretariat that creates events and digital platforms for communicating the hard work of its Research Nodes and individual members. An Advisory Board provides continued strategic direction to the Network.

Research Nodes
Research Nodes are the institutional members forming the core of the network. DGN provides support to its Nodes to undertake long-term research projects on areas pertaining to data governance. Nodes are critical to developing the original research base and institutional capacity needed to effect policy change and promote good governance in India.

Artha Global

Artha Global is a research, consulting and network facilitating organisation that assists governments in the developing world to design, implement and institutionalise policy frameworks that promote freedom, prosperity, and stability for citizens. They provide actionable research and support for policy implementation and institutionalisation. They also create convening platforms to help conceptualise new development agendas, build consensus and cross-sectoral coalitions...

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Centre For Communication Governance (CCG), National Law University Delhi

The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi (CCG) was established in 2013 to ensure that Indian legal education establishments engage more meaningfully with information technology law and policy and seek to embed good governance and constitutional principles in this domain. CCG undertakes academic research, provides policy input, and facilitates capacity building of stakeholders in this ecosystem at the domestic and international level to enable...

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IT For Change

IT for Change aims for a society in which digital technologies contribute to human rights, social justice and equity. We undertake research, advocacy and field projects, working from local through national to global levels, engaging actively in network building for making change. Our work on digital and data policies in the domains of education, gender, governance, democracy, economy and livelihoods pushes the boundaries of existing vocabulary and practice, exploring new...

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The Centre for Internet & Society

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organization that undertakes interdisciplinary research on the internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open-source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet...

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eGovernment Foundation & xKDR

eGovernments Foundation (eGov) was founded in 2003, as a collective of world-class technologists, strategists, and policy professionals with a commitment to solving India’s societal challenges. eGov plays the role of a trusted advisor and enabler of state leadership by collaborating with all actors in the ecosystem including policy advisors, technology, and civic tech partners to implement their urban transformation programs. It also co-creates digital public goods that...

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Digital Futures Lab

Digital Futures Lab is a multidisciplinary research network that examines the complex interactions between technology and society in the global south. Through evidence-based research, public engagement & participatory foresight, Digital Futures Lab seeks to build pathways towards equitable, safe, and just digital futures.

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