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🔗 New #Insights: Barriers in AI Adoption by NGOs In our conversation, Bisujaksha Vedantham from KHPT shared, "AI is a great lever to achieve scale at higher cost efficiencies" . The Pacta team has spent the last few weeks scoping out literature and conducting key informant interviews on AI in the Social Sector in India. In this post, we parse the barriers faced in AI adoption in the social sector - financial/ funding constraints, lack of technical expertise, and the need for inclusive datasets. We also discuss how #tech #enablers like Gram Vaani, Grit Works, and big-tech companies are helping NGOs in their #AI journey. 📝 Read the full blog below 📝 Read the blog post 1 here: https://lnkd.in/g7Gg6fde Stay tuned! Participating forms will be released soon. #ai4good #socialimpact #ngos #aiadoption #pactaindia #givingtuesday #collaboration #innovation #digitaltransformation #tech4good M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Nagarajan R, #SowmyaSwaminathan ) | Ooloi Labs | Ullas Kumar| USAID | GivingTuesday ( Kavita Mathew, Kelsey Kramer, Marc Maxmeister, Priyanka Dutt ) | Agami ( Smita Gupta) | Project Tech4Dev: Donald Lobo | Dalberg( Kunal Walia )| ACT Grants ( Krisha Mathur, Kriti Krishnan ) | EY #EYIndia ( Yucca Reinecke, #SreeSunku) | Pawan Mulukutla | Saurabh Karn | Gram Vaani | Vijay Sai Pratap Pacta Team: Nivedita Krishna, Dishari Chakrabarti, Dr Arun Teja Polcumpally, Lakshita Bhargava Greeshma Girish, Anogh Roy Acharya and others.

🚨 Nonprofits, Are You Ready for the Latest Compliance Changes? Don’t get left behind! #LearningSpaces II brings you two powerful online sessions to help you stay compliant and informed on crucial regulatory shifts! 📲 Grab Your Spot Now: https://lnkd.in/dGGRGtqp 1️⃣ #FC-4 Filing under #FCRA Annual Returns 🗓️ Date: 22nd November | 💸 Just INR 2,000 + GST! 2️⃣ #IncomeTaxAct Changes Post-October 2024: TDS Filing Simplified 🗓️ Date: 23rd November | 💸 Priced at INR 1,000 + GST! ⚠️ Only 20 Seats Per Session! First-come, first-serve—don't wait! Gain practical insights and tools directly applicable to your nonprofit, all while ensuring compliance with the latest legal updates. Join us for these must-attend sessions! #learningspacebyPacta #nonprofit #tax #legalcompliance

Join us at the 6th #DigitalCitizenSummit for a #roundtable discussion: AI Usage by NGOs in India – A Deployment Framework 🗓️ Date: 15th November 🕝 Time: 12 PM onwards; 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM (#Pacta's session) 📍 Venue: T Hub, Hyderabad We are bringing together thought leaders and practitioners to explore how #NGOs in India are deploying AI to amplify their #impact. Gain insights, engage in meaningful discussions, and be part of shaping the future of AI in the #socialsector. 🔗 Register now:  https://bit.ly/3Bzpf7Y 🌐 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dqXHiCR5 #AIAccountability #AlgorithmsAndAI #TechForGood #DigitalRights #AIForGood #EthicalAI #AIadoption #DEFIndia #Pacta Amir Ullah Khan Anshul Tewari Abhishek Jain Priyanka Dutt Nivedita Krishna Dr Arun Teja Polcumpally

The 7th Edition of Pacta's #Disability Bulletin (August – October 2024) carrying Disability Law and Policy Updates from India went out just yesterday. 🏁 🏁 Policy Developments    ♿ Nationwide Recognition for Visakhapatnam Police’s Disha Divyang Suraksha Program ♿ Center Proposes Stricter Norms for Disability Certificates (UDID) Amid Concerns from Activists ♿ Government Signs 72 + MoUs with Startups to Empower Persons with Disabilities 🏁 🏁 Legal Developments    ♿ Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024 ♿ Transforming Justice through Technology: Kerala's 24×7 ON Courts ♿ Supreme Court of India Launches Handbook on Disability Rights ♿ Justice Nagarathna Advocates for Comprehensive Reforms in Disability Support Systems for Children If you'd like to receive these updates in your inbox, don't forget to subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/gQ9F2Jbv If you'd like to support us bringing this to you, please do drop a line. #DisabilityRights #DisabilityPolicy #RPWD #DisabilityInclusion Brought to you by Krithika Sambasivan with research support from Lathangi Giridhar

Pacta's latest report analyses more than 350 Orders passed by India's Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in 2023. Insights are stark: 💡 more than 50% of complainants are persons with locomotor disability 💡female complainants constituted on 13.5% of the total complaints filed 💡66% of the complaints pertain to employment and livelihoods The most exciting part of the research is that we used AI to parse the 350+ orders into more than 10 fields of data that enabled analysis. Curious to know more? Read about our research methodology and the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gvcZQEif Pacta Research team Shubham Shinde Riddhi Lakhiani Greeshma Gokul Venkataraman R Lathangi Giridhar led by Krithika Sambasivan with concept validation support from Karanraj M of Thoughtworks and Varun Hemachandran of Agami at the OpenNyAI Makerspace Residency 2023.

📢 Launching #LearningSpaces II: 2 online sessions tailored to help you stay ahead of regulatory changes  📲 Secure Your Spot Now: https://lnkd.in/dGGRGtqp  1️⃣ #FC-4 Filing under #FCRA Annual Returns  📅 Date: 22nd November 2024  🕓 Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM  💰 Price: INR 2,000 + GST  2️⃣ #IncomeTaxAct Changes Post-October 2024: Focus on #TDS Filing  📅 Date: 23rd November 2024  🕚 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  💰 Price: INR 1,000 + GST  👥 Limited Seats: 20 participants per session on a first-come, first-serve basis. Don't miss these essential deep dive sessions designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to stay compliant! #learningspacebyPacta #nonprofit #tax #leagalcompliance Dishari Chakrabarti Meera N. Nivedita Krishna Anogh Acharya

Pacta at Atma - An Accelerator for NGOs ‘s #webinar Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gVEDX7Fx Learn more about PACTA: https://www.pacta.in/

📣 We Are #Hiring: Communications Manager If you are passionate about driving social change and impact through effective communications, join #Pacta ( a boutique #law firm and #policy think tank), based in Bengaluru. Interested? Download the attached #JD (job description) for full details on the role and how to apply! 🗓 Starting November 1, 2024 📍 Location: Bengaluru, in-person role ➡ Application Form: https://lnkd.in/dnAT3XFM #jobopening #communications #manager #research #design #joinourteam #recruitmentsbypacta

Pacta's (Nivedita Krishna) recently co-facilitated a session on legal compliances and legal risk mitigation for #EdTech platforms, focussing on data privacy, child safety, and child protection. The session, part of the #LiftEd EdTech Accelerator's workshop in collaboration with Central Square Foundation and Space 2 Grow, covered: 📱 Online threats faced by children ⚖️ Legal frameworks on #dataprotection and child safety 🚨 Vulnerable touchpoints in EdTech models, & more. Pacta continues to work closely with EdTech partners to ensure #childsafety in digital learning environments. #sabkaedtech #safetech #tech4all #TechForLearning #educationtechnology

New Beginnings: As some of you know, Pacta’s research wing - #Chitta Initiative for Research by #Pacta is registered as a Public Charitable Trust. We are now thrilled to announce that the Chitta Initiative for Research by Pacta is eligible to receive #charitable #donations and is #tax #exempt. This milestone allows us to operate as a not-for-profit-charitable #organisation in pursuit of bold and rigorous social science research to bridge gaps in translating laws and policies from theory to practice. Our work will be futuristic, but remain rooted in lived realities. Research initiatives are on three thematic areas:  #Inclusion (#disability & #gender), #Data & #Technology, and #Philanthropy & #SocialImpact. We look towards our community of friends and colleagues to support our work and help grow meaningfully. 🤝 Come, join us in our dream to equalise intent & impact of laws and policies. 🤝 We are open to co-creating and catalysing systemic change.  🤝 We welcome funding and volunteer support. 📧 #write to us at: chitta.research2024@gmail.com 💻 #website launching soon #charity #highereducation #philanthropy #communitysupport #nonprofit