Aapti — Data on the Move

People on the move around the world are impacted by digital systems and data infrastructure for their safety and welfare.

Mobility experiences are increasingly impacted by how migrants, refugees, and other people on the move interact with digital platforms. This creates an opportunity for digital infrastructure to critically evaluate the impact, role, design, and governance of these systems, building them for people on the move.

Theory of Change

We are creating and facilitating rights-preserving spaces for people on the move through a participatory governance approach of data and the digital.

Flow

LEVER

OUTCOME

Stories

ONE LEVER AT A TIME

Levers

Activities

Outputs

Outcomes

Case Studies

Deep, contextual studies of migration corridors.

Identify migration corridors

Longevity of crisis | Tech medication | Policy impetus

Uncover findings

Emerging migration tech | Data flow among actors | Bottom-up governance | Funding & power structures

Desk Research

Fieldwork

Expert Calls

Partnerships

Publications

Interim Report | Final Report | Policy Briefs

Interactive tools & visuals

Multimedia narratives | Migrant personas |

Auto-ethnographic doc

Knowledge Creation

Reports, briefs and

the ResTech taxonomy.

Outline use-cases from research

Leverage past case studies | Embed #REsTech as a term | Build Aapti as migration expert

Microsite

Taxonomy of ResTech

Newsletter

Short Blogs

Koodal

A network of researchers, practitioners and advocates.

Specialise in themes

AI, DPI, Digital Sovereignty | Technologies of Resistance | Multilateral & Humanitarian Tech

Expand network of experts

Digital Community Space

Multimedia narratives | Migrant personas |

Online Discussions | In-person Convenings

Events

Conferences and convenings across the ecosystem.

Generate pathways for impact

Conferences & Networking Events

Increased awareness about the misuse of technologies and a reorientation towards positive migration narratives.

Actionable insights for policymakers through evidence-based research and bottom-up pathways for data governance.

Increased collaboration between actors and use of community spaces for equitable, rights-based technology implementation.

The people behind Data on the Move

Data on the Move is housed under Aapti Institute. It is   Aapti’s initiative in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung GmBH.

Co-founder & Director
Astha Kapoor
Manager
Antara Madavane
Senior Associate
Rohan Pai
Senior Analyst
Poorvi Yerrapureddy
Analyst
Nandini Jiva
Senior Analyst
Kavya Narayanan

Special thanks to Soujanya Sridharan (Senior Manager), Amrita Nanda (Senior Manager), Suha Mohamed (Senior Manager) and Sakhi Shah (Senior Research Associate) along with Supratik Mitra and Sameer Bajaj, research interns with the Aapti team.