LEAD at Krea University

LEAD is an action-oriented research centre of IFMR Society, and has strategic oversight and brand support from Krea University to enable research synergies.

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Our new website is live 🎉

What started as a redesign became a 20-year reflection across research, policy & practice and shaped the thinking behind it. At its core is: #UntanglingComplexity 🧶because impact is complex, messy, and deeply contextual.

⏩https://t.co/M9Irb7deNh

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📣 AI Safety & Gender in India | Mitigation Pathways

As AI shapes daily life, India needs gender-responsive safeguards rooted in local realities. Drawing on latest brief from our GxD hub & @DigiFuturesLab, we highlight 4⃣ pathways to safer AI systems.

🔗https://t.co/hdtVZqKexl

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Key insights 🔍

⚖️ AI safety is an inclusion–exclusion question
📱 Harms are uneven across users
🛡️ Narrow “technical” views miss real risks: exclusion, bias, poor performance & weak redress

More on mitigation pathways in our next post.

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🤖What does AI safety mean in India–& safe for whom?

As AI scales across everyday systems, risks aren’t experienced equally. New brief from our GxD hub & @DigiFuturesLab unpacks AI harms through a gender lens grounded in the Indian context.

🔖Explore:https://t.co/PsclpcrU1t

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🗓️ April 23 | 📍 Oxford

How can growth be more inclusive, distributed & locally rooted?

At the Rubanomics Global Forum, alongside Skoll World Forum, our ED Sharon Buteau will share insights on integrated pathways for women & youth.

🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/bQSqtqxxgK

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Key takeaways 🧵
🔍 Negotiating across natal & marital families
👭 Building alliances to strengthen claims
📜 Redirecting land toward daughters
⚖️ Challenging norms in everyday ways

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Who gets to inherit land—& who's expected to give it up?

Across Northern India, women are quietly reshaping inheritance norms—navigating social expectations & legal rights to claim what’s theirs.

Our research w/ @OpenUniversity explores how.

🔍 Explore: https://t.co/rQJElzPAEs

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Spotlight | Hosted by IFMR & @kreauniversity, this official pre-Summit event of the @OfficialINDIAai Summit 2026 brings together IFMR alumni, policymakers, and experts. LEAD looks forward to reconnecting with its alumni and joining conversations on inclusive AI. 🙋🏽‍♂️🌍🙋🏿‍♀️

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📢Jan 28

Hosted by IFMR & Krea University

Pre-summit event of the AI Impact Summit 2026 and first in-person gathering of the IFMR Centres Alumni Network IFMR Centres Alumni Network Launch.

📍Delhi

More details ⬇️

#AIImpactSummit2026 #ResponsibleAI #IFMRAlumni #GlobalSouth

[On Think Tanks @onthinktanks]

📌 Preethi Rao of @LEADatKrea argues that fundraising has to be strategic, systemic, and rooted in trust—not just proposal writing. Diversification, internal systems, & long-term donor stewardship are key to resilience in a fast-changing funding landscape: https://t.co/K8CK7PZS22

[On Think Tanks @onthinktanks]

New on the #OTTblog: Fresh insights on #funding, power, and resilience for #thinktanks

Two compelling perspectives on how think tanks can strengthen their financial foundations and partnerships for the future.

Links in the thread below 🧵👇

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Launched at Charcha 2025, a new report by @LEADatKrea University and @thenudge_in shows only 37% of Indian women use mobile internet, with many relying on borrowed devices.

Read more: https://t.co/Oa3WPfsc4n

By @rekhabaala

#DigitalDivide #WomenInTech #GenderGap #Charcha2025

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Mark your calendars 🗓️ LEAD alumni!

IFMR & @kreauniversity are launching the IFMR Centres Alumni Network, bringing IFMR alumni together. LEAD looks forward to reconnecting and having conversations on inclusive AI & the public good.

📍 Jan 28 | New Delhi

More details below ⬇️

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🎬 Tune in for a closer look at how women are shaping this shift: https://t.co/vCD6NAGP0m

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📣 ICYMI | As digital work expands, women see new opportunities but also barriers. Our latest study w/ @thenudge_in & @BMGFIndia maps emerging roles, persistent barriers & what can shift outcomes.

🔗 Explore the full report: https://t.co/ynoEt8rTQd

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Key insights 👇
📱Digital work is reshaping aspirations, but entry points remain uneven
🚧 Skilling, onboarding, safety & mobility gaps still restrict participation
📈 Flexibility + income potential exist, but so do precarity & new risks
🧩 Ecosystem-wide action is essential

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🔗 Explore our GxD hub's new report produced in partnership w. @BMGFIndia & @thenudge_in to learn more about the landscape and how the ecosystem can come together to unlock their participation and leadership at scale: https://t.co/4OmnTI38hX

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🎬 Fresh off the Press | India’s digital economy is booming — from gig platforms to AI-driven data work. But how can we make this growth truly inclusive for women? Tune in here for a closer look at how women are powering India’s digital economy: https://t.co/dYCvIRGQca

#decoded

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From fields to markets, rural women:
🌱 Grow resilience
🍲 Nourish communities
💡 Drive innovation
🌍 Advance the #GlobalSDGs

As we mark the #IDRW2025, we celebrate their vital role in building inclusive, thriving communities.

💡Explore: https://t.co/EsZLOrDySb

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Fresh off the Press | India’s women entrepreneurs are building resilient businesses—but the doors to formal credit remain half open. Why does this gap persist LEAD’s new study tracks women’s credit journeys across 7️⃣ Tamil Nadu districts.

Read: https://t.co/Emfn4T2RiN

#Udyogini