List of Abbreviations
AAAI: Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
APWLD: Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
AVAS: Association for Voluntary Action and Service
BHS: Bangalore High School
BWSSB: Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
CELT: Certificate Program in English Language Teaching
CESI: Comparative Education Society of India
CSO: Civil Society Organizations
CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
CSTEP: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy
DAWN: Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era Network
DGN: Data Governance Network
DoT: Department of Telecommunications
DST: Digital Storytelling
FAANG: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet
FEEL: Foundation for Education, Ecology and Livelihood
FES: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
FOSS: Free and Open Source Software
FTA: Free Trade Agreement
GHGH: Gangamma Hombe Gowda Girls High (School)
GIS: Geographical Information System
IACMR: International Association for Media and Communication Research
ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
ICT: Information and Communication Technology
IDFC: Infrastructure Development Finance Company
IDRC: International Development Research Centre
IFES: International Foundation for Electoral Systems
IGF: Internet Governance Forum
ILO: International Labour Organization
ITF: International Transport Workers Federation
ITfC: IT for Change
ITS Rio: Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro
ITUC: International Trade Union Confederation
IVRS: Interactive Voice Recognition System
JNC: Just Net Coalition
KOER: Karnataka Open Educational Resources
KREIS: Karnataka Residential Education Institutions Society
KSRTC: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
LMS: Learning Management System
MeitY: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
MES: Mysore Education Society
MoU: Memorandum of Understanding
NEP: National Education Policy
NLSIU: National Law School of India University
OER: Open Educational Resources
OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
PGDELT: Post Graduate Diploma in English Language Teaching
PSI: Public Services International
RCEP: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
RIESI: Regional Institute of English, South India
RVTC: RV Teachers College
SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals
SEWA: Self Employed Women’s Association
SFLC: Software Freedom Law Center
SIDA: Swedish International Development Agency
SIF: Stockholm Internet Forum
SSCE: Sri Sarvajna College of Education
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
TCoL: Teachers Communities of Learning
TWN: Third World Network
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDEF: United National Democracy Fund
UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
VTC: Vijaya Teachers College
WACC: World Association for Christian Communication
WASH: Water, Sanitation and Access to Health
WTO: World Trade Organization