Call for Submissions: Tech and Society: Who Holds the Power?Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP), Submission Deadline: September 20, 2025
Call for Submissions
The Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP) welcomes article submissions from undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), PhD scholars, and working professionals that explore topics related to development and policy issues. We invite contributors from all academic levels to share their perspectives and insights on the issues that matter most to the community, including but not limited to health equity, gender justice, human rights, and sustainable development goals.
September – October 2025 Theme – Tech and Society: Who Holds the Power?
Despite digital expansion, systemic barriers persist in how technology intersects with education, regulation, health, and infrastructure. From access to quality learning and healthcare to fair governance and public systems, technological gains remain uneven and exclusionary. Structural gaps, policy blind spots, and inequitable infrastructures continue to hinder meaningful participation and outcomes. This call for submissions invites critical explorations into these intersections.
Submission Deadline: September 20, 2025
Submission Guidelines: Submissions may cover, but are not limited to, the following sub-themes:
1. Education and Digital Skills
- Access to STEM education, digital literacy, and skilling opportunities.
- Pedagogical innovations and barriers in preparing future workforces for technological change.
2. Regulation, Policy, and Governance
- Legal and regulatory frameworks on data privacy, platform accountability, and digital rights.
- Institutional mechanisms and corporate policies that shape equitable participation.
3. AI and Infrastructure
- Bias, transparency, and fairness in AI systems and algorithms.
- Digital infrastructure and connectivity as enablers or barriers for participation.
- Community-led and sustainable models of digital infrastructure.
4. Health and Technology
- Tech-enabled access to healthcare and public health services.
- Role of digital platforms, AI, and data in addressing health inequities.
- Risks of exclusion and ethical dilemmas in digital health initiatives.
Length: Articles should be between 800 and 1500 words in length.
Originality: Articles should be original and previously unpublished.
Format: Please submit your article in a Word document format with 12pt Times New Roman font, 1.5 line spacing, with 1-inch margins.
APA Style:All submissions should follow APA 7 style guidelines for in-text citations and references. Please ensure that all sources are properly cited and referenced using footnote style.
Abstract: Please include an abstract of not more than 100 words.
Author Information:: Please include a short author bio (maximum 100 words) and a profile picture to accompany your article.
Submission: Please email your submission to info@cdpp.co.in with the subject line “CDPP Blog Submission.” Please submit your Word document named as “author name_topic.“Please ensure that any images or charts are of high quality and are submitted separately in .jpeg or .png format.
Review Process: Once we receive your submission, it will be reviewed by our editorial team. We will aim to respond to selected submissions within 2 weeks of submission. Please note that due to the high volume of submissions we receive, only selected submissions will receive a reply. We appreciate your understanding and thank you for considering the Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP) as a platform for sharing your insightful and thought-provoking articles on development and policy issues.
CDPP reserves the right to edit and/or reject submissions based on our editorial policies and guidelines. We will notify authors of any substantive changes we make to their articles.
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