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IFAT and ITF - Locking Down the Impact of Covid-19
This report, by Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office, explores the responses to the outbreak of Covid-19 by digital platform based companies, trade unions, and governments to help out workers for digital platform based companies hereafter app based workers during the lockdown. The research work in this article is a characterization of the struggles of app based workers during the global pandemic and how it has affected and changed the world of work for them. The surveys were conducted amongst the workforce working for app based companies like Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato etc. This study is partially supported by CIS as part of the Feminist Internet Research Network led by the Association for Progressive Communications.
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Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53
March 06, 2018
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.
- Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government Websites November 26, 2017
- Comments on Mobile Accessibility Guidelines January 03, 2018
- Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled July 03, 2017
- GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities June 24, 2017
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Gurshabad Grover nominated to join advisory group on open source software for ISO/IEC JTC 1
November 02, 2019
Gurshabad Grover has been nominated through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to be a member of the Advisory Group AG) on Open Source Software for ISO/IEC JTC 1.
- React India 2019 October 14, 2019
- DevFest'19 October 14, 2019
- FOSSCON India 2019 September 25, 2019
- India’s top science institution is trying hard to fix its “manel” problem August 19, 2019
- Telecom
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Unlock = Open, not Choked!
June 15, 2020
Don't let a virus stall initiatives and weaken the economy.
- Kick-start the economy with cash flow May 24, 2020
- High priced restrictive entry, distorted regulations make India's telecom sector unattractive May 20, 2020
- Short on Spectrum: Need for an enabling policy and regulatory environment May 20, 2020
- What BharatNet can learn from the rural-roads scheme: involve states, local bodies, private sector May 20, 2020
- Access to Knowledge (A2K)
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Understanding the Data Gaps on Wikidata Concerning Heritage Structures of West Bengal
November 10, 2020
This is a short study on identifying the data gaps related to heritage structures in West Bengal on Wikidata, and potential strategies to address the same. The report is authored by Bodhisattwa Mandal, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019-2020.
- Mapping GLAM in Maharashtra October 20, 2020
- Access to Knowledge 2019–2020 Utilisation Certificate September 30, 2020
- Wikiorientation at Dr.GR Damodaran College of Science January 07, 2020
- Project Tiger 2.0 November 24, 2019
- Internet Governance
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Intermediary liability and Safe Harbour: On due diligence and automated filtering
November 29, 2020
This post discusses this ‘due diligence’ obligation in the intermediary liability regime in India, with a focus on its scope and whether it includes the possibility of automated content filtering.
- The PDP Bill 2019 Through the Lens of Privacy by Design November 12, 2020
- CIS Comments on Draft ODR Report November 11, 2020
- CIS_ODR Report_11/11/20 November 11, 2020
- The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Demanding your Data November 10, 2020
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IFAT and ITF - Locking Down the Impact of Covid-19
September 17, 2020
This report, by Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office, explores the responses to the outbreak of Covid-19 by digital platform based companies, trade unions, and governments to help out workers for digital platform based companies hereafter app based workers during the lockdown. The research work in this article is a characterization of the struggles of app based workers during the global pandemic and how it has affected and changed the world of work for them. The surveys were conducted amongst the workforce working for app based companies like Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato etc. This study is partially supported by CIS as part of the Feminist Internet Research Network led by the Association for Progressive Communications.
- IFAT and ITF - Protecting Workers in the Digital Platform Economy: Investigating Ola and Uber Drivers’ Occupational Health and Safety August 25, 2020
- Raina Roy and Abhiraj Bag - Kolkata’s trans community has been locked out of healthcare and livelihood August 01, 2020
- Brindaalakshmi.K - Gendering of Development Data in India: Beyond the Binary June 29, 2020
- 'I feel the pain of having nowhere to go': A Manipuri Trans Woman Recounts Her Ongoing Lockdown Ordeal June 22, 2020
- Previous Events
- Privacy in the Age of the Pandemic
- How to Shut Down Internet Shutdowns
- How safe is your harbour? Discussions on intermediary liability and user rights
- Cybersecurity Visuals Media Handbook: Launch Event
- Domestic Work in the ‘Gig Economy’
- Cultivating India’s Cyber Defense Strategy
- Draft Model Fintech Security Standards: Closed Door Consultation
- AI: A Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge
- #MappingDigitalLabour - Panel discussion on platform-work in Mumbai and New Delhi
- Discussion on Open Standards with Bernd Erk and Jiten Vaidya
- Previous Featured Posts
- IFAT and ITF - Locking Down the Impact of Covid-19
- COVID-19 Charter Of Recommendations on Gig Work
- The Networked Public: How Social Media is Changing Democracy
- Call for Contributions and Reflections: Your experiences in Decolonizing the Internet’s Languages!
- Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
- FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security Commitments
- CIS Response to Draft E-Commerce Policy
- Design and the Open Knowledge Movement
- Rejuvenating India’s Rivers the Wiki Way
- Welcome to [email protected] blog!
- Statement on Serious Allegations against CIS Members and the CIS Workplace on Social Media
- Clarification on the Information Security Practices of Aadhaar Report
- Wikisource Handbook for Indian Communities
- ICANN Diversity Analysis
- Internet Shutdown Stories
- What’s up with WhatsApp?
- Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and Facebook
- On World Water Day - Open Data for Water Resources
- CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturing
- The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An Analysis
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.
Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere.
