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Concerns raised ahead of proposed India-US trade treaty
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
As efforts are on to step-up discussions on the proposed Bi-lateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between India and the US , concerns are being raised on the dispute settlement mechanism between an investor and the State.
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
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Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom of expression from both the state and various societal actors today.
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Medical Privacy Invite
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 15, 2012
The event is being held in Poona on June 30, 2012.
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Internet Governance
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Connecting People Apart - Events Series
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 15, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Post-Media Lab is organising an event series at Lüneburg/Berlin from June 20 to June 23, 2012. Nishant Shah will be speaking at this event.
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Creative Recycling
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Jun 15, 2012 11:16 AM
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Citizen Kino
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Jun 15, 2012 11:14 AM
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Nishant Shah
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Jun 15, 2012 11:10 AM
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Tata Communications embraces the change to IPv6
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 15, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Internet was operational since 1983 and at the time there was no way that one could image as to what extent it will reach. With a rapid growth and after serving nearly 2.5 billion people and 11 billion devices, the Internet is apparently running out of space. This has prompted many global organizations to embrace the change from IPv4 to IPv6 and one of these companies is Tata Communications.
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Window on the World
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 15, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Subsequent to the publishing of a peer reviewed essay titled Resisting Revolutions: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen Action, the Centre for Internet & Society has been listed as one of the global organisations working on issues of participation, citizenship and new technologies along with a list of partner organisations.
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