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Second Freedom Online Conference in Nairobi
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 08, 2012 last modified Oct 04, 2012 06:23 AM
The second freedom online conference organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications, Republic of Kenya in partnership with the government of Netherlands was held at the UN complex in Gigiri, Nairobi on September 6 and 7, 2012. Pranesh Prakash was a panelist in the session on Access to Internet: Challenges and Opportunities.
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August 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 07, 2012 last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.
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China outranks India in world’s first ever web index
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 07, 2012 — filed under:
India has been ranked 33rd on a list of 61 countries in a brand new web index that seeks to measure how effectively countries are using the Internet to improve people’s lives. And Indian Internet activists say that given the increasing level of control the government seeks to exercise over the net, that is no great surprise.
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Bangalore's new champions for culture
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 07, 2012 — filed under: ,
The hundred and ninth imprint of TimeOut Bengaluru edition is dedicated to a group of people who TimeOut believes are playing critical roles in determining the cultural contours of this city, and are the new champions for the arts and culture in Bangalore. Lawrence Liang, founder of Alternative Law Forum is one of them.
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UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its Mistakes
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 06, 2012 last modified Sep 17, 2012 03:40 AM — filed under: , ,
On September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics in the United States. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance
File Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 06, 2012
Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act
Located in Internet Governance
Need a standard strategy to deal with Web issues: Chandrasekhar
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 05, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
The government has been facing allegations of Internet censorship for over a year now.
Located in News & Media
Thinking with Data@CIS
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 05, 2012 — filed under: ,
The Thinking with Data course offered at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) will be screened at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The screening will be followed by online discussions with the faculty through Skype or Google+ Hangouts.
Located in Internet Governance
Political war on the web
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 05, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
Twitter is not only the ‘people’s voice’. It is also a forum for orchestrated propaganda.Kunal Majumder tracks the BJP-Congress online duel.
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Cartonama Conference
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 05, 2012 last modified Sep 17, 2012 01:59 PM — filed under: ,
HasGeek is organising a Cartonama Conference on September 22, 2012 at the TERI Complex in Bangalore, from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
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