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The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Sep 26, 2012
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last modified
Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
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Internet Governance
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E-Governance, Identity & Privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 26, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This chapter will look at different legislations, projects, and policies pertaining to e-governance and identity that India has put in place, and examine both the strengths and the weaknesses of these, through the lense of privacy.
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Internet Governance
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Accessibility of Government Websites in India
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Sep 25, 2012
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last modified
Sep 25, 2012 05:54 AM
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filed under:
Accessibility
This report summarises the key findings of a test conducted to measure the accessibility of 7800 websites of the Government of India and its affiliated agencies against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which is the universally accepted standard for web accessibility.
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Accessibility
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Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Marketplace
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 25, 2012
Pervasive technologies (mass-market networked communication technologies) are transforming the way in which people across the world access knowledge media. The prices of mobile phones and netbooks have plummeted, even as penetration and use have reached near-ubiquitous levels. In many ways, these commercial devices are fulfilling the promise that socially beneficial initiatives like One Laptop Per Child were never able to fully deliver on.
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Access to Knowledge
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Tunis Agenda for the Information Society
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 17, 2012
The Tunis Agenda dated November 18, 2005.
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Internet Governance
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DNA Databases and Human Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Using DNA to trace people who are suspected of committing a crime has been a major advance in policing.
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Internet Governance
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Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression — Executive Summary
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by
Rishabh Dara
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published
Sep 14, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2016 11:54 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
This document provides a critique of “The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 and proposes an alternate set of Rules.
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Internet Governance
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Second Freedom Online Conference in Nairobi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 08, 2012
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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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News & Media
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August 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 07, 2012
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last modified
Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
CISRAW,
Openness
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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Government to hold talks with stakeholders on Internet censorship
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
In an unprecedented move, the government, through the Department of Telecommunications and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has agreed to initiate dialogue on Internet censorship with mega Internet companies, social media giants such as Google and Facebook, members of civil society, technical community, media, ISPs and legal experts.
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News & Media