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Rejuvenating India’s Rivers the Wiki Way
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by
Subodh Kulkarni
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published
Mar 07, 2019
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last modified
Apr 01, 2019 01:18 PM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Homepage
Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), an organisation working on rejuvenation of rivers in India, has began documentation of rivers on Wiki, especially to draw attention to and mitigate the crisis of toxic deposits facing more than 40 rivers in India. The work was started by Jal Biradari, TBS’s Maharashtra based group, in Sangli district with the help of the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team of CIS. Here is the report from the first pilot workshop conducted by CIS-A2K during 22-25 December 2018 at Tarun Bharat Sangh Ashram, in Alwar, Rajasthan.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19
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by
Sameet Panda
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published
Feb 26, 2021
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last modified
Feb 26, 2021 07:36 AM
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filed under:
Welfare Governance,
Data Systems,
Homepage,
Research,
Featured,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare digitalisation on beneficiaries through primary data collected in November 2020. The researcher is thankful to community members for sharing their lived experiences during course of the study. Fieldwork was undertaken in three panchayats of Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha. Additional research support was provided by Apurv Vivek and Vipul Kumar, and editorial contributions were made by Ambika Tandon (Senior Researcher, CIS). This study was conducted as part of a project on gender, welfare, and surveillance, supported by Privacy International, UK.
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RAW
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Security: Privacy, Transparency and Technology
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Aug 19, 2015
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last modified
Sep 15, 2015 10:53 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been involved in privacy and data protection research for the last five years. It has participated as a member of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, which has influenced the draft Privacy Bill being authored by the Department of Personnel and Training. It has organised 11 multistakeholder roundtables across India over the last two years to discuss a shadow Privacy Bill drafted by CIS with the participation of privacy commissioners and data protection authorities from Europe and Canada.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Smart Cities in India: An Overview
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 21, 2015
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last modified
Jan 11, 2016 01:30 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance
The Government of India is in the process of developing 100 smart cities in India which it sees as the key to the country's economic and social growth. This blog post gives an overview of the Smart Cities project currently underway in India. The smart cities mission in India is at a nascent stage and an evolving area for research. The Centre for Internet and Society will continue work in this area.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Smart City Policies and Standards: Overview of Projects, Data Policies, and Standards across Five International Smart Cities
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by
Kiran A. B., Elonnai Hickok and Vanya Rakesh
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published
Jun 08, 2016
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last modified
Jun 11, 2016 01:29 PM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Smart Cities,
Policies,
Homepage
This blog post aims to review five Smart Cities across the globe, namely Singapore, Dubai, New York City, London and Seoul, the Data Policies and Standards adopted. Also, the research seeks to point the similarities, differences and best practices in the development of smart cities across jurisdictions.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Oct 25, 2013
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last modified
Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS,
Featured,
Homepage
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
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by
Chiaro Furtado
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published
Oct 22, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Digital Economy,
Researchers at Work,
Gig Work,
Platform-Work,
Featured,
RAW Research,
Homepage
In 2022, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a panel with Akkanut Wantanasombut, Ayoade Ibrahim, Rikta Krishnaswamy, and Sofía Scasserra at RightsCon, an annual summit on technology and human rights.
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RAW
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Submission by the Centre for Internet and Society on Revisions to ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Jun 29, 2016
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last modified
Jun 30, 2016 06:07 AM
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Homepage
Prepared by Vidushi Marda, with inputs from Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan and Sunil Abraham.
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Internet Governance
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Submitted Comments on the 'Government Open Data Use License - India'
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jul 26, 2016
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last modified
Jul 26, 2016 09:23 AM
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filed under:
Open Government Data,
Open License,
Open Data,
NDSAP,
Featured,
Openness,
Homepage
The public consultation process of the draft open data license to be used by Government of India has ended yesterday. Here we share the text of the submission by CIS. It was drafted by Anubha Sinha, Pranesh Prakash, and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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Openness
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Submitted Comments on the Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 01, 2016
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last modified
Sep 01, 2016 05:49 AM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Featured,
Policies,
Openness,
Homepage
Last month, the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department of the Government of Telangana released the first public draft of the Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016, and sought comments from various stakeholders in the state and outside. The draft policy not only aims to facilitate and provide a framework for proactive disclosure of data created by the state government agencies, but also identify the need for integrating such a mandate within the information systems operated by these agencies as well. CIS is grateful to be invited to submit its detailed comments on the same. The submission was drafted by Anubha Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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Openness
