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Telugu Wikipedia Projects
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Nov 19, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 09:03 AM
Located in Access to Knowledge
Blog Entry The Aakash Tablet and Technological Imaginaries of Mass Education in Contemporary India (Excerpt)
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Feb 14, 2016 — last modified Feb 14, 2016 10:11 AM — filed under: , , ,
In a recently published paper, Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay explore public initiatives in technological solutions for educating the poor and the disadvantaged in independent India. Here is an edited excerpt from the paper that traces the recent history of technological solutions for mass education and unpacking the narrative of ‘failure’ that is associated with the Aakash experiment.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry The Last Chance for a Welfare State Doesn’t Rest in the Aadhaar System
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Apr 19, 2016 — last modified Apr 19, 2016 01:18 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Boosting welfare is the message, which is how Aadhaar is being presented in India. The Aadhaar system as a medium, however, is one that enables tracking, surveillance, and data monetisation. This piece by Sumandro Chattapadhyay was published in The Wire on April 19, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Image Tito Dutta
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Aug 21, 2018 06:14 AM
Located in Users
Blog Entry TRAI Consultation on Differential Pricing for Data Services - Post-Open House Discussion Submission
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 30, 2016 — last modified Mar 30, 2016 01:13 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society sent this submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) following the Open House Discussion on Differential Pricing of Data Services, held in Delhi on February 21, 2016.
Located in Telecom / Blog
File UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Aug 22, 2016
Located in Internet Governance / Files
UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures (Bangalore, August 27)
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Aug 22, 2016 — last modified Aug 22, 2016 01:25 PM — filed under: , , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a one day workshop, on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services. We look forward to making this a forum for knowledge exchange and a learning opportunity for our friends and colleagues.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges, May 26-27, 2016
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 26, 2016 — last modified May 26, 2016 10:29 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” is being organised by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Centre for Internet and Society, during May 26-27. It is also supported by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi, Free Software Movement of India, Knowledge Commons, PEACE, and Center for Advancement of Public Understanding of Science & Technology. This is a legal and technical workshop to be attended by various key researchers and practitioners to discuss the current status of the implementation of the project, in the context of the passing of the Act and the various ongoing cases.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Web Cultures
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 05, 2016 — last modified May 05, 2016 09:56 AM
This cluster focuses on questions arising from the social, political, and material dimensions of the web-based interactions, communities, and cultures. Our interests range across the topics of digital activism and practices and discourses of social change, forms and norms of online communities, experiences of body and intimacy, structures of violence and affect, and device cultures and materiality of interfaces.
Located in RAW
Web Cultures - Posts
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 13, 2019 — last modified Mar 13, 2019 01:08 AM
Located in RAW
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