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Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT act: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
The review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression.
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Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 23, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:42 AM — filed under: Telecom, Internet Governance, ICT
Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society.
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How to Steer Clear of India’s Strict Internet Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The arrest of two women in Mumbai for a Facebook post is the latest heavy-handed move by India’s government to curb what Indian citizens say on the Internet.
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009Back: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 02, 2012 12:10 PM
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Second International e-Governance Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2012 — last modified Dec 11, 2012 10:50 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Internet Governance, ICT
The second international conference on governance and electronics which is held under the motto "Together Toward Digital Inclusion" is organized by the National Committee for Corporate Governance Electronic Iraq and the United Nations Development Programme at Rashid Hotel in Baghdad from December 2-3, 2012. The event aims to review the achievements of the program e-governance Iraqi national, and discuss the challenges of applying e-governance as a tool to achieve public sector reform and digital inclusion.
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Kaushik Signature: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 04, 2012 03:22 AM
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BlogFest2012: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 04, 2012 05:03 AM
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OurSay: how India’s technology is cutting into corruption: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
In the world’s largest democracy, corruption has long been part of the system of governance. However, transformative new technologies are playing an exciting and powerful role in citizen engagement, good governance and in the mobilisation of the masses for social action.
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Research papers will be available in public domain: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2012 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
IIT-Madras intends to make circle of knowledge complete, writes Vasudha Venugopal in this article published in the Hindu on 15 February 2012. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is quoted in the article.
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O Bharat Marathi: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 11, 2022 02:46 PM
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