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Blog Entry A provisional definition for the Cultural Last Mile
by Nishant Shah published Dec 10, 2009 last modified Aug 02, 2011 08:57 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
In the first of his entries, Ashish Rajadhyaksha gives his own spin on the 'Last Mile' problem that has been at the crux of all public technologies. Shifting the terms of debate away from broadcast problems of distance and access, he re-purposes the 'last mile' which is a communications problem, to make a cultural argument about the role and imagination of technology in India, and the specific ways in which this problem features in talking about Internet Technologies in contemporary India.
Located in RAW / / Blogs / The Last Cultural Mile
Blog Entry Change has come to all of us
by Nishant Shah published Oct 24, 2010 last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The general focus on a digital generational divide makes us believe that generations are separated by the digital axis, and that the gap is widening. There is a growing anxiety voiced by an older generation that the digital natives they encounter — in their homes, schools and universities and at workplaces — are a new breed with an entirely different set of vocabularies and lifestyles which are unintelligible and inaccessible. It is time we started pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a digital native.
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
China's Generation Y : Youth and Technology in Shanghai
by Nishant Shah published Sep 21, 2009 last modified Sep 21, 2009 02:09 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Within the context of internet technologies in China, Nishant Shah, drawing from his seven month research in Shanghai, looks at the first embodiment of these technologies in the urbanising city. In this post, he gives a brief overview of the public and academic discourse around youth-technology usage of China's Generation Y digital natives. He draws the techno-narratives of euphoria and despair to show how technology studies has reduced technology to tools and usage and hence even the proponents of internet technologies, often do a disservice to the technology itself. He poses questions about the politics, mechanics and aesthetics of technology and offers the premise upon which structures of reading resistance can be built. The post ends with a preview of the three stories that are to appear next in the series, to see how youth engagement and cultural production can be read as having the potentials for social transformation and political participation for the Digital Natives in China.
Located in Research / Collaborative Projects Programme / The promise of invisibility - Technology and the City
Chutnefying English - Report
by Nishant Shah published Aug 27, 2009 last modified Aug 27, 2009 06:03 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, was an institutional partner to India's first Global Conference on Hinglish - Chutnefying English, organised by Dr. Rita Kothari at the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad. A photographic report for the event is now available here.
Located in Research / Conferences & Workshops / Conference Blogs
Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 1) - Christopher Soghoian
by Purba Sarkar published May 28, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:26 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS interviews Christopher Soghoian, cybersecurity researcher and activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 2) - Ram Mohan
by Purba Sarkar published Jun 30, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:27 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS interviews Ram Mohan, a pioneer in the field of Internet security and internationalization, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 3) - Eva Galperin
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 10, 2013 last modified Aug 01, 2013 09:55 AM — filed under: , , , ,
CIS interviews Eva Galperin, Global Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 4) - Marietje Schaake
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 11, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:24 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS interviews Marietje Schaake, member of the European parliament, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 5) - Amelia Andersdotter
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 11, 2013 last modified Aug 01, 2013 09:54 AM — filed under: , , , ,
CIS interviews Amelia Andersdotter, member of the European parliament, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 6) - Lhadon Tethong
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 15, 2013 last modified Aug 01, 2013 09:54 AM — filed under: , , , ,
CIS interviews Lhadon Tethong, Tibetan human rights activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Located in Internet Governance