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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.
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by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 20, 2009 — last modified Oct 20, 2009 03:29 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A collection of resources that will help one navigate through the arguments and evidence for and against the Indian "Bayh-Dole" bill.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Publications / PUPFIP Bill
The ICANN-US DOC 'Affirmation of Commitments' - A Step Forward?
by Anja Kovacs — published Oct 06, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:16 AM — filed under: , ,
On 30 September 2009, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) signed an Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) with the US Government's Department of Commerce. For those of us who are concerned that the Internet should serve the global public good, is the new arrangement a step forward? An assessment.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Primer on the New IT Act
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 29, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:41 AM — filed under: , , , ,
With this draft information bulletin, we briefly discuss some of the problems with the Information Technology Act, and invite your comments.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Letter to ICANN on NCSG
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 28, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:41 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society sent the following mail to ICANN regarding their attempt to impose their own charter for a Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), instead of accepting the one drafted by the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC).
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Second Response to Draft National Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 07, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2009 04:49 PM — filed under: , ,
Another draft (labelled "version 2", dated May 26, 2009) of the draft national policy on open standards for e-governance was made available to Fosscomm, while many software companies were speaking out against NASSCOM's position on the policy. CIS drafted a second response addressing both the allegations against NASSCOM as well as the few shortcomings we perceive in the draft policy.
Located in Openness / Publications / Open Standards
Round Table on Assessing the Efficacy of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Public Initiatives: A Report
by Sanchia de Souza — published Jun 24, 2009 — last modified Aug 20, 2011 10:28 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Zainab Bawa reports on the Round Table on Assessing the Efficacy of Information and Communication Technologies for Public Initiatives, hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, on 17 June 2009, in collaboration with the Liberty Institute, New Delhi.
Located in Events / Event Blogs
Blog Entry i4D Interview: Social Networking and Internet Access
by Nishant Shah — published Oct 31, 2008 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:51 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Nishant Shah, the Director for Research at CIS, was recently interviewed in i4D in a special section looking at Social Networking and Governance, as a lead up to the Internet Governance Forum in December, in the city of Hyderabad.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Collaborative Projects Programme
by Nishant Shah — published Sep 18, 2008 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:04 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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