Big Data
MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AMMediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
List of Recommendations on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 - Letter Submitted to the Members of Parliament
— by Amber Sinha, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Sunil Abraham, and Vanya Rakesh — last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:50 AMOn Friday, March 11, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. The Bill was introduced as a money bill and there was no public consultation to evaluate the provisions therein even though there are very serious ramifications for the Right to Privacy and the Right to Association and Assembly. Based on these concerns, and numerous others, we submitted an initial list of recommendations to the Members of Parliaments to highlight the aspects of the Bill that require immediate attention.
Leveraging Mobile Network Big Data for Development Policy: Opportunities & Challenges
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 16, 2015 01:31 AMAmber Sinha participated in this event held at IRDC, New Delhi on November 2, 2015. The event was organized by LIRNEasia.
Is India's Digital Health System Foolproof?
— by Aayush Rathi — last modified Dec 30, 2019 05:58 PMThis contribution by Aayush Rathi builds on "Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?" (by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon, EPW Engage, Vol. 54, Issue No. 6, 09 Feb, 2019) and seeks to understand the role that state-run reproductive health portals such as the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) and the Reproductive and Child Health will play going forward. The article critically outlines the overall digitised health information ecosystem being envisioned by the Indian state.
Identity of the Aadhaar Act: Supreme Court and the Money Bill Question
— by Vanya Rakesh and Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified May 09, 2016 11:52 AMA writ petition has been filed by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on April 6 challenging the constitutionality and legality of the treatment of this Act as a money bill. The Supreme Court heard the matter on April 25 and invited the Union government to present its view. It is our view that the Supreme Court can not only review the Lok Sabha speaker’s decision, but should also ask the government to draft the Aadhaar Bill again, this time with greater parliamentary and public deliberation. Vanya Rakesh and Sumandro Chattapadhyay wrote this article on The Wire.
Global Technology Summit 2017
— by Admin — last modified Dec 05, 2017 01:47 PMThe 2017 Global Technology Summit will take place on December 7 and 8, 2017 at the Hotel Leela Palace, Bangalore. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at the event.
Future Value of Data
— by Admin — last modified Jan 17, 2018 12:32 AMCarnegie India with support of Facebook organized a workshop in Bengaluru on January 10, 2018. Sunil Abraham participated in the workshop.
Exploring Big Data for Development: An Electricity Sector Case Study from India
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:33 AMThis working paper by Ritam Sengupta, Dr. Richard Heeks, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Dr. Christopher Foster draws from the field study undertaken by Ritam Sengupta, and is published by the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester. The field study was commissioned by the CIS, with support from the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield.
Ethics and Human Rights Guidelines for Big Data for Development Research
— by Amber Sinha, Manjri Singh, Rajashri Seal, Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari, Pranav M Bidare — last modified May 20, 2020 07:56 AMThis is a four-part review of guideline documents for ethics and human rights in big data for development research. This research was produced as part of the Big Data for Development network supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada
Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards
— by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Feb 11, 2016 03:49 PMThe Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
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