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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
by Amber SinhaOmidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
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Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53
March 06, 2018
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.
- Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government Websites November 26, 2017
- Comments on Mobile Accessibility Guidelines January 03, 2018
- Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled July 03, 2017
- GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities June 24, 2017
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Mozilla is funding a way to support Julia in Firefox
July 10, 2019
Mozilla is funding a project for bringing the Julia programming language to Firefox and the general browser environment.
- Discussion on Open Standards with Bernd Erk and Jiten Vaidya July 04, 2019
- Rootconf 2019 July 05, 2019
- Open Data and Land Ownership May 22, 2019
- Sunil Abraham - Key Listener Speech at Wikimedia Summit 2019 May 04, 2019
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Fostering Strategic Convergence in US-India Tech Relations: 5G and Beyond
July 05, 2019
The 2019 G-20 summit underscores the importance of fostering strategic convergence in U.S.-India tech relations.
- 5G Aspirations and Realities July 02, 2019
- Democracy, Digital India and Networks June 09, 2019
- The Huawei bogey June 05, 2019
- Delayed Cash Flows and NPAs April 28, 2019
- Access to Knowledge (A2K)
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Comments on the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019 concerning Statutory Licensing
July 11, 2019
The Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments on the proposed rules 29,30,31 of the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The comments were made in response to Notification G.S.R 393(E) published in the Gazette of India on May 30, 2019.
- Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone SEP Litigation July 06, 2019
- Wikimedia Education SAARC Conference 2019 July 04, 2019
- SVG translation workshop Kannada June 29, 2019
- Wikisource Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal June 22, 2019
- Internet Governance
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DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development process
July 06, 2019
ICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. Supporting Organizations are composed of volunteers from the community. ICANN publishes a combined budget for all these bodies under the head of policy development and CIS inquired about the financial resources allocated to each of them specifically.
- The Impact of Consolidation in the Internet Economy on the Evolution of the Internet July 03, 2019
- Picking ‘Wholes’ - Thinking in Systems Workshop June 05, 2019
- Can EVM vulnerabilities be used to game the Indian election? June 05, 2019
- Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity May 13, 2019
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Call for Essays — #List
July 12, 2019
The [email protected] programme at CIS invites abstracts for essays that explore social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions of the ‘list’. Please submit the abstracts by Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
- You auto-complete me: romancing the bot July 11, 2019
- #MappingDigitalLabour - Panel discussion on platform-work in Mumbai and New Delhi July 11, 2019
- Facebook sees its salvation with its cryptocurrency Libra July 02, 2019
- Unpacking video-based surveillance in New Delhi June 20, 2019
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- Discussion on Open Standards with Bernd Erk and Jiten Vaidya
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- Wikimedia Summit India 2019
- Talks by Richard Abisla and Kaliya Young
- SOTM Asia 2018
- Workshop on Cybersecurity Illustrations
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- Statement on Serious Allegations against CIS Members and the CIS Workplace on Social Media
- Clarification on the Information Security Practices of Aadhaar Report
- Wikisource Handbook for Indian Communities
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- Internet Shutdown Stories
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- The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An Analysis
- High Level Comparison and Analysis of the Use and Regulation of DNA Based Technology Bill 2017
- (Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.
Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere.
