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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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Open Data and Land Ownership
May 22, 2019
In this chapter of the recently published volume on State of Open Data, Tim Davies and Sumandro Chattapadhyay discuss how the lessons from the land ownership field highlight the political nature of data, and illustrate the importance of politically aware interventions when creating open data standards, infrastructure, and ecosystems. State of Open Data, edited by Tim Davies, Stephen B. Walker, Mor Rubinstein, and Fernando Perini, is published by African Minds and International Development Research Centre, Canada.
- Sunil Abraham - Key Listener Speech at Wikimedia Summit 2019 May 04, 2019
- Design and the Open Knowledge Movement March 31, 2019
- Talks by Richard Abisla and Kaliya Young February 28, 2019
- Marathi Language Fortnight Workshops 2019 February 26, 2019
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Delayed Cash Flows and NPAs
April 28, 2019
We need to rid ourselves of a tolerance of delayed payments to avoid their consequences.
- Recapturing the Commons April 03, 2019
- A great start on Wi-Fi reforms November 30, 2018
- Policies & the Public Interest November 01, 2018
- The Problems That Should Occupy Our Electioneers August 01, 2018
- Access to Knowledge (A2K)
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CIS-A2K Communication Officer position
May 19, 2019
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as female, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only because we feel that a woman communications person will contribute more towards bridging the gender gap in the Wikimedia movement by emphasising on gender-sensitive communication apart from contributing internally for bringing a gender balance in the team.
- Wikidata Advisor (Consultant) position open May 16, 2019
- Supporting Indian Language Wikipedias Program/Report May 01, 2019
- CIS-A2K proposal to Wikimedia Foundation for 2019-2020 April 15, 2019
- Indic Wikisource speak : Ajit Kumar Tiwari April 10, 2019
- Internet Governance
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
May 13, 2019
Omidyar 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.
- Workshop on Feminist Information Infrastructure May 09, 2019
- RTI Application to BSNL for the list of websites blocked in India May 09, 2019
- Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security? May 08, 2019
- An Analysis of the RBI’s Draft Framework on Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech May 08, 2019
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Can data ever know who we really are?
May 22, 2019
This is an excerpt from an essay by Zara Rahman, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration between Point of View and the Centre for Internet and Society, as part of the Big Data for Development Network supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada.
- Digital Native: Getting through an election made for the social media gaze April 28, 2019
- Manuel Beltrán - Institute of Human Obsolescence - Cartographies of Dispossession April 01, 2019
- Digital Native: Lessons from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp going down April 03, 2019
- Presentation at Global Digital Humanities Symposium April 12, 2019
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- SOTM Asia 2018
- Workshop on Cybersecurity Illustrations
- Roundtable on Cyber-security and the Private Sector
- Van Bodh Workshop for content development on Forest Resources at Gadchiroli
- Symposium on India’s Cyber Strategy
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- 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.
