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Getting the (Digital) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Right
On the eve of the Tokyo Quad Summit in May 2022, President Biden unveiled the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), visualising cooperation across the ... by Arindrajit Basu last modified Oct 03, 2022 02:56 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for India
The European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Oct 14, 2015 02:40 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
The Platform Economy’s Gatekeeping of Class and Caste Dominance in Urban India
Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi contributed an essay on how gated society management apps like MyGate and NoBrokerHood feed on caste and income inequalities in ... by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi last modified Apr 19, 2024 03:11 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
That Is Not A Livelihood – That Is Helplessness”: Field notes from the Fraazo Delivery Workers Strike in Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad
In this essay, Rikta Krishnaswamy of the All India Gig Workers’ Union (AIGWU) narrates her experiences of organising and supporting delivery workers’ ... by Rikta Krishnaswamy last modified Apr 24, 2024 02:05 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
‘Future of work’ or 21st–century oppressed labour?: Findings from an AIGWU survey with 50 Urban Company housekeeping workers in Bengaluru
n this essay, Nihira Ram shares findings from a survey done by the All India Gig Workers Union with more than 50 migrant workers living in a slum in Bengaluru. ... by Nihira Ram last modified May 16, 2024 03:29 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Digital mediation of domestic and care work in India: Project Announcement
It is our great pleasure to announce that we are undertaking a study on digital mediation of domestic and care work in India, as part of and supported by the ... by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi last modified Oct 10, 2019 08:09 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Doing Standpoint Theory
Feminist research methodology has evolved from different epistemologies, with several different schools of thought. Some of the more popular ones are feminist ... by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi last modified Dec 06, 2019 04:59 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Domestic Work in the ‘Gig Economy’
The CIS and Domestic Workers’ Rights Union (DWRU) are hosting a discussion on the ‘gig economy’ and domestic work on Saturday, November 16 at Student Christian ... by Aayush Rathi last modified Dec 06, 2019 04:52 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
CIS Seminar Series: Information Disorder
The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing the launch of a seminar series to showcase research around digital rights and technology policy, with a focus ... by Aman Nair last modified Aug 11, 2021 11:17 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Studying Digital Creative Industries in India: Initial Questions
This brief overview of the discourse around creative industries is an attempt to explore some ways of identifying what could be digital creative industries in ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Mar 18, 2016 01:55 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Labour futures: Intersectional responses to southern digital platform economies
It is our great pleasure to announce that we are undertaking a two-year research project to comprehensively analyse dominant and emerging sectors in India’s ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon last modified Jan 27, 2021 08:43 AM — Filed under: , ,
Your economy, our livelihoods: A policy brief by the All India Gig Workers’ Union
In this policy brief, the All India Gig Workers’ Union (AIGWU) presents its critique on NITI Aayog’s report on India’s platform economy. Through experiences ... by W.C. Shukla, Rikta Krishnaswamy, Rohin Garg, Gunjan Jena, and S.B. Natarajan last modified Jan 31, 2024 12:02 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
The Competition Law Case Against Whatsapp’s 2021 Privacy Policy Alteration
Having examined the privacy implications of Whatsapp's changes to its privacy policy in 2021, this issue brief is the second output in our series examining the ... by Aman Nair and Arindrajit Basu last modified Mar 24, 2021 04:12 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
In 2022, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a panel with Akkanut Wantanasombut, Ayoade Ibrahim, Rikta Krishnaswamy, and Sofía Scasserra at RightsCon, ... by Chiaro Furtado last modified Oct 22, 2023 09:54 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Millions of Indians move from cash to digital payments. But some ask whether it’s safe
Minutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began an ambitious new mobile-phone-payment application in December, several clones of the app popped up at ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 16, 2017 02:52 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Seminar on Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation (Delhi, January 24)
The Centre for Financial Accountability is organising a seminar on "Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation" on Tuesday, ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Jan 23, 2017 01:17 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Comments on the Report of the Committee on Digital Payments (December 2016)
The Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Ministry of Finance and chaired by Ratan P. Watal, Principal Advisor, NITI Aayog, submitted its report on ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Amber Sinha last modified Jan 12, 2017 12:32 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprint
Paying for your groceries and other goods by using your biometrics instead of an e-wallet, debit card or cash seems to be the next phase in the Centre’s ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 16, 2017 03:14 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
Platforms, Power, and Politics: Perspectives from Domestic and Care Work in India
CIS has been undertaking a two-year project studying the entry of digital platforms in the domestic and care work in India, supported by the Association for ... by Aayush Rathi, and Ambika Tandon last modified Jul 07, 2021 03:19 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Inputs to the Report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
This submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Report on Non-Personal Data Governance ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Dec 30, 2020 09:40 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
IFAT and ITF - Protecting Workers in the Digital Platform Economy: Investigating Ola and Uber Drivers’ Occupational Health and Safety
Between July to November 2019, Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office, ... by Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office last modified Jun 29, 2021 06:53 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
IFAT and ITF - Locking Down the Impact of Covid-19
This report, by Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office, explores the ... by Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), New Delhi office last modified Jun 29, 2021 07:27 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Survey of Estimates of Economic Value of Open Government Data
This is a survey of estimates of economic value of open government data, and public sector information in general, across regions, countries, and sectors ... by Ömer Faruk Sarı last modified Aug 22, 2015 08:42 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
CISxScholars Delhi - William F. Stafford (Nov 03, 6:30 pm)
We are delighted to have William F. Stafford, PhD candidate in UC Berkeley, present on "Public Measurements, Private Measurements, and the Convergence of ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:30 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Platformisation of Domestic Work in India: Report from a Multistakeholder Consultation
On November 16, 2019, The Centre for Internet and Society invited officials from the Department of Labour (Government of Karnataka), members of domestic worker ... by Tasneem Mewa last modified Feb 17, 2020 09:46 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Research Symposium on Digital Transitions in Cultural and Creative Industries in India, New Delhi, Feb 27-28
It is our privilege to collaborate with LabEx ICCA (Université Paris 13), UNESCO New Delhi, Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities (CSH), and Centre ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Feb 26, 2018 11:04 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Karnataka’s uniform fare policy—Do attempts at parity consider the impact on workers?
Chiara Furtado and Nishkala Sekhar write in The News Minute about the Karnataka transport department’s February 2024 fare policy aiming for parity between ... by Chiara Furtado and Nishkala Sekhar last modified Jul 08, 2024 03:53 AM — Filed under: , , ,
MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
MediaNama 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 ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Gig and platform workers’ perspectives on worker collectives
This report highlights findings from a survey conducted by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union on platform workers’ perspectives around various ... by Shaik Salauddin last modified Aug 13, 2024 02:50 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Platforming precarity: Data narratives of workers sustaining urban platform services
CIS conducted quantitative surveys with over 800 workers employed in the app-based taxi and delivery sectors across 4 cities in India as part of the ‘Labour ... by Aayush Rathi, Abhishek Sekharan, Ambika Tandon, Chetna V. M., Chiara Furtado, Nishkala Sekhar, and Sriharsha Devulapalli last modified Oct 15, 2024 02:42 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Trans Pacific Partnership and Digital 2 Dozen: Implications for Data Protection and Digital Privacy
In this essay, Shubhangi Heda explores the concerns related to data protection and digital privacy under the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement signed ... by Shubhangi Heda last modified Jul 12, 2016 07:56 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,