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Consilience – 2013
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/consilience-2013-law-technology-committee-nls-bangalore
<b>The Law and Technology Committee of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organising ‘Consilience – 2013′, an annual conference on law and technology, to be held on May 25 and 26, 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is a co-partner for this event.</b>
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<p>Theme: Data Protection and Cyber Security in India. Click to read the <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/consilience-2013.pdf" class="internal-link">report here</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Topics:<br />Frameworks for Data Protection in India: The J. A.P. Shah “Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy”</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">a. What is the scope of the principles/framework?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">b. What could be the strengths and limitation of their application?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">c. How does Report define privacy for India?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">d. Would an alternative framework for privacy in India be better? If so, what would this framework look like?</p>
<p><b>India and the EU: The Privacy Debate</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">a. How does the Indian data protection regime differ from the EU regime?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">b. Was the EU is justified in not accepting India as a data secure country? Reason for or against.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">c. In what way does the Indian regime on data protection not meet the requirements of EU’s data protection directive?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">d. What changes need to be made in the Indian regime to become EU compliant? Are these changes feasible? Should India make these changes?</p>
<p><b>Governmental Schemes, Data Protection, and Security</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">a. In India, do private public partnerships between government and the private sector adequately incorporate data protection standards?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">b. What have been concerns related to data protection and security that have arisen from government schemes? (Please use two governmental schemes as case studies)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">c. Are these concerns related to the policy associated with the project – the architecture of the project as well as the implementation?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">d. Should the larger question of data protection for governmental schemes be incorporated into a privacy legislation? If yes, how so?</p>
<p><b>Contracts and Data Protection in India</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">a. How are contracts used to ensure data protection in India? What actors use contracts?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">b. Are there weaknesses in using contracts to ensure data protection standards?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">c. Do contracts address questions brought about from technology like the cloud?</p>
<p><b>Cyber security in India</b></p>
<p>a. What are the perceived challenges and threats to cyber security in India?</p>
<p>b. Are these currently being addressed through policy/projects? If yes, how so?</p>
<p>c. How does India’s cyber security regime compare to other countries?</p>
<p><b>Surveillance and Cyber Security</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">a. Does policy in India enable the Government of India to surveil individuals for reasons related to cyber security?</p>
<p>b. If so – through what policy, projects, legislation?</p>
<p>c. Do the relevant policies, projects, and legislation impact privacy? How so?</p>
<p><b>The Draft National Cyber Security Policy</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">a. What is the scope of the National Cyber Security Policy of India? Does the draft policy adequately address all of the concerns within the ambit of cyber security?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">b. Would the Draft National Cyber Security Policy of India be effective in meeting the goal of enhancing cyber security levels in India?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">c. How does the Draft National Cyber Security Policy compare to other countries cyber security policies?</p>
<p><b>Word Limit</b>:</p>
<p>Abstract: 750-800 words</p>
<p>Paper: 2,500 words</p>
<p><b>Deadlines:</b></p>
<p>Abstract Submission: April 30, 2013</p>
<p>Paper Submission: May 15, 2013</p>
<p><b>Contact Details</b>:</p>
<p>consilience2013[at]gmail[dot]com</p>
<p>Mohak Arora: +91-90359-21926</p>
<p>Shivam Singla: +91-99167-08701</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Each participant is required to submit an abstract on <b>any one</b> of the seven topics above and can choose the specific issue within the selected topic to discuss.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">For additional details, click<b> <a href="http://consilience.co.in/index.php/component/content/article/20-frontpage/310-call-for-papers">here</a>.</b></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/consilience-2013-law-technology-committee-nls-bangalore'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/consilience-2013-law-technology-committee-nls-bangalore</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaEventInternet GovernancePrivacy2013-11-20T06:15:15ZEventTechnology, Power, and Revolutions in the Arab Spring
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/technology-power-and-revolutions-in-arab-spring
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore cordially invites you to a talk by Prof. Ramesh Srinivasan on technology, power and revolutions in the Arab Spring. The talk will be held in CIS office on July 2, 2013 from 6.00 p.m. onwards.</b>
<h2>Ramesh Srinivasan</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Ramesh Srinivasan, Associate Professor at UCLA in Design and Media/Information Studies, studies and participates in projects focused on how new media technologies impact political revolutions, economic development and poverty reduction, and the future of cultural heritage. He recently wrote <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/london-egypt-and-the-complex-role-of-social-media/2011/08/11/gIQAIoud8I_story.html">an op/ed at the Washington Post</a> explaining the complex nature of social media in revolutions and riots, such as those in Egypt and in London, and also a column for the Post’s Sunday Outlook section on the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/five-myths-about-social-media/2011/09/15/gIQAr2BwAL_allComments.html#comments">5 Myths of Social Media</a>. Additionally, he has written multiple front page articles for the Huffington Post, including a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ramesh-srinivasan/the-net-worth-of-open-net_b_823570.html">piece</a> on Internet Freedom for the Huffington Post. He has had his work featured on the front page of the UCLA and USC websites.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Recent public outreach has built on his response in the New Yorker (from his blog: <a href="http://rameshsrinivasan.org/">http://rameshsrinivasan.org</a>) to Malcolm Gladwell’s writings critiquing the power of social media in impacting revolutionary movements. He has worked with bloggers, pragmatically studying their strengths and limitations, who were involved in recent revolutions in Egypt and Kyrgyzstan, as discussed in a recent <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/08/12/139570720/twitter-created-echo-chamber-during-egyptian-protests">NPR interview</a>. He has also collaborated with non-literate tribal populations in India to study how literacy emerges through uses of technology, and traditional Native American communities to study how non-Western understandings of the world can introduce new ways of looking at the future of the internet. His work has impacted contemporary understandings of media studies, anthropology and sociology, design, and economic and political development studies. He has given several major invited talks, including recently at LIFT in 2009 (<a href="http://vimeo.com/5520100">http://vimeo.com/5520100</a>). He holds an engineering degree from Stanford, a Masters degree from the MIT Media Lab, and a Doctorate from Harvard University. His full academic CV can be found at <a href="http://rameshsrinivasan.org/cv">http://rameshsrinivasan.org/cv</a></p>
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<p><b><a class="external-link" href="http://rameshsrinivasan.org/">See Prof. Ramesh Srinivasan's blog page</a></b></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/technology-power-and-revolutions-in-arab-spring'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/technology-power-and-revolutions-in-arab-spring</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaEventInternet Governance2013-07-01T08:36:57ZEventInstitute on Internet and Society
http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/knowledge-repository-on-internet-access/institute-on-internet-and-society
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is pleased to announce the Institute for Internet and Society to be held in Bangalore from June 8 to June 14, 2013 at the Golden Palms Resort, Bangalore.</b>
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<li><a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/institute-on-internet-and-society.pdf" class="internal-link">See the brochure on Institute on Internet & Society</a></li>
<li><a class="external-link" href="http://internet-institute.in/repository/agenda-revised-by-sv">Download the Agenda</a> (PDF)</li>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">With financial support and visionary guidance from the Ford Foundation, this initiative represents an important opportunity to bring together various stakeholders in a neutral forum and share ideas. The week-long residential institute will cover topics surrounding the internet and society.</p>
<h3>Course Content</h3>
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<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>History of the Internet</b> (This session will cover brief history of the Internet, its early stages and growth. It will also cover origins of internet in India and its impact on the Indian GDP. It will also focus on hot topics/debates surrounding the Internet).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Internet Technologies and Infrastructure</b> (The session infrastructure, purpose and function of an ISP, advantages and disadvantages of different modes of Internet access).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>E-Governance</b> (This session will cover the various e-governance initiatives).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Principles and Values of the Internet</b> (This session will cover various principles that underpinned the creation of the Internet, the threats they face and the need for a truly “open internet”).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Ownership and Management</b> (This session will cover ownership and market distribution).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Internet Activism</b> (This session will deal with various initiatives which have successfully used the Internet to build movements and campaigns).</li>
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<h3>Institute Highlights</h3>
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<li>Guest Lectures by Experts & CIS Staff</li>
<li>Interactive Panel Discussions</li>
<li>Case Studies</li>
<li>Surveys</li>
<li>Breakout Sessions</li>
<li>Demonstrations</li>
<li>Product Walkthroughs</li>
<li>Networking Opportunities and much more…</li>
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<p>At the end of the week long residential course, attendees will have:</p>
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<li>Acquisition of knowledge on Internet in the Indian society.</li>
<li>Appreciation of the role of community and other stakeholders in issues surrounding the Internet.</li>
<li>Creation of a starting point for improved communication of research findings, innovations, information and new technologies in Internet to evolve a community comprising academicians and policy makers.</li>
<li>Appreciation of the need to bridge the gap between policy and implementation.</li>
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<h2>Agenda</h2>
<p><b>Saturday, June 8, 2013</b></p>
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<th>Timings</th> <th>Topics for Discussion</th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>INTRODUCTION </b><br />Dr. Ravina Aggarwal & Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan<br /></td>
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<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break</td>
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<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td><b>HISTORY AND GROWTH OF INTERNET IN INDIA</b> <br />Madan Mohan Rao<br />(This session will deal with the advent of the internet and its growth in India).<br /></td>
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<td>13:00 <br />14:00</td>
<td>Lunch Break</td>
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<td>14:00 <br />15:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>DOMESTIC BODIES AND MECHANISMS</b><br /> Pranesh Prakash<br />(This session will give an overview of the roles, which different government bodies play in regulating the Internet).<br /></td>
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<td>15:30 <br />16:00</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break</td>
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<td>16:00 <br />17:30</td>
<td>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>EMERGING TRENDS IN INTERNET USAGE IN INDIA</b><br /> Nandini C and Vir Kamal Chopra<br />(This session will cover key trends and issues with regard to internet usage in India).</p>
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<td>20:00 22:00</td>
<td><b>Dinner</b></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p><b>Sunday, June 9, 2013<br /></b></p>
<table class="grid listing">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Timings<br /></th> <th>Topics for Discussion<br /></th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>WIRED TECHNOLOGIES </b><br /> Dr. Nadeem Akhtar<br />(This session will deal with the various technologies involved in establishing a wired connection to the internet).<br /><br /></td>
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<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES</b><br /> Michael Ginguld<br />(This session will deal with the various technologies involved in establishing a wireless connection to the internet).<br /><br /></td>
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<td>13:00 <br />14:00</td>
<td>Lunch Break<br /></td>
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<td>14:00 <br />15:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>BUILDING KNOWLEDGE BASES AND PLATFORMS VIA MASS COLLABORATION ON THE INTERNET </b><br />Vishnu Vardhan T<br />(This session will deal with the various online knowledge bases and platforms with special emphasis on Wikipedia).<br /></td>
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<td>15:30 <br />16:00</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<td>16:00 <br />17:30</td>
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<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>AFFORDABLE DEVICES AND INTERNET ACCESS IN INDIA</b><br />Ravikiran Annaswamy<br />(This session will deal with affordable devices and their role in increasing internet access in India).</p>
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<td>20:00 22:00</td>
<td><b>Dinner<br /></b></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p><b>Monday, June 10, 2013</b></p>
<table class="grid listing">
<tbody>
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<th>Timings<br /></th> <th>Topics for Discussion<br /></th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>HOW INTERNET WORKS? </b><br /> Dr. Nadeem Akhtar<br />(This session will deal with various technologies related to the backbone of the internet). <br /><br /></td>
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<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea/Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td><b>ASSIGNMENT</b><br /> <br /><br /></td>
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<td>
<p>13.00<br />14.00</p>
</td>
<td>Lunch Break<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>14:00 <br />18:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>OFFSITE / FIELD VISIT</b><br /><br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>20:00 <br />22:00</td>
<td><b>Dinner</b><br /></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p><b>Tuesday, June 11, 2013</b></p>
<table class="grid listing">
<tbody>
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<th>Timings<br /></th> <th>Topics for Discussion<br /></th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>UNIVERSAL ACCESS</b><br /> Archana Gulati<br />(This session will cover an overview of universal access and universal service).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea/Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>FREE AND OPEN INTERNET</b><br />Pranesh Prakash <br />(This session will cover fundamental rights to freedom of speech and expression, reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech in context of internet access in India).<br /></td>
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<td>
<p>13.00<br />14.00</p>
</td>
<td>Lunch Break<br /></td>
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<td>14:00 <br />15:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>OPENNESS </b><br />Pranesh Prakash and Sunil Abraham<br />(This session will cover issues related to openness and access to the internet).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>15:30 <br />16:00</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<td>16:00 17:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>OPEN CONTENT </b><br />Professor Subbiah Arunahalam<br />(This session will discuss open access to content and its implications on internet access).<br /></td>
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<td>17:30 18:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>QUICK TALK: COPYRIGHT LAW AND ACCESS</b><br />Pranesh Prakash<br />(This short session will deal with implications of copyright law on internet access).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20.00<br />22.00</td>
<td>Dinner</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>Wednesday, June 12, 2013</b></p>
<table class="grid listing">
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<th>Timings<br /></th> <th>Topics for Discussion<br /></th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET IN INDIA</b><br />Elonnai Hickok and Sunil Abraham <br />(This session will discuss online privacy, data protection, use of encryption, value of anonymity online, UID, etc).<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea/Coffee Break<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>E-ACCESSIBILITY BASICS </b><br />Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan<br />(This session will deal with key requirements for making internet accessible for persons with disabilities).<br /></td>
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<td>
<p>13.00<br />14.00</p>
</td>
<td>Lunch Break<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>14:00 <br />15:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>INTERNATIONAL BODIES AND MECHANISM </b><br />Tulika Pandey and Gaurab Raj Upadhyay<br />(This session will deal with various international bodies and multi-stakeholder processes involved in formulation of internet related policies).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<p>15:30<br />16:00</p>
</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>16:00<br />17:00</p>
</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>E-GOVERNANCE </b><br />Sunil Abraham<br />(This session will deal with e-Governance strategies and relevant initiatives).<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20.00<br />22.00<br /></td>
<td><b>Dinner</b><br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><b>Thursday, June 13, 2013</b></p>
<table class="grid listing">
<tbody>
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<th>Timings<br /></th> <th>Topics for Discussion<br /></th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET</b> <br />Dr. Nishant Shah<br />(Inception of internet and the main events which led to the growth of the internet).<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea/Coffee Break<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>STRATEGIES FOR POLICY INTERVENTION </b><br /> Chakshu Roy<br />(This session will look at various ways in which policy intervention can be made and the various factors necessary to successfully engage in policy forums).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<p>13.00<br />14.00</p>
</td>
<td>Lunch Break<br /></td>
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<td>14:00 <br />15:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>PROFILE OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS </b><br />Satyen Gupta<br />(This session will discuss profiles of various ISPs and their share in the market).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>15:30 <br />16:00</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>16:00 17:30<br /></td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>COMPETITION IN THE MARKET </b><br />Helani Galpaya<br />(This session will discuss structure and competition in the broadband market, wireless market, etc).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>20.00<br />22.00<br /></td>
<td><b>Dinner</b><br /></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p><b>Friday, June 14, 2013</b></p>
<table class="grid listing">
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<th>Timings<br /></th> <th>Topics for Discussion<br /></th>
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<td>09:30 11:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>LEVERAGING INTERNET FOR ACTIVISM </b><br />Ananth Guruswamy<br />(This session will look at various initiatives which have used the internet to build successful movements and campaigns).<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>11:00 <br />11:30</td>
<td>Tea/Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<td>11:30 <br />13:00</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>“INTERNET ACCESS” ACTIVISM </b><br />Parminder Jeet Singh<br />(This session will discuss how people can contribute to initiatives for improving internet access).<br /></td>
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<td>
<p>13.00<br />14.00</p>
</td>
<td>Lunch Break<br /></td>
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<td>14:00 <br />15:30</td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>ENSURING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET </b><br />A K Bharghava<br />(This session will discuss strategies to enhance access to the internet in India with special focus on National Optical Fibre Network).<br /></td>
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<td>15:30 <br />16:00</td>
<td>Tea / Coffee Break<br /></td>
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<tr>
<td>16:00 <br />17:30<br /></td>
<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Winding Up</b><br /></td>
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<h3>Speakers</h3>
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<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>A.K Bhargava</b><br />A. K. Bhargava is a Telecom Engineer with more than 35 yrs of experience in various fields of Telecommunication, Installation, Operation, Maintenance, Software and Management. Prior to joining BBNL as Director (Operations), he was working as Executive Director (Wireless Services) with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) Delhi.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Ananth Guruswamy</b><br />Ananth Guruswamy is the director of Amnesty International India. Previouly, he was the Programme Director at Green Peace. Ananth joined Greenpeace India in 2001 at its very beginning and played a key role in moulding Greenpeace India into one of the leading stakeholders in the NGO sector in India.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Archana Gulati</b><br />An Indian Civil Service Officer, she has worked as a Universal Service Policy Expert with respect to Access to ICTs for Persons with Disabilities for the International Telecommunications Union. She also successfully pioneered the e-government system in her previous posting as Joint Controller Communication Accounts, Department of Telecommunications (DoT). At present she is posted as the Financial Advisor with the National Disaster Management Authority of India.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Chakshu Roy</b><br />Chakshu Roy heads technology initiatives at PRS Legislative Research (PRS), New Delhi. PRS is a unique initiative that provides non-partisan analysis to all Members of Parliament in India. Chakshu is developing a comprehensive technology strategy to engage large sections of the population in the policy process. He has conceptualised and developed India’s only online database of all state laws. Chakshu has conducted capacity-building workshops for over 1000 journalists on tracking the work of legislators.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Elonnai Hickok</b><br />Elonnai Hickok works as a Programme Manager at the Centre for Internet and Society. Her main areas of work are Privacy and Data Security.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Gaurab Raj Upadhaya</b><br />Gaurab has a long record of volunteerism and commitment to the Asia Pacific Internet Community. Gaurab is one of the 14 global Trusted Community Representatives who cryptographically sign the root of the domain name system in ICANN Root DNSSEC Key ceremonies. In 2001, he was the founder of the Nepal Internet Exchange (NPIX), the first IX in the South-Asian region.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Helani Galpaya</b><br />Helani Galpaya is the Chief Executive Officer at LIRNEasia. She holds a Masters in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Mount Holyoke College, USA.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Madan Mohan Rao</b><br />Dr. Madan Mohan Rao is the research director at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. He is the editor of a three book series: “The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook”, “The Knowledge Management Chronicles” and “AfroDotEdu”.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Michael Ginguld</b><br />Michael Ginguld is the Chief Executive Officer at AirJaldi. He has more than 15 years of experience working with ICT, community and rural development projects in India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Nepal, and Israel.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Nadeem Akhtar</b><br />Dr. Nadeem Akhtar is currently working as Principal Research Engineer at the Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT). He leads the network layer research team at CEWiT and also represents CEWiT at 3GPP Radio Access Networks Working Group meetings. His research interests lie in the field of mobile and broadband wireless access technologies. Dr. Akhtar is a member of IEEE Standards Association and ITU-APT Foundation of India.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Nandini. C</b><br />Nandini. C is a Research Associate with IT for Change (<a href="http://www.itforchange.net/">www.itforchange.net</a>), and is part of a team that is engaged in research studies in the area of gender and ICTs, democratic governance and ICTs, and the political economy of the information society. She holds a Masters in Urban and Rural Community Development from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan</b><br />Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan is a Policy Director at Centre for Internet and Society and works on policy research and advocacy related to IP reform and technology access for persons with disabilities.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Nishant Shah</b><br />Dr. Nishant Shah is the Director-Research at CIS. He is a recipient of the <a href="http://www.asianscholarship.org/asf/">Asia Scholarship Foundation's</a> fellowship for comparative research at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/about/people/intern/www.shu.edu.cn/en/indexEn.htm">Shanghai University</a>, Shanghai, China. Nishant is a regular columnist with the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, GQ India and DML Central. He has authored/co-authored many peer-reviewed articles in several journals<b>.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Parminder Jeet Singh</b><br />Parminder Jeet Singh is Executive Director of IT for Change. He was recently appointed as a member of Task Force set up by the Indian government on implementation of proactive disclosures provisions of the Right to Information Act. He was also associated with Department of IT's Sub-group on e-governance for the 12<sup>th</sup> Five Year Plan. He recently authored a report on 'Community Knowledge Centers' for the Karnataka Knowledge Commission.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Pranesh Prakash</b><br />Pranesh Prakash is a Policy Director at CIS and works on policy research and advocacy around intersections of technology and law focusing on access to knowledge (primarily copyright reforms), promoting 'openness' (including open government data, open standards, open access, and free/libre/open source software), freedom of expression, privacy, and internet governance.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Ravikiran Annaswamy</b><br />Ravikiran Annaswamy is an entrepreneur learning to create the next big business. He is very excited about the opportunities at the cusp of social media, mobile Internet and Big Data. Currently, He is nurturing a unique concept called Teritree, which brings social shopping into mainstream business.He has vast experience of making successful telecom solutions for global markets, mainly in the area of Online Billing and Charging, OSS, Innovative 3G/4G applications, Media and Security Solutions.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Ravina Aggarwal</b><br />Dr. Ravina Aggarwal works on media issues in India from the Ford Foundation's New Delhi office. Her grant making advances issues of democratic expression and media access among marginalized communities. She holds the position of Programme Officer in Ford Foundation, India</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Satyen Gupta</b><br />Satyen Gupta is a veteran in the field of telecommunications, drawing from his vast experience in telecom regulation as well as industry. Among other accomplishments, he was a member of the NGN Regulation review group of ITU and also worked as advisor with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India at the level of Additional Secretary and is heading the Converged Network Division dealing with regulatory, technical and economic aspects of Data Networks and Services.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Subbiah Arunachalam</b><br />Dr. Subbiah Arunachalam is a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society. Improving information access both for scientists and for the rural poor; scientometrics, ICT-enabled development and open access are among his current research interests.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Sunil Abraham</b><br />Sunil Abraham is the Executive Director of the Centre for Internet and Society. He is also a social entrepreneur and Free Software advocate.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Tulika Pandey</b><br />Tulika Pandey is an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer. She has been with the Government of India since 1992 and is currently Director with the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. She is involved in implementation strategy and action plan formulations for wider reach of ICT facilitated benefits; Integration of appropriate technology interfaces between human and cyber world; Steering of Research and Development projects for development of contextual ICT technology, tool, applications and content.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Vir Kamal Chopra</b><br />Vir Kamal Chopra is currently the Sr. General Manager (QA) with BSNL at New Delhi. He started his career in teaching. He has played a vital role in providing telecommunication facilities and shaping BSNL and is also responsible for finalization of high value products which are purchased at the central level of BSNL. He is credited with introducing e-tendering for the first time at BSNL.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Vishnu Vardhan</b><br />Vishnu Vardhan is the Programme Director of the CIS-A2K Team which works with Wikipedians and also conducts workshops and meetups in order to build Wikipedia community for Indic languages. </li>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/knowledge-repository-on-internet-access/institute-on-internet-and-society'>http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/knowledge-repository-on-internet-access/institute-on-internet-and-society</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaInternet StudiesEvent2013-11-20T05:52:02ZEventTransference: Reimagining Data Systems: Beyond the Gender Binary
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/transference-reimagining-data-systems-beyond-the-gender-binary
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to participate in a day-long convening on the rights of transgender persons, specifically right to privacy and digital rights. Through this convening, we hope to highlight the concerns of transgender persons in accessing digital data systems and the privacy challenges faced by the community. These challenges include access to their rights — their right to self-identify their gender and welfare services offered by the State and the privacy challenges faced by transgender and intersex persons in revealing their identity.</b>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">As the meaning of the word ‘Transference’ goes, through this convening, as a learning, we hope to capture and transfer the realities of transgender persons with engaging and being a part of digital data systems in India. Given the rapid digitisation of different public and private data systems in India, we hope to initiate a conversation that understands their struggles and challenges to realistically initiate the re-imagination of data systems — digital and otherwise — one that is mindful about their everyday struggles with privacy and access.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">Owing to the history of systemic exclusions faced by transgender persons, it is important to highlight their difficulties in accessing technological systems and the impact on their privacy, as central issues that require serious consideration. Presently, their realities seem to be ignored by the State while designing most technology laws and policies governing digital systems.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">Background</h3>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; "><span>In the landmark verdict in 2014, NALSA Vs Union of India, the Supreme Court of India for the first time recognised the right of an individual to self-identify their gender as male, female or transgender. This verdict detailed nine directives to be implemented by the central and state governments in India for the inclusion of transgender persons.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; "><span>Similarly, 2017 was a watershed moment in India’s constitutional history when the Supreme Court held the right to privacy to be a fundamental right. More importantly, the Court expounded on this right and held that the protection of an individual’s gender identity is an essential component of the right to privacy and that privacy at its core includes the preservation of personal intimacies, autonomy, the sanctity of family life, marriage, procreation, the home and sexual orientation.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; "><span>The 2017 privacy judgement led to the Supreme Court pronouncing the </span><span>Navtej Johar v Union of India in 2018</span><span>, striking down the </span><span>Koushal </span><span>judgement and decriminalising acts of consensual non-hetrosexual acts of intimacy. In 2019, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in Parliament for the regulation and protection of personal data. The PDP Bill classifies data into two categories as (i) personal data; and (ii) sensitive personal data. As per the PDP Bill, data identifying the transgender status and intersex status falls within the ambit of sensitive personal data. Around the time of the PDP Bill being tabled in Parliament, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 was passed by the Parliament despite </span><a href="https://scroll.in/article/944943/explainer-despite-criticism-the-transgender-persons-bill-was-just-passed-whats-next"><span>severe opposition</span></a><span> to the Bill from civil society members as well as members of Parliament.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; "><span>There is a lack of clarity on the interplay between the PDP Bill and the Transgender Act and the challenges the PDP Bill may pose to the transgender community. Moving beyond mere mentions in the definition of the law through a cisgendered heteronormative lens, it is important for the discourse on data and privacy to broaden its scope to realistically include people of different sexual orientations, gender and sexual identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics.</span></p>
<h3><span>About the Event</span></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">Through these panel discussions, we propose to highlight the concerns of transgender persons with accessing digital data systems and the privacy challenges faced by them . These challenges include access to their rights — their right to self-identify their gender and access welfare services offered by the State and the privacy challenges faced by transgender persons in revealing their identity.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">The objective of these discussions is to initiate more conversations about the technological and data exclusions faced by this historically marginalised community in India. The intent is to better understand the realities of transgender persons and contribute to the larger advocacy on privacy, intersectionality and (digital) systems design.</p>
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<p>Click to register for the event <a class="external-link" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcOiqrD8uG9X_4L6EIzXI-QFCipmFqqDV"><b>here</b></a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/transference-reimagining-data-systems-beyond-the-gender-binary'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/transference-reimagining-data-systems-beyond-the-gender-binary</a>
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No publishertorshaGender, Welfare, and PrivacyEventInternet Governance2021-12-15T12:58:31ZEventTalk on Game Studies by Dr. Souvik Mukherjee, July 28, 6 pm
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/talk-on-game-studies-souvik-mukherjee-july-28-6-pm
<b>This talk will explore the story-telling aspects of game studies and how it relates to discussions of other digital media, Internet cultures and also traditional Humanities. As an introduction, it also aims to open up discussions for Game Studies in India.</b>
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<img src="http://cis-india.org/home-images/call-of-duty-no-russian" alt="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - No Russian" />
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<h2>Abstract</h2>
<p><em>You are a CIA agent who has infiltrated the Russian mafia and the mafia bosses want you to shoot down innocent civilians in a crowded Moscow airport. What do you do - kill the civilians or blow your cover?</em></p>
<p>The above scenario is taken from the controversial ‘No Russian’ chapter in the videogame Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Graphically realistic and often provoking us to explore deeper questions, videogames have changed from simplistic beat-em-ups to more thought-provoking media through which stories can be shaped and retold. Videogames are, therefore, storytelling media although traditional Humanities and Information Technology both struggle with this notion. This talk will explore how videogames tell stories and why traditional academia finds them problematic. It will also address how understanding this ‘new; storytelling could result in the creation of eminently more innovative and arguably, more marketable gaming software.</p>
<p>Coming back to the Call of Duty scenario, one notices a significant difference from most stories that we get in books or movies. The reader / player has a choice and this is a nontrivial choice that influences the furtherance of the story. The story therefore has multiple endings and is, in effect, constructed jointly by the affordances and mechanics created by the game designer and by the choices and the playing skill of the player. Further, the player can save and replay a game sequence over and over - each time the game plays out differently and the story changes, at least slightly. Moreover, the involvement of the player with the game environment can be very intense and create the feeling of being within the story-world. Finally, there is the issue of accepting that games, usually likened to the playful and the non-serious, can be instrumental in creating a thought-provoking narrative experience. Likewise, the idea of a computer program spinning out a story is equally unexpected and looked upon with suspicion.</p>
<p>For all the problems posed by game-narratives, the consideration that videogames tell stories and that some videogames tell very thought-provoking tales is an unavoidable one. Recent trends in Humanities criticism and in Computing recognise the synergy between the disciplines. Gaming is no longer all about creating Shooters such as Doom; videogames have changed in concept, have entered social networking platforms and are increasingly beginning to comment on real-world issues. In terms of software development, the storytelling game has made it imperative to study the player’s responses; how players interact with the game-world and how they innovate strategies are of key importance to designing successful gameplay sequences. As far as the Humanities are concerned, the game-narrative can provoke thought into philosophical problems such as the morality of killing civilians in the Call of Duty sequence; further the videogame-story also helps explore storytelling in a multiple and shared textual form and to think about inherent linkages between games, stories and machines.</p>
<p>The aim of this talk is to raise questions regarding the storytelling aspect of videogames rather than coming up with any set conclusions. Ultimately, such a discussion aims to lead to the development of some new pointers for rethinking the videogame industry, especially in terms of the global marketplace and in terms of how the story-experience in videogames is a key factor in shaping player interest. This talk is an introduction to the now slightly over a decade old field of Game Studies and how it relates to discussions of other digital media, Internet cultures and also traditional Humanities. As an introduction, it also aims to open discussions for Game Studies in India.</p>
<h2>Speaker</h2>
<p><strong>Souvik Mukherjee</strong> is currently employed as Assistant Professor of English Literature at Presidency University (earlier Presidency College), Calcutta. Souvik has been researching videogames as an emerging storytelling medium since 2002 and has completed his PhD on the subject from Nottingham Trent University in 2009. Souvik has done his postdoctoral research in the Humanities faculty of De Montfort University, UK and as a research associate at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India where he worked on digital media as well as narrative analysis.</p>
<p>Souvik's monograph <a href="http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137525048"><em>Videogames and Storytelling: Reading Games and Playing Books</em></a> was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2015. His research examines their relationship to canonical ideas of narrative and also how videogames inform and challenge current conceptions of technicity, identity and culture, in general. His current interests involve the analysis of paratexts of videogames such as walkthroughs and after-action reports as well as the concept of time and telos in videogames. Besides Game Studies, his other interests are (the) Digital Humanities and Early Modern Literature. He also blogs about videogames research on <a href="http://readinggamesandplayingbooks.blogspot.in/">Ludus ex Machina</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/talk-on-game-studies-souvik-mukherjee-july-28-6-pm'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/talk-on-game-studies-souvik-mukherjee-july-28-6-pm</a>
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No publishersneha-ppGamingWeb CulturesDigital KnowledgeGame StudiesDigital MediaResearchers at WorkEvent2016-09-16T13:21:58ZEventCISxScholars Delhi - Harsh Gupta - FAT ML for Lawyers and Lawmakers (June 29, 5:30 pm)
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cisxscholars-harsh-gupta-machine-learning-for-lawyers-and-lawmakers-20170629
<b>We are proud to announce that Harsh Gupta will discuss "FAT ML (Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning) for Lawyers and Lawmakers" at the CIS office in Delhi on Thursday, June 29, at 5:30 pm. This will be a two and half hour session: beginning with a 45 minute talk, followed by 15 minute break, another talk for 45 minutes, and then a discussion session. Please RSVP if you are joining us: <raw@cis-india.org>. </b>
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<p><em>CISxScholars are informal events organised by CIS for presentation, discussion, and exchange of academic research and policy analysis.</em></p>
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<h3><strong>FAT ML (Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning) for Lawyers and Lawmakers</strong></h3>
<p>From tagging people in photos to determining risk of loan defaults, use of data based tools is affecting more and areas of our lives. In some areas there have been very successful applications of such tools, in others areas they has been found to not only reflect the existing bias and discrimination found in today's society but also exaggerate it.</p>
<h3><strong>Harsh Gupta</strong></h3>
<p>Harsh Gupta is a recent graduate from IIT Kharagpur with B.Sc and M.Sc in Mathematics and Computing and will be joining JP Morgan and Chase as a data scientist. He completed his master's thesis in "Discrimination Aware Machine Learning". He was also an intern at The Center for Internet and Society during summer of 2016.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cisxscholars-harsh-gupta-machine-learning-for-lawyers-and-lawmakers-20170629'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cisxscholars-harsh-gupta-machine-learning-for-lawyers-and-lawmakers-20170629</a>
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No publishersumandroFAT MLCISxScholarsBig DataMachine LearningResearchers at WorkEventArtificial Intelligence2017-06-27T09:16:48ZEventDr. Prerna Prabhakar - Impact of Digitisation of Land Recods in Rural India (Delhi, July 07, 5 pm)
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/firstfridayatcis-dr-prerna-prabhakar-impact-of-digitisation-of-land-recods-in-rural-india-july-07
<b>It is our priviledge to annouce that Dr. Prerna Prabhakar will be the speaker for the July #FirstFridayAtCIS event. Dr. Prabhakar is an Associate Fellow with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). She is involved in a project that looks at the digitisation of land records in India and its impact on land ownership across the country. In the talk, she will evaluate the impact that digitisation of land records has had in parts of rural India. If you are joining us, please RSVP at the soonest as we have only limited space in our office.</b>
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<h3><strong>Dr. Prerna Prabhakar</strong></h3>
<h4>Associate Fellow, <a href="http://www.ncaer.org/" target="_blank">National Council of Applied Economic Research</a> (NCAER)</h4>
<p>Dr. Prabhakar's primary research area is in International Economics. She has done extensive work on trade and primarily the linkages between trade and environment and regional trade integration for developing economies.
She has a MSc in Economics from TERI University and a PhD from the Department of Business, University of Delhi. Her PhD thesis was on international trade, environment and regional integration. She has also worked in a South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) funded Project titled “Carbon Embodied Trade and Trade Resistances: Evidence from South Asian Countries”. Earlier, she worked as a Research Assistant with Dr. Ram Upendra Das at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).</p>
<p>Profile on NCAER Website: <a href="http://www.ncaer.org/expert_details.php?pID=331" target="_blank">External Link</a>.</p>
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<h3><strong>RSVP</strong></h3>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/firstfridayatcis-dr-prerna-prabhakar-impact-of-digitisation-of-land-recods-in-rural-india-july-07'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/firstfridayatcis-dr-prerna-prabhakar-impact-of-digitisation-of-land-recods-in-rural-india-july-07</a>
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No publishersaikatLand Records#FirstFridayAtCISDigitisationResearchers at WorkEventE-Governance2017-07-06T10:51:19ZEventSoftware Freedom Pledge
http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/software-freedom-pledge-2015
<b>On September 19, 2015, celebrated globally as Software Freedom Day, a number of enthusiasts got together and collectively took a pledge.</b>
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<p>We, who have gathered together for <a href="http://softwarefreedomday.org/">Software Freedom Day 2015</a>, believe that software freedom is both a matter of ethical principle as well as a matter of pragmatism, and is necessary for a democratic, open society.</p>
<p>We believe that it is desirable that all people, but especially governments, use, contribute to, and spread open standards, free/libre/open source software, open APIs, openly-licensed content (including open data, open access, and open education resources), leading to a vibrant public domain, and ensure that all of the above are accessible for all, including persons with disabilities and other marginalised sections of society.</p>
<p>Given that, we pledge to:</p>
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<li>use and spread free software amongst our family, friends, and neighbours, both in person and virtually.</li>
<li>demand that services we use in turn use open standards and open APIs, and thus be available for all using free/libre/open source software, without the payment of any royalties.</li>
<li>raise the issue of software freedom with our democratic representatives, to seek that they in turn respect and promote these principles.</li>
<li>as far as possible, making our own work openly available, and seek to convince our employers, publishers, producers, and other persons who might be in a position to restrict </li>
<li>work against any laws, policies — corporate or governmental — or technical restrictions that seek to prevent people from full exercise of their rights, and which are contrary to the above principles.</li>
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<p>Signed by:</p>
<p>Abhaya Agarwal <br />
Ananth Subray <br />
Asutosha Sarangi <br />
Chirag Sarthi J <br />
Prakash Hebballi <br />
Pranesh Prakash <br />
Ralph Andrade <br />
Subhashish Panigrahi <br />
Tito Dutta <br />
Veethika Mishra</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/software-freedom-pledge-2015'>http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/software-freedom-pledge-2015</a>
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No publisherpraneshOpen StandardsOpen SourceAccess to KnowledgeFLOSSOpen ContentFOSSEventTechnological Protection Measures2015-09-25T12:26:09ZBlog EntryEdit-a-thon to improve Kannada-language science-related Wikipedia articles
http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/edit-a-thon-to-improve-kannada-language-science-related-wikipedia-articles-1
<b>A three-day Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted for science lecturers of institutions who gathered at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Bengaluru this August 18. The idea of this event was to improve science-related articles that are part of the Government of Karnataka's high school syllabus.
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<p id="docs-internal-guid-02799d05-975b-5a5b-76ff-0de8ae8101e7" dir="ltr">During the span of three days the lecturers were taught about basics of <a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/">Kannada Wikipedia</a>, editing policies, Kannada input, creating and editing articles on Kannada Wikipedia, and they all participated in contributing to about 20 articles science-related article based on topics listed in the high school syllabus (as per the Karnataka state syllabus). Some of the lecturers who were first-timers faced problems with Kannada typing where most others took some time to understand the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup">Wikipedia markup</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources">citations</a>. As this was the first iteration of the project, two more edit-a-thons will follow; one in November 2015 and another one in February 2016. We invite all Kannada Wikimedians to join and mentor these new Wikimedians.</p>
Images of the edit-a-thon can be found on Wikimedia Commons Category “<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kannada_Wikipedia_Workshop_for_DSERT_Bengaluru_Aug_18-20_2015">Kannada Wikipedia Workshop for DSERT Bengaluru Aug 18-20 2015</a>”. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja and Tito Dutta from CIS-A2K conducted the workshop.
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/edit-a-thon-to-improve-kannada-language-science-related-wikipedia-articles-1'>http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/edit-a-thon-to-improve-kannada-language-science-related-wikipedia-articles-1</a>
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No publisherpavanajaLanguageKannada WikipediaEventAccess to Knowledge2015-09-04T08:25:51ZBlog EntryBangalore Chapter Meet of DSCI
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/bangalore-chapter-meet-of-dsci-september-26-2015
<b>The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) will host the Bangalore Chapter Meeting of Data Security Council of India (DSCI) on September 26, 2015 at its Bangalore office in Domlur. The event will be held from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.</b>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">After the Nasscom cyber security task force meeting held at Wipro in June, followed by DSCI Best Practices meet in July, we now have the next chapter meeting at CIS.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Speakers</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The first speaker will be <b>Melissa Hathaway, Commissioner, Global Commission for Internet Governance</b>. She is an internationally distinguished cyber security expert and has worked as cyber security adviser in two US Presidential Administrations, and is the former acting Senior Director for cyberspace at the National Security Council in the US. The topic she will be speaking on is "<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/connected-choices" class="external-link">Connected Choices</a>".</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The second speaker will be <b>Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, CIS</b> (Center for internet & Society). Sunil is a renowned thought leader when it comes to internet governance, cyber space & its interface with civil society and actively contributes to DSCI and other forums. He will be presenting on "<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/anonymity-in-cyberspace" class="external-link">Anonymity in Cyberspace</a>" - the SIG that he led over last 8 months along with a diverse group of members from the industry in Bangalore.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Agenda</h3>
<table class="grid listing">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Time</th><th>Topic</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.30 p.m. - 2.45 p.m.</td>
<td>Recent Developments and Updates from DSCI</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.45 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.</td>
<td>Srinivas P. (Anchor): DSCI Bangalore Chapter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.</td>
<td>Melissa Hathaway: Connected Choices</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.</td>
<td>Sunil Abraham: Anonymity in Cyberspace</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">This will be followed by High Tea & Networking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">For participation, please send your email confirmation to Rajesh of Infosys at <a class="mail-link" href="mailto:Rajesh_K18@infosys.com">Rajesh_K18@infosys.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Since seats are limited, the participation will be restricted to first 50 confirmations. We had to organize it on a Saturday, due to Melissa’s availability – I’m sure many of you who know about her as expert security speaker, will not see weekend as a constraint to attend. Look forward to meeting you at CIS.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/bangalore-chapter-meet-of-dsci-september-26-2015'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/bangalore-chapter-meet-of-dsci-september-26-2015</a>
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No publishersunilCyber SecurityEventInternet Governance2015-09-09T01:40:56ZEventMini Unconference on Openness in Development, Bangalore
http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/events/mini-unconference-on-openness-in-development-bangalore
<b>Singapore Internet Research Centre and the Centre for Internet & Society are partnering together to hold a mini unconference session on Openness in Development on Day 2 of SIRCA III workshop. </b>
<p><span>For registration, please visit <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18PH8TL84yN24vRM9p6N-HmakNE2fjz0Ggld5MmRxVe0/viewform">here</a> or click on the image below.</span></p>
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<h3>Poster of the Event</h3>
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<th><a class="external-link" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18PH8TL84yN24vRM9p6N-HmakNE2fjz0Ggld5MmRxVe0/viewform"><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Openness.png" alt="Openness" class="image-inline" title="Openness" /></a></th>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Contact: <b><span>Sandy PEK Sin Yee (Ms) </span> </b><span>| Project Officer (SiRC) | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information | Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, #04-22, Singapore 637718 </span></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/events/mini-unconference-on-openness-in-development-bangalore'>http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/events/mini-unconference-on-openness-in-development-bangalore</a>
</p>
No publisherpraskrishnaOpennessEvent2015-09-18T01:49:43ZEventUnique Identity Number (UID), National Population Register (NPR), and Governance
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/uid-and-npr
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign invite you to a workshop to discuss and learn about the present state of the UID and the NPR schemes. The event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at TERI, Bangalore, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.</b>
<p><b>Among other questions, the workshop will address:<br /></b></p>
<ul>
<li>What is the UID and NPR?</li>
<li>How do the UID and NPR impact citizenship?</li>
<li>Will NPR and UID schemes transform governance? </li>
<li>Why and how is national security linked with UID / NPR?</li>
<li>What is the relationship between UID and Big Data?</li>
</ul>
<ol></ol>
<p style="text-align: left; "><b>Speakers:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Usha Ramanathan<i>, Independent Law Researcher and Human Rights Activist</i></li>
<li>Anant Maringanti<i>, Hyderabad</i><i> Urban Labs & Right to the City Foundation</i></li>
<li>Kaveri R<i>, Researcher, CES, IISc</i></li>
</ul>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/uid-and-npr'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/uid-and-npr</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaEventInternet GovernancePrivacy2013-03-01T04:32:06ZEventOdia Wikipedia 9th Anniversary Celebration
http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/events/odia-wikipedia-9th-anniversary-celebration
<b>The Centre for Internet & Society, New Delhi is celebrating the ninth anniversary of Odia Wikipedia. The event is being held at Academy of Media Learning, M-6, Samanta Vihar in Bhubaneswar from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.</b>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="fsl"> ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ, ଅନଲାଇନରେ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ଏକ ମୁକ୍ତ ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷର ୯ମ ବାର୍ଷିକ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ୨୯ ଜାନୁଆରୀରେ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ଵରର ଏକାଡେମି ଅଫ ମିଡ଼ିଆ ଲର୍ଣ୍ଣିଙ୍ଗରେ ଅପରାହ୍ଣ ୪ ଘଟିକା ସମୟରେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି । ଏହି ଅବସରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ପରିବାର ଆପଣମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ଭାଗ ନେଇ ଏହାକୁ ସାଫଲ୍ୟମଣ୍ଡିତ କରିବାକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରୁଛି ।</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="fsl">ଏଥିରେ ଆମେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ଉପଯୋଗୀତା, ଏହାର ବ୍ୟବହାର ଓ ଆପଣ କିପରି ଏଥିରେ ଭାଗ ନେଇପାରିବେ ଓ ଜ୍ଞାନ ବିତରଣର ଏହି ମହାପ୍ରବାହ ସାମିଲ ହୋଇପାରିବେ ସେ ବାବଦରେ ଜାଣିପାରିବେ । ଏଥିରେ ଭାଗ ନେବା ପାଇଁ ଏହି ଅନଲାଇନ ଫର୍ମଟିକୁ ଭରନ୍ତୁ: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fq5vnA&h=FAQEgTac3&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/q5vnA</a></span></span></p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id=".E0.AC.AE.E0.AD.82.E0.AC.B3_.E0.AC.AA.E0.AD.8D.E0.AC.B0.E0.AC.B8.E0.AC.99.E0.AD.8D.E0.AC.97_.28Agenda.29">Agenda</span></h3>
<ul>
<li>Introducing Wikipedia</li>
<li>Celebrating Odia Wikipedia's 9th birthday!</li>
<li>Current status of Odia Wikipedia and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%86:Wikiprojects" title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Wikiprojects">WikiProjects</a></li>
<li>Press meet</li>
</ul>
<h3>Organizers</h3>
<p><a href="http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%9F%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80:Odisha1" title="ବ୍ୟବହାରକାରୀ:Odisha1">ମନୋରଞ୍ଜନ ବେହେରା<br />ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତ କେଡ଼ିଆ<br /><b></b></a><b><a href="http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%9F%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80:Psubhashish" title="ବ୍ୟବହାରକାରୀ:Psubhashish"><span>ସୁଭାସିସ<span>ପାଣିଗାହି</span></span></a></b><b><a href="http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%9F%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80:Psubhashish" title="ବ୍ୟବହାରକାରୀ:Psubhashish"><span><span></span></span></a></b></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; ">Register for this event <a class="external-link" href="http://bitly.com/bbsrwiki">here</a></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/events/odia-wikipedia-9th-anniversary-celebration'>http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/events/odia-wikipedia-9th-anniversary-celebration</a>
</p>
No publisherpraskrishnaOpennessWikipediaEventWikimedia2013-01-24T09:52:13ZEventOdia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar
http://editors.cis-india.org/events/odia-wikipedia-tenth-anniversary-kalinga-institute-of-social-sciences-bhubaneswar
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge along with the Odia Wikipedia community invite you to the tenth anniversary celebrations of Odia Wikipedia t Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar on January 28, 2014 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.</b>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="fsl">କିଛି ଦିନ ତଳେ କଳିଙ୍ଗ ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚ୍ୟୁଟ ଅଫ ସୋସିଆଲ ସାଇନ୍ସେସଠାରେ କର୍ମଶାଳା ଓ ସହବନ୍ଧନ ପରେ ସେଠାର କର୍ତ୍ତୃପକ୍ଷ ଓ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ତଥା ଛାତ୍ରମାନେ ଆମ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ୧୦ମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ପରିସରରେ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ମୁଁ ଏଥିରେ କେତେଜଣ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ଭାଷା ଗବେଷକ ଓ ଭାଷାବିଦମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଥିଲି । ଏଯାବତ ସେଣ୍ଟ୍ରାଲ ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚ୍ୟୁଟ ଅଫ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ ଲାଙ୍ଗୁଏଜେସ (CIIL), ମହୀଶୂରର ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାତା ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାବିଦ ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ଦେବୀପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ପଟୃନାୟକ, ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀର ଅବାହକ ଓ ଭାଷାବିଦ ଡ. ଗୌରହରି ଦାସ ତଥା ଭାଷା ଗବେଷକ ସୁବ୍ରତ ପୃଷ୍ଟି ସମ୍ମତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଦୟାକରି ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଜ ତରଫରୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଧିକ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ଗବେହକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିବା ସହିତ ଏଥିରେ ଅଂଶଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ଏହି ସାମୁହିକ ଉଦ୍ୟମକୁ ଫଳବତୀ କରାଇବାରେ ସହଯୋଗ କରିବେ ।</span></span></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/events/odia-wikipedia-tenth-anniversary-kalinga-institute-of-social-sciences-bhubaneswar'>http://editors.cis-india.org/events/odia-wikipedia-tenth-anniversary-kalinga-institute-of-social-sciences-bhubaneswar</a>
</p>
No publisherpraskrishnaAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaOpennessEvent2014-01-30T12:01:22ZEventThe Future of the Internet, Who Should Govern It and What is at Stake for You?
http://editors.cis-india.org/events/future-of-internet-january-29-2014
<b>Internet and Mobile Association of India, Cellular Operators Association of India, Internet Democracy project, Media for Change, SFLC and the Centre for Internet Society is organizing a Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on the future of internet on January 29, 2014 at Multipurpose Hall, India International Center (IIC).</b>
<p>Snehashish Ghosh will participate in the event as a speaker.</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<ul>
<li>10.00 - 10.30: Registration</li>
<li>10.30 -13.30: Discussion and Open House</li>
<li>13.30: Lunch</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The meeting seeks to address, among others, the following questions:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The issue of governing the internet through a multistakeholder mechanism (including government, business, civil society, academia and the technical community) versus a multilateral one (or an intergovernmental one, including only governments in a decision making role) is leading the global discourse.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">What is multistakeholderism? How is it practiced? How is it different from multilateralism or intergovernmental decision making? Why has multistakeholderism assumed such an important role in internet governance?<br />Moderator – Subi Chutervedi</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Several of the arguments are based in a framework document known as ‘Tunis Agenda 2005’.<br />What is the role of the Tunis Agenda in these debates? Since its formulation 9 years ago, is it still relevant? What does “stakeholders in their respective roles” mean in 2014 and beyond?<br />Moderator – Subi Chaturvedi</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The positions taken by the Government of India at international fora are linked to its cyber security concerns. <br />Will India’s position of multilateral/intergovernmental governance of the Internet actually address these cyber security concerns?<br />Moderator – Anja Kovacs</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Since the Snowden revelations, mass surveillance by governments has assumed center stage and is driving the recent discourse.<br />Will a multilateral/inter-governmental mechanism adequately address serious concerns of government surveillance and intrusion into the privacy of internet users and citizens?<br />Moderator – Anja Kovacs</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Innovation, freedom of speech and expression and privacy rights are critical to a free and open internet. How are these impacted under a multistakeholder vis-à-vis a multilateral/inter-governmental mechanism?<br />Moderator- Chinmayi Arun</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Internet governance has both a domestic and a global angle. In 2014, what should be the process of policy making involving stakeholders? Should there be consultation and what should be the process, quality and outcome of such consultation, especially as it relates to Internet Governance?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">What process should the government adopt before taking a position internationally and while formulating domestic policy related to internet governance?<br />Moderator Chinmayi Arun</p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/events/future-of-internet-january-29-2014'>http://editors.cis-india.org/events/future-of-internet-january-29-2014</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaFreedom of Speech and ExpressionEventInternet Governance2014-02-12T11:12:54ZEvent