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- Google Hangout on Technology and Jobs — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 10:38 AM
- Vanya Rakesh was a speaker at a Google hangout discussion held on Friday, March 24th, 2017 on "Technology and Jobs" as part of a project that ICRIER is doing with World Bank headquarters and several institutions across the world, titled “Jobs for Development”.
- Exploring Big Data for Development: An Electricity Sector Case Study from India — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:33 AM
- This working paper by Ritam Sengupta, Dr. Richard Heeks, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Dr. Christopher Foster draws from the field study undertaken by Ritam Sengupta, and is published by the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester. The field study was commissioned by the CIS, with support from the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield.
- Indo - French Perspectives on Digital Studies — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 05:17 AM
- Anubha Sinha was a speaker at the Indo-French workshop on Open Access at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on March 15, 2017. The event was organized by the Digital Studies Group.
- Conference on Safety Against Online Child Sexual Abuse — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 04:10 AM
- Japreet Grewal was a speaker at a conference on safety against online child sexual abuse which was jointly organized by CID, Telangana and the Department for Women Development and Child Welfare, Telangana on March 16 and 17, 2017 in Hyderabad.
- From Virtual to Reliable: Exploring Freedom and Facts in the World of WWW (World Wide Web) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 04:01 AM
- An interactive seminar on internet freedom was organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and Adaan Foundation on March 21, 2017 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. Saikat Dutta and Amber Sinha were panelists.
- क्या आधार पर जल्दबाज़ी में है सरकार? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 03:52 AM
- Amber Sinha took part in a discussion on Aadhaar aired by NDTV on March 27, 2017.
- IDRC - Open Development Book - Authors' Workshop — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 03:47 AM
- Sumandro Chattapadhyay participated in the authors' workshop organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at the University of Cape Town in South Africa on March 11 and 12, 2017.
- Comments on the draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Mar 29, 2017 03:41 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted comments on the draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules for the consideration of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India.
- The Fintech Disruption - Innovation, Regulation, and Transformation — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 02:10 AM
- Sumandro Chattapadhyay attended an event organized by Carnegie India on March 28, 2017. The aim of the initiative was that inclusive and sustainable regulations require constant interaction between policy makers and industry.
- National Consultation on OER for Higher Education — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2017 03:53 PM
- Anubha Sinha attended the National Consultative Meet on OER Policy for Higher Education in India held at New Delhi on March 3, 2017. The event was organized by CEMCA (Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia).
- Wikisource:Internship Project at New Law College, Pune — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Mar 28, 2017 03:37 PM
- This Wiki - internship project is being conducted for New Law College (Pune),under the guidance of Prof.Dr.Mukund Sarda, Dean and Principal of NLC by CIS A2K as part of this project at en wikisource; teams of students will acomplish proof reading, validation, compilation annotation etc. of Indian Laws and to begin with Copyright laws and Intellectual property laws at Portal:Copyright law/Copyright law of India.
- Debate on Cyber Crime in TV9 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2017 03:25 PM
- Vidushi Marda took part in a debate on cyber crime which was aired on TV9 on January 13, 2017.
- Democracy and the Internet in 2017 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2017 03:19 PM
- Vidushi Marda gave a talk at St. Joseph's College of Commerce in Bengaluru on January 25, 2017. Vidushi spoke about democracy and the internet. The 50 minute talk was followed by 20 minutes of questions/comments.
- CIS representation at ICANN 58 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2017 02:22 PM
- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organized ICANN 58 at Copenhagen from March 9 to March 16, 2017. On behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Vidushi Marda participated in the event and made a presentation.
- India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2017 02:45 AM
- I have been thinking about my fingerprints and the secrets that may lie within my eyes — and whether I want to share them with the Indian government. I may not however have a choice.
- Other Than Women: Exploring Harassment and Difference Online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2017 04:11 PM
- A satellite session at RightsCon in Brussels is being organized by the Tactical Technology Collective on March 28, 2017. Rohini Lakshané is a speaker at this event.
- Round Table on Privacy and Data Protection at NIPFP — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2017 04:02 PM
- National Institute of Public Finance & Policy organized a round-table on privacy and data protection on March 24, 2017 in New Delhi.
- Why We Should All Worry About The Mandatory Imposition Of Aadhaar — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2017 03:02 PM
- It appears that with each passing day, the government is linking an increasing number of benefits and government services to the 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number for Indians, despite growing concerns around its data privacy and security.
- Evaluating Safety Buttons on Mobile Devices: Preview — by Rohini Lakshané and Chinmayi S.K. — last modified Mar 18, 2023 04:40 AM
- Much technological innovation for women is aimed at addressing violence against women. One such ubiquitous intervention is mobile device-based safety applications, also known as emergency applications. Several police departments in India, public transport services, and commercial services such as taxi-hailing apps deploy a mobile device-based “panic button” for the safety of citizens or customers, especially women. However, the proliferation of safety apps through both public and private players raises several concerns, which will be studied through this study by Rohini Lakshané of the CIS and Chinmayi S.K. of The Bachchao Project. Research assistance for this report was provided by CIS intern Harish R.S.K. Visualisations by Saumyaa Naidu.
- State of Digital Rights in India (Delhi, March 24) — by Japreet Grewal and Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Mar 27, 2017 01:21 PM
- The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi and the Internet Freedom Foundation, in association with Access Now, are hosting a discussion on The State of Digital Rights in India on March 24, 2017 (Friday) from 6.00 pm onwards at Lecture Room-I, India International Centre- Annexe, New Delhi. Japreet Grewal and Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate in the panel discussions.
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