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- Benefits, Harms, Rights and Regulation: A Survey of Literature on Big Data — by Amber Sinha, Vanya Rakesh, Vidushi Marda and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu — last modified Mar 23, 2017 02:17 AM
- This survey draws upon a range of literature including news articles, academic articles, and presentations and seeks to disaggregate the potential benefits and harms of big data, organising them into several broad categories that reflect the existing scholarly literature. The survey also recognises the non-technical big data regulatory options which are in place as well as those which have been proposed by various governments, civil society groups and academics.
- Comments on Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017 — by Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 23, 2017 01:54 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society submitted comments on the Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017. The comments were prepared by Udbhav Tiwari, Pranesh Prakash, Abhay Rana, Amber Sinha and Sunil Abraham.
- Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registry — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:38 PM
- The largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it stores on more than 1.1 billion people could be vulnerable to exploitation.
- Review Meeting for the Pervasive Technologies Project — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:25 PM
- The Centre for Internet & Society in partnership with Beijing Normal University Institute for Internet Policy & Law organized a review meeting of the Pervasive Technologies project in Macau on February 20 - 21, 2017.
- No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric scheme — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:27 PM
- Controversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks.
- Pervasive Technologies Project in Hong Kong — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 20, 2017 04:09 PM
- Digital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS) held a new networking initiative. Digital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society co-hosted a series of events aimed at fostering engagement and knowledge sharing at the intersection of technology, society, law, policy and international development.
- Sambad 100 Women Edit-a-thon — by Ting Yi Chang and Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Apr 18, 2017 10:05 AM
- A two-day 100 Women Edit-a-thon was held on March 18 and 19, 2017 in collaboration with Odisha’s biggest newspaper publisher Sambad. The event was inspired by BBC’s 100 Women series and edit-a-thons with the same name in December 2016. More than 20 female journalists participated and registered as new Odia Wikipedians. The event served as a highlight of the Women’s History Month in Indian language Wikipedias as well as in the global movement.
- Digital native: Lie Me a River — by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 19, 2017 02:47 PM
- The sea of social media around us often drowns the truth, exchanging misinformation for facts.
- EVMs: How transparent is the Indian election process? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 17, 2017 01:57 AM
- Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have become a bone of contention after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were declared last Saturday and the BSP president Mayawati alleged tampering. The Congress party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have called for a probe into her allegation. Social media too is abuzz with messages and videos showing how the machines can be allegedly manipulated to sway the votes in favour of a particular candidate.
- Nasscom chief saying full data protection isn’t possible should wake us from our digital slumber — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 17, 2017 01:47 AM
- Considering India is rapidly moving towards a digital economy, the hurdles not withstanding, data and identity security are topics which have to be taken very seriously. Since the demonetisation, a large part of the population who would never bother with digital transactions has suddenly come online. But there is no such thing as complete security of personal data, according to Nasscom chief R Chandrashekhar.
- Women’s History Month: Sambad collaborates with Odia Wikipedia for a Two Day Edit-a-thon — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Mar 17, 2017 05:36 AM
- Sambad's 100 Women Edit-a-thon: Two day edit-a-thon to increase quantity and quality of women-related articles on Odia Wikipedia
- AI for Social Good — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 15, 2017 01:22 AM
- AI in Asia event was organised by the Digital Asia Hub on March 6 and 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. The event partners were Waseda University, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, NICT, NTT and the Japan Society of Information and Communication Research. Udbhav Tiwari attended the event.
- Train The Trainer 2017 — by Manasa Rao — last modified Jun 07, 2017 08:43 AM
- First Asia Pacific Workshop on Empirical Methods in Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 14, 2017 02:14 PM
- Rohini Lakshané took part in a workshop organized by Centre for Innovation Intellectual Property & Competition in New Delhi from March 9 to 11, 2017.
- The 12-digit conundrum — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 14, 2017 01:50 PM
- Even as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports.
- Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Environment Management — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 10, 2017 04:58 PM
- A Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organized by CSIBER College and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in Kolhapur on March 30, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was a trainer. The edit-a-thon was attended by 32 students.
- Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Pune — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 10, 2017 04:04 PM
- Sterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini joined hands with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team to hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Ambawane in Pune on March 10, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was one of the trainers. The edit-a-thon was attended by 28 students.
- Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jnana Prabodhini — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 15, 2017 07:31 AM
- A Marathi Wikipedia Women's Day edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Jnana Prabodhini to commemorate the celebration of International Women's Day.
- "Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din" celebrations in Maharashtra — by [email protected] — last modified Mar 10, 2017 05:36 AM
- Marathi Language Day was recently commemorated across the state of Maharashtra to celebrate the Marathi language, its literature and culture.
- A Pathfinding Approach for Digital India — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Mar 03, 2017 04:39 PM
- It's not only the installation of the OFC, but of ensuring quality and reliability.
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