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- India's Tech Policy Entrepreneurs — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 08, 2016 04:52 PM
- The people who influence India's evolving technology policy.
- Freedom in Feb — an awareness increasing campaign — by Tito Dutta — last modified Jun 28, 2017 09:59 AM
- You have heard about the Ice bucket challenge (and the rice bucket challenge). You may have heard about the 100happinessdays challenge (and its Wikipedia version 100wikidayschallenge). You may have heard and participated in the November no shaving challenge. Some of these campaigns are organized to increase awareness about different social issues. Now here the Centre for Internet and Society, India brings to you a campaign called Freedom In Feb.
- Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention - DSCI — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 06, 2016 03:55 PM
- Udbhav Tiwari was a panelist for an Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention organised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) at the Le Meridian, New Delhi on 23 November 2016.
- 10th NLSIR Symposium - Regulating E-Commerce in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 06, 2016 03:48 PM
- Vidushi Marda participated in a panel at the "10th NLSIR Symposium on Regulating E-Commerce in India" at NSLIU on November 27, 2016 in Bengaluru.
- Digital native: The View from My Bubble — by Nishant Shah — last modified Dec 05, 2016 03:15 PM
- In the digital world, the privileged have the power to deny a devastating crisis for the poor.
- Your digital wallet can be a ‘pickpocket’ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 05, 2016 01:44 AM
- If you have installed a wallet app on your smartphone, be careful. Many such apps can access data, even sensitive personal information, and have features that do more than just make payments. All that, with your due “permission”.
- Developer team fixed vulnerabilities in Honorable PM's app and API — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 04, 2016 07:08 PM
- The official app of Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, was found to contain a security flaw in 2015 that exposed millions of people's personal data. A few days ago a very similar flaw was reported again. This post by Bhavyanshu Parasher, who found the flaw and sought to get it fixed last year, explains the technical details behind the security vulnerability.
- CFI-ACCION - Panel Discussion on 'Big Data: Challenge or Opportunity?' (Delhi, December 06) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:41 AM
- The Centre for Financial Inclusion of ACCION International is organising a panel discussion on "Big Data: Challenge or Opportunity?" as an associated event of the Inclusive Finance India Summit 2016, Hotel Ashok, Delhi, December 05-06. The discussion will be held at 12:30 on Tuesday, December 06. It will be moderated by Amy Jensen Mowl, CFI Fellow at IFMR, and M.S. Sriram, Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Development of Research in Banking Technology. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate as a panelist.
- No laws in India to protect customers if they lose money during digital transactions — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 02, 2016 05:07 PM
- The lack of basic privacy and security laws pertaining to digital payments in India puts the onus on consumers who use such services.
- Lack of clarity about cashless and online transactions makes digital payments more worrisome — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 02, 2016 04:20 PM
- Even as demonetisation pushes for more and more cashless and online transactions through, e-wallets, banks and other such apps, there is a serious lack of clarity on how these companies handle customer data, and how it is shared with other entities. "Data is the new oil," is an oft repeated phrase in nearly every technology related conversation that comes up anywhere in India today.
- A world apart — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 01, 2016 03:24 PM
- On the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we look at their legal rights relating to financial matters.
- Guru Gomke is a Stylish Ol Chiki Typeface for India’s Santali Speakers — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 01, 2016 02:56 PM
- No country for the disabled — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 01, 2016 02:29 PM
- A 26-year-old electrical engineer is forced to hide his disability, for fear of losing his job. His current employer is unaware that he uses an artificial limb.
- The Technology behind Big Data — by Geethanjali Jujjavarapu and Udbhav Tiwari — last modified Dec 04, 2016 09:53 AM
- The authors undertakes a high-level literature review of the most commonly used technological tools and processes in the big data life cycle. The big data life cycle is a conceptual construct that can be used to study the various stages that typically occur in collecting, storing and analysing big data, along with the principles that can govern these processes.
- Popular apps are inaccessible to millions of disabled: Study — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2016 03:52 PM
- According to a study conducted by Centre for Internet and Society last month, many of the most-commonly used mobile apps for food delivery, online payments, grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible to the visually challenged.
- The Quest for Education – Persons with Disabilities, Severely Challenged — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Nov 30, 2016 03:38 PM
- Education is the fundamental building block of development; it leads to an improved quality of life, employment, social acceptance and inclusion, national development and intellectual growth.
- Disabled kid? sorry, no admission! — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2016 03:28 PM
- Mita Sarkar, a mother of a six-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy (CP) had to approach around ten private schools for her daughter's admission. She heard the same response from every school she approached: “Education is for all and we accept all children, but we are not equipped to school your child”.
- Comments to the BIS on Smart Cities Indicators — by Elonnai Hickok, Rohini Lakshané and Udbhav Tiwari — last modified Dec 11, 2016 07:56 AM
- The Bureau of Indian Standards released the Smart Cities - Indicator on 30 September 2016. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) presented its views.
- Navigating the 'Reconsideration' Quagmire (A Personal Journey of Acute Confusion) — by Padmini Baruah and Geetha Hariharan — last modified Nov 30, 2016 01:48 PM
- An earlier analysis of ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy already brought to light our concerns about the lack of transparency in ICANN’s internal mechanisms. Carrying my research forward, I sought to arrive at an understanding of the mechanisms used to appeal a denial of DIDP requests. In this post, I aim to provide a brief account of my experiences with the Reconsideration Request process that ICANN provides for as a tool for appeal.
- Odia Wikipedia: Sambalpur University Workshop — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Apr 17, 2017 06:44 AM
- An Odia Wikipedia orientation-cum-workshop program was organised for the students of Sambalpur University on 27 November, 2016.
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