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Indian Wikimedian Communities and the Gender Gap - A Space of Change, Negotiation, and Growth by Bhuvana Meenakshi — last modified Mar 09, 2020 12:15 PM
This blog post covers key findings of the Wikipedia Gender Gap research completed by Ting-Yi Chang in April 2018. The paper was titled “Examining Female Editors’ Identity and Agency Negotiation Process within Indian Wikimedia Projects and Communities”. Here Ting-Yi brings us several observations on how the contributions by women editors' impacts Indian Wikimedia. This research focuses on participation of the women in Wikimedia activities with an emphasis on creating safe spaces and encouraging skill development.
‘Future of Work’ in India’s IT/IT-es Sector by Aayush Rathi and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 28, 2020 09:52 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society has recently undertaken research into the impact of Industry 4.0 on work in India. Industry 4.0, for the purposes of the research, is conceptualised as the technical integration of cyber physical systems (CPS) into production and logistics and the use of the ‘internet of things’ (connection between everyday objects) and services in (industrial) processes. By undertaking this research, CIS seeks to complement and contribute to the discourse and debates in India around the impact of Industry 4.0. In furtherance of the same, this report seeks to explore several key themes underpinning the impact of Industry 4.0 specifically in the IT/IT-es sector and broadly on the nature of work itself.
RBI Ban on Cryptocurrencies not backed by any data or statistics by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:35 PM
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
Cryptocurrency Regulation in India – A brief history by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:36 PM
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
A Compilation of Research on the PDP Bill by Pranav M B — last modified Mar 05, 2020 08:04 AM
The most recent step in India’s initiative to create an effective and comprehensive Data Protection regime was the call for comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which closed last month. Leading up to the comments, CIS has published numerous research pieces with the goal of providing a comprehensive overview of how this legislation would place India within the global scheme, and how the local situation has developed, as well as analysing its impacts on citizens’ rights.
Governing ID: Kenya’s Huduma Namba Programme by Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:19 PM
Governing ID: Use of Digital ID in the Healthcare Sector by Shruti Trikanad — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:21 PM
Governing ID: India’s Unique Identity Programme by Vrinda Bhandari — last modified Mar 02, 2020 11:38 AM
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Use of Digital ID for Verification by Shruti Trikanad — last modified Mar 02, 2020 11:16 AM
Counter-comments to Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality by Torsha Sarkar and Kanav Khanna — last modified Mar 02, 2020 10:57 AM
This submission presents counter-comments by CIS in response to the consultation paper floated by the TRAI on the topic of ‘Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality’. These counter-comments take stock of the submissions made by commentators on these issue, and also CIS’ previous work on areas of net neutrality.
Governing ID: A Framework for Evaluation of Digital Identity by Vrinda Bhandari, Shruti Trikanad, and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:22 PM
Governing ID: Introducing our Evaluation Framework by Shruti Trikanad — last modified Mar 02, 2020 08:03 AM
Comparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill with the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Protection Act by Pallavi Bedi — last modified Feb 21, 2020 01:12 PM
Divergence between the General Data Protection Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 by Pallavi Bedi — last modified Feb 21, 2020 11:08 AM
How the Data Protection Bill Regulates Social Media Platforms by Tanaya Rajwade and Gurshabad Grover — last modified Feb 19, 2020 11:53 AM
The Bill gives the Centre the power to designate certain social media intermediaries as significant data fiduciaries.
Platformisation of Domestic Work in India: Report from a Multistakeholder Consultation by Tasneem Mewa — last modified Feb 17, 2020 09:46 AM
On November 16, 2019, The Centre for Internet and Society invited officials from the Department of Labour (Government of Karnataka), members of domestic worker unions, domestic workers, company representatives, and civil society researchers at the Student Christian Mission of India House to discuss preliminary findings of an ongoing research project and facilitate a multistakeholder consultation to understand the contemporaneous platformisation of domestic work in India. Please find here a report from this consultation authored by Tasneem Mewa.
Law and Politics of Global Governance Course Outline by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Feb 14, 2020 12:06 PM
Arindrajit Basu taught a course on various prospects and challenges of global governance at NUJS, including the geo-politics of emerging technologies.
Content takedown and users' rights by Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover — last modified Feb 17, 2020 05:18 AM
After Shreya Singhal v Union of India, commentators have continued to question the constitutionality of the content takedown regime under Section 69A of the IT Act (and the Blocking Rules issued under it). There has also been considerable debate around how the judgement has changed this regime: specifically about (i) whether originators of content are entitled to a hearing, (ii) whether Rule 16 of the Blocking Rules, which mandates confidentiality of content takedown requests received by intermediaries from the Government, continues to be operative, and (iii) the effect of Rule 16 on the rights of the originator and the public to challenge executive action. In this opinion piece, we attempt to answer some of these questions.
Announcing Selected Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and Surveillance by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Feb 13, 2020 03:04 PM
We published a Call for Researchers on January 10, 2020, to invite applications from researchers interested in writing a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations are put under as they seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India. We received 29 applications from over 10 locations in India in response to the call, and are truly overwhelmed by and grateful for this interest and support. We eventually selected applications by 3 researchers that we felt aligned best with the specific objectives of the project. Please find below brief profile notes of the selected researchers.
Comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Shweta Mohandas, Tanaya Rajwade — last modified Feb 21, 2020 10:13 AM
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019.

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