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by Ben Bas last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:44 AM
7th India Digital Summit 2013 by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 13, 2013 06:32 AM
This summitt organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India is being held in New Delhi from January 16 to 17, 2013 at the Lalit Hotel
Two-day Wiki Workshop in Goa University: An Introduction by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jan 25, 2013 06:30 AM
Last month, on December 12 and 13, 2012, the Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet & Society along with Wikipedia community members organized a two-day workshop for M.A. and Ph.D. students at the Goa University. Nitika Tandon participated in the event and shares with us the developments.
Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
Accessible Broadcasting in India by Srividya Vaidyanathan — last modified Jan 28, 2013 05:28 AM
The abridged version of International Telecommunication Union's "Making Television Accessible" Report which we published last year has been broadened in scope and is now called "Accessible Broadcasting in India" report.
No Civil Society Members in the Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 09, 2013 05:56 PM
The Government of India has taken our advice and reconstituted the Cyber Regulations Advisory Commitee. But there is no representation of Internet users, citizens, and consumers — only government and industry interests.
Clash of the cyberworlds by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 15, 2013 06:57 AM
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the political spectrum of nations, even in liberal democracies.
Panel Discussion on E-Commerce at NLSIU by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2013 10:37 AM
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event held at the National Law School of India University on January 7, 2013.
What's Needed Is User-Centric Design, Not Good Intentions by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 25, 2013 11:26 AM
The inadequacy of essentials and conveniences around us results from a slack approach to both design and execution. We know we are deficient in execution, but we need to be more aware of deficiencies in approach and design. Good intentions, while important, cannot substitute for good systems design and execution.
Cool Jobs | Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2013 05:55 AM
The man behind Mumbai’s most original ideas space on being a cross-pollinator
Mobile Broadband: Leveraging for Business Transformation by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 15, 2013 08:40 AM
Mobile India 2013 is being held at the Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore on 9 January 2013. Sunil Abraham is speaking at this event.
Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally...and So Did Concerns about Privacy by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2013 04:40 AM
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy.
Mining the Web Collective by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Jan 06, 2013 11:48 PM
In March 2012, Dr Bruno Latour and his team from the Sciences Po Media Lab organized a workshop that assembled a selected group of researchers from India to explore methods of Controversy Mapping. It was hosted by Dr J. Srinivasan, Director of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
National Resource Kit: The Andhra Chapter (Revised) by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Feb 12, 2014 05:21 AM
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The year social media came of age in India by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 03:33 AM
Sambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.
A note of dissent on cash transfers and UID by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 03:15 AM
The following is the text of a note released by 208 scholars, activists and concerned citizens on the United Progressive Alliance government’s plan to introduce cash transfers linked to the Aadhaar (UID) numbers of beneficiaries:
UN agrees to review agencies governing Internet by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 02:40 AM
Although India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
No fear of losing internet freedom till Jan 15: Experts by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 02:20 AM
There is no need to get scared about losing internet freedom, at least till January 2015.
National Resource Kit : The Kerala Chapter (Call for Comments) by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:20 AM
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Kerala.
State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance tactics that governments are using, and safeguards that can be put in place to protect against unlawful or disproportionate surveillance.

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