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- Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the "Best Bits" pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 07, 2012 08:06 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories for this submission made to the ITU on November 16, 2012.
- India second in requesting user info: Google — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 15, 2012 09:40 AM
- India is at second place after the US in terms of the government requests for user data from Google
- India second in keeping tabs on netizens — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 15, 2012 09:04 AM
- India ranks second globally in accessing private details of its citizens, next only to the US, if the latest data from Google is to be believed.
- ICOMM2012: International Communications and Electronics Fair — by Jadine Lannon — last modified Dec 04, 2012 06:37 AM
- The seventh India International Communications and Electronics Fair (ICOMM2012) organized by CMAI Association of India was held at the NSIC Expo Grounds in New Delhi from September 14 to 15, 2012. Jadine Lannon attended the event, and shares us with some interesting and exciting new developments in ICT.
- A Wikipedia Mini-hackathon in Delhi — by Yuvraj Pandian — last modified Dec 04, 2012 07:31 AM
- Wikipedian Yuvaraj Pandian visited the CIS office in Delhi and helped the Access to Knowledge team conduct a super-ad-hoc mini-hackathon with two other volunteers, Sheel from Delhi and Harsh from Ahmedabad. The aim was to get them a kickstart in developing userscripts/gadgets, and get them to a point where the prior existing documentation makes sense to them.
- An Odia Wikipedia Workshop at Academy of Media Learning — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 17, 2013 07:06 AM
- Odia Wikipedians were invited to Academy of Media Learning (AML), Bhubaneswar for a guest lecture and a workshop on contributing to Odia Wikipedia. The event was organised by the Centre for Internet & Society on November 10, 2012. This is a report about the activities in AML.
- Steady Steps.....FOSS and the MDG's — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:11 AM
- Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this IGF workshop held on November 9, 2012. It was organised by International Center For Free and Open Source Software and Free Software and OpenSource Foundation For Africa.
- Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Nov 09, 2012 10:20 AM
- In January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to September 2012. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) was a member of the committee creating the report. This blog post is CIS’s attempt to answer questions that have arisen from media coverage on the report, based on our understanding.
- Whose Change Is It Anyway? | DML2013 — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:47 AM
- As a preparation for the DML conference, Nishant Shah had an interview with Howard Rheingold, a cyberculture pioneer, social media innovator, and author of "Smart Mobs. Nishant Shah is chair of 'Whose Change Is It Anyway? Futures, Youth, Technology And Citizen Action In The Global South (And The Rest Of The World)' track at DML2013. Here, he talks about shifts in citizen engagement in Indian politics and civics, and the underlying significance of these changes.
- Law yet to catch up with tech-enabled peeping toms — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2012 08:06 AM
- Devices that give sharp images are the order of the day. But this clarity is lacking when it comes to regulating use of cameras and camera phones in public places, say policy makers.
- Super WiFi & Shared Spectrum: A Time to Start Sharing — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Nov 08, 2012 07:00 AM
- Look into sharing spectrum and 'Super Wi-Fi', instead of auctions, refarming and exclusive allocation.
- Information security policy on govt agenda — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2012 06:18 AM
- As an increasing quantity of sensitive information is transmitted through electronic channels, the government is considering putting in place an internal information security policy to reduce the risk of leaks and counter possible cyber attacks, said three government officials involved in discussions on the proposal.
- ITU – NTA Workshop on Making ICT and mobile phones accessible for persons with disabilities in Nepal — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 07, 2012 12:19 PM
- The International Telecommunication Union is organizing this event on November 9, 2012 in Nepal. Nirmita Narasimhan is participating as a speaker in the session "Introduction: ICT and telecom accessibility, good practices in policy and industry initiatives".
- Who is Following Me: Tracking the Trackers (IGF2012) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 07, 2012 05:17 PM
- The Internet Society and the Council of Europe are co-organising a workshop at the IGF (Baku - 8 November 2012 - 09:00 - 10:30) regarding online tracking. Malavika Jayaram is a speaker.
- Solutions for Enabling Cross-border Data Flows — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:42 PM
- ICC BASIS and the Internet Society are co-organising a workshop at the IGF (Baku - 7 November 2012 - 14:30 to 16:00) to explore solutions for enabling cross-border data flows. Malavika Jayaram is a panelist.
- Best Bits 2012 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 06, 2012 06:46 AM
- Best Bits organized a workshop at the IGF. It was held on November 3 and 4, 2012. Pranesh Prakash and Elonnai Hickok participated in the event.
- Cloudy Jurisdiction: Addressing the thirst for Cloud Data in Domestic Legeal Processes — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:00 AM
- Elonnai Hickok was a panelist at this workshop held at the IGF in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 7, 2012. The workshop was co-organised by Electronic Frontier Foundation (Peru) and University of Ottawa.
- Power to youth — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 06, 2012 06:10 AM
- The inclusion of young politicians in the recent reshuffle saw the average age of the Union Cabinet come down. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Across sectors, a new order is emerging as the next generation takes over the reigns. It has been one of our biggest paradoxes - a country which has one of the youngest populations in the world has not been harnessing the energy, verve and change-making abilities of its young.
- Indian Government's Submission to ITU — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AM
- The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
- The Privatisation of Censorship: The Online Responsibility to Protect Free Expression — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:48 AM
- Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this workshop organised on November 5, 2012. It was organized by Index on Censorship.
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