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- India's social media "spring" masks forgotten protests — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 01, 2011 06:24 AM
- Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world's longest hunger strike is that she is on the wrong side of India's digital divide.
- Alistair Scrutton: Social media holds the key to Hazare's campaign success — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 01, 2011 06:09 AM
- IROM Sharmila has been on hunger strike for ten years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world's most resolute hunger striker is that she is on the wrong side of India's digital divide.
- Digital divide: Why Irom Sharmila can’t do an Anna — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 01, 2011 05:55 AM
- Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world’s longest hunger strike is that she is on the wrong side of India’s digital divide.
- When revolutions go viral — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 01, 2011 04:46 AM
- Thanks to Facebook and Twitter, the urban Indian youth, famously detached from the goings-on in the country, came out on the streets to support the anti-corruption movement - not only here but abroad as well. TOI-Crest looks at the anatomy of a modern protest movement.
- Copyright Amendment Bill in Parliament — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 30, 2011 09:26 AM
- The Copyright Amendment Bill is expected to be presented in the Rajya Sabha by the Minister for Human Resource and Development, Kapil Sibal today afternoon. The much awaited Bill (since it has been in the offing since 2006) has undergone significant changes since its initial appearance.
- Govt for Legalising Parallel Import of Copyright Works; Publishers Oppose — by Shamnad Basheer — last modified Aug 30, 2011 10:19 AM
- Section 2(m) legalises the parallel imports of books and other copyrighted material into India and was part of the initial Copyright Amendment Bill introduced in the Parliament of India in 2010.
- Net Gain — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 29, 2011 11:52 AM
- The draft Electronic Service Delivery Bill, 2011, is aimed at making government services available online. But there are many hurdles to bringing in effective e-governance, says Hemchhaya De
- Between the Stirrup and the Ground: Relocating Digital Activism — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 14, 2015 12:14 PM
- In this peer reviewed research paper, Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen draws on a research project that focuses on understanding new technology, mediated identities, and their relationship with processes of change in their immediate and extended environments in emerging information societies in the global south. It suggests that endemic to understanding digital activism is the need to look at the recalibrated relationships between the state and the citizens through the prism of technology and agency. The paper was published in Democracy & Society, a publication of the Center for Democracy and Civil Society, Volume 8, Issue 2, Summer 2011.
- Between the Stirrup and the Ground: Relocating Digital Activism — by Nishant Shah — last modified Oct 25, 2015 05:58 AM
- In this peer reviewed research paper, Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen draws on a research project that focuses on understanding new technology, mediated identities, and their relationship with processes of change in their immediate and extended environments in emerging information societies in the global south. It suggests that endemic to understanding digital activism is the need to look at the recalibrated relationships between the state and the citizens through the prism of technology and agency. The paper was published in Democracy & Society, a publication of the Center for Democracy and Civil Society, Volume 8, Issue 2, Summer 2011.
- IISc students boycott UID, don’t want Big Brother to keep watch — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 08:24 AM
- The programme doesn’t have statutory backing. It is still in parliament
- In the Right Circle — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 07:40 AM
- I’ve been on Google Plus for a few weeks now. In the beginning, it felt like showing up early at a much-talked-up party. There was a small scatter of people, poking around, examining the place, making preliminary conversation with the few others they knew. Most of the talk was, unsurprisingly, about Google Plus.
- Bye Bye email? — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 23, 2011 07:31 AM
- Email might be the default method of communication for most of us, but could it be going the telegram way.
- An Interview with David Baines — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 09:33 AM
- Maureen Agena interviewed David Baines, Deputy Director, Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center). Maureen asked questions regarding the status of disabled persons in Qatar, the level of ICT accessibility awareness for PWDs in Qatar, efforts of the Qatar Government towards Mada relating to policy measurements, schemes for PWDs, etc.
- Whole Body Imaging and Privacy Concerns that Follow — by Srishti Goyal — last modified Sep 29, 2011 05:38 AM
- Law student at the National University of Juridical Sciences, and intern for Privacy India, Srishti Goyal compares, contrasts, and critiques the Whole Body Imaging practices found in the US, the UK, and Australia, and makes recommendations for an Indian regime.
- IP Addresses and Expeditious Disclosure of Identity in India — by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:20 AM
- In this research, Prashant Iyengar reviews the statutory mechanism regulating the retention and disclosure of IP addresses by Internet companies in India. Prashant provides a compilation of anecdotes on how law enforcement authorities in India have used IP address information to trace individuals responsible for particular crimes.
- Cyber Crime & Privacy — by Merlin Oommen — last modified Sep 01, 2011 09:36 AM
- India is a growing area in the field of active Internet usage with 71 million Internet users.
- Financial Inclusion and the UID — by elonnai hickok — last modified Aug 23, 2011 10:36 AM
- Since 2009, when Nandan Nilekani began to envision and implement the Unique Identification Project, the UID authority has promoted the UID/Aadhaar scheme as a tool of development for India - arguing that an identity will assist in bringing benefits to the poor, promote financial inclusion in India, and allow for economic and social development. In this blog entry I will focus on the challenges and possibilities of the UID number providing the residents of India a viable method of access to financial services across the country.
- Open Government Data in India (v2) — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:25 AM
- The first draft of the second version of the Open Government Data Report is now online. Nisha Thompson worked on updating the first version of the report. This updated version of the report on open government data in India includes additional case studies as well as a potential policy (National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy) that would create a central government data portal. The report was distributed for peer review and public feedback.
- The Siege of Android: How Google Lost The OS War — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:46 AM
- In a narrative beginning in 2016 and ending today, Forbes India recalls how the once irrepressible Google lost the mobile OS war
- The Unsocial Network — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:47 AM
- Has social media become a threat to democratic states even as it serves as a vehicle against totalitarian regimes? Its abuse during the London riots has reopened the question.
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