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- Policy Spotlight: 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:18 AM
- The means and modes of communication have changed drastically in today’s age and the earlier bright lines, if they ever did exist have become increasingly blurred. The mainstreaming of social media has brought forth some new questions to the forefront, the issue of accessibility being one of them. Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director for Government Affairs and head of the Telecommunications & Technology Policy Initiative at the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), elaborates more on the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act in this interview.
- Communication Policy Advocacy, Technology, and Online Freedom of Expression: A Toolkit for Media Development — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 23, 2011 04:45 AM
- Organized by the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University (CEU), and Internews Network, and the Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania from June 20 to July 1, 2011.
- Centaur website reveals guests' personal info — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 20, 2011 07:35 AM
- The Centaur Hotels' website, centaurhotels.com, appears to have compromised personal information of its hotel guests, in what seems to be a case of poor internet security protocols implemented by the site. This allowed website visitors on Saturday to obtain and view details of passports, driving licences, pan numbers, credit cards, and other forms of personal identification provided by its guests.
- CEPT to Set up Centre to Research Role of Internet in Social Development — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2011 06:06 AM
- Nishant Shah, Director (Research) at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore who will assist the centre, said: "No one predicted the outcome of the Arab Spring, because everyone was looking at the way Internet was being used globally, not at the local level. We had the pink chaddi campaign, the anti-corruption calls of the Hazare camp, and those against sexual violence in New Delhi, but they were largely ad-hoc and temporary, and disappeared."
- Indian SMEs still fail to harness the power of Net — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 29, 2011 06:04 AM
- In India, only about 81 million people have access to the net, as it needs a level of education and IT skills to operate a computer. This article by Satarupa Paul was published in the Sunday Guardian on 19 June 2011.
- Mumbai Takes Note of Sexting, the Seamier Side of Texting — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 23, 2011 09:55 AM
- When Chitra started getting SMSs and emails laced with sexual innuendoes from an unknown individual, she didn't tell her mother or rush to the police. The 21-year-old grew so despondent that she dialed a psychologist for help. This article was published in the Times of India on June 19, 2011.
- Putting a Lid on Royalty Outflows — How the RBI can Help Reduce India's IP Costs — by Sanjana Govil — last modified Jan 26, 2012 05:11 PM
- While entrepreneurs, IP rights-holders and everyone else who has a stake continue to voice their opinions on the appropriate shape that the Indian IP regime ought to take, they tend to narrow their discussions to the language of substantive IP laws. However, there are regulations that cannot be found in the Patent Act, Copyright Act or Trademarks Act which nevertheless have an impact on how much one is paying for intellectual property. Paying attention to these external factors might just provide a simple solution to your IP woes.
- Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights — 22nd Session — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 22, 2011 05:37 AM
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is holding its 22nd Session from June 15, 2011 to June 24, 2011 at Geneva, Switzerland. Nirmita Narasimhan and Pranesh Prakash are attending this conference.
- Copyright Enforcement and Privacy in India — by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM
- Copyright can function contradictorily, as both the vehicle for the preservation of privacy as well as its abuse, writes Prashant Iyengar. The research examines the various ways in which privacy has been implicated in the shifting terrain of copyright enforcement in India and concludes by examining the notion of the private that emerges from a tapestry view of the relevant sections of Copyright Act.
- ICT Accessibility in Sri Lanka — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:32 AM
- During a recent visit to Lirne Asia in Colombo, thanks to the efforts of the Lirne Asia team, I had an opportunity to meet the Sri Lankan regulator-TRC, the ICT Agency-ICTA and the Jinnasena Trust to discuss their initiatives for providing ICT and Telecommunications access for persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka.
- Look what the state just did to you — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 16, 2011 10:51 AM
- The government's recent introduction of new rules in the IT Act allows 'offensive' material on any website to be removed within 36 hours. Did the state just arm everyone to shoot the messenger, online?Th
- Tough neighbourhood tests India's e-tolerance — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 15, 2011 10:51 AM
- The combination of having restrictive neighbours as well as security threats could make freedom on the web in India a casualty, writes Anahita Mukherji in this article published by the Times of India on June 12, 2011.
- Locating Internets: Histories of the Internet(s) in India — Research Training and Curriculum Workshop: Call for Participation — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 21, 2011 06:00 AM
- Deadline for submission: 26th July 2011-06-08; When: 19th - 22nd August, 2011; Where: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad; Organised by: Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Please Note: Travel support is only available for domestic travel within India.
- Snooping Can Lead to Data Abuse — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:39 AM
- THE NATGRID, aiming to link databases of 21 departments and ministries for better counter-terror measures, adopts blunt policy approach, subjecting every citizen to the same level of blanket surveillance, instead of a targeted approach that intelligently focuses on geographic or demographic areas that are currently important, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published by Mail Today on June 9, 2011.
- The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the Elephunt — by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:45 AM
- Over the past few days various newspapers have reported the imminent introduction in Parliament, during the upcoming Monsoon session, of a Right to Privacy Bill. Since the text of this bill has not yet been made accessible to the public, this post attempts to grope its way – through guesswork – towards a picture of what the Bill might look like from a combined reading of all the newspaper accounts, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog post which was posted on the Privacy India website on June 8, 2011.
- Do You Want to be Watched? — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:11 AM
- The new rules under the IT Act are an assault on our freedom, says Sunil Abraham in this article published in Pragati on June 8, 2011.
- NTP 2011 Objective: Broadband — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jul 26, 2012 10:09 AM
- The Indian government has to choose between accessible, affordable services and short-term revenue, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on June 2, 2011.
- The Digital is Political — by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:14 AM
- Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in Down to Earth in the Issue of June 15, 2011.
- Say 'Password' in Hindi — by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:18 AM
- English might be the language of the online world, but it’s time other languages had their say, writes Nishant Shah. The article was published in the Indian Express on June 5, 2011.
- Comments on the draft National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:32 AM
- A draft of the 'National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy', which some hope will be the open data policy of India, was made available for public comments in early May. This is what the Centre for Internet and Society submitted.
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