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- Civil Liberties and the amended Information Technology Act, 2000 — by Malavika Jayaram — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM
- This post examines certain limitations of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (as amended in 2008). Malavika Jayaram points out the fact that when most countries of the world are adopting plain English instead of the conventional legal terminology for better understanding, India seems to be stuck in the old-fashioned method thereby, struggling to maintain a balance between clarity and flexibility in drafting its laws. The present Act, she says, is although an improvement over the old Act and seeks to address and improve on certain areas in the right direction but still comes up short in making necessary changes when it comes to fundamental rights and personal liberties. The new Act retains elements from the previous one making it an abnormal document and this could have been averted if there had been some attention to detail.
- Civil Society groups urge State Judicial Academy to restructure agenda for Judges' Roundtable meet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:47 AM
- Some of the Civil Society groups in the country have urged the Maharashtra State Judicial Academy to restructure the agenda for the 'Judges Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights Adjudication' being held in Mumbai on July 24 and 25 to promote public interest and a deeper understanding of intellectual property amongst judicial officers. FICCI is the joint organiser of the event.
- Beyond the Digital: Understanding Digital Natives with a Cause — by Maesy Angelina — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM
- Digital natives with a cause: the future of activism or slacktivism? Maesy Angelina argues that the debate is premature given the obscured understanding on youth digital activism and contends that an effort to understand this from the contextualized perspectives of the digital natives themselves is a crucial first step to make. This is the first out of a series of posts on her journey to explore new insights to understand youth digital activism through a research with The Blank Noise Project under the Hivos-CIS Digital Natives Knowledge Programme.
- Feedback to the NIA Bill — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:14 AM
- Malavika Jayaram and Elonnai Hickok introduce the formal submission of CIS to the proposed National Identification Authority of India (NIA) Bill, 2010, which would give every resident a unique identity. The submissions contain the detailed comments on the draft bill and the high level summary of concerns with the NIA Bill submitted to the UIDAI on 13 July, 2010.
- More Debate on UID Project Needed — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:13 AM
- A press conference on UID was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur spoke about the UID. Proceedings from the conference was covered in the Hindu on 27 July, 2010.
- UID coverage in Udayavani — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:13 AM
- A press conference was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur were the speakers. Leading Kannada newspaper Udayavani covered this event.
- Civic Hacking Workshop — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:14 AM
- CIS, with the UK Government's Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office Team for Digital Engagement, and Google India, is organizing a workshop on open data (or the lack thereof) and 'civic hacking'.
- Open is the Future — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 01, 2011 02:55 AM
- The third Open World Forum will gather together decision-makers from the open digital world, in Paris. 1,500 participants from 40 countries will come together to analyze the technological, economic and social impact of Open Source, the invisible engine behind the digital revolution. The aim: to interpret future trends and cross-fertilize initiatives.
- The Attention Economy - A Brief Introduction — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 10:48 AM
- This post examines attention economy as a brief prelude to a paper and monograph to be published on it. It examines the current theses on attention economy and a few approaches to reading attention economy in gaming besides foregrounding the attention economy and its functions and influence in MMORPGs.
- NMEICT Funds Book Conversion Project for the Print Disabled — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:52 AM
- IIT, Kharagpur, Daisy Forum of India, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society have joined hands to undertake a project for the print disabled. The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) is funding this project.
- Internet, Society and Space in Indian City: First Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2011 06:06 AM
- This is the first report on the progress of the research on Internet, Society and Space in Indian City. The post is a collection of some of the initial focus of these studies. I have started simultaneously exploring and testing various arguments and have listed some key observations from the ones that are nearing completion.
- The Making of an Asian City — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 10, 2012 08:33 AM
- Nishant Shah attended the conference on 'Pluralism in Asia: Asserting Transnational Identities, Politics, and Perspectives' organised by the Asia Scholarship Foundation, in Bangkok, where he presented the final paper based on his work in Shanghai. The paper, titled 'The Making of an Asian City', consolidates the different case studies and stories collected in this blog, in order to make a larger analyses about questions of cultural production, political interventions and the invisible processes that are a part of the IT Cities.
- Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM
- CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
- Call for Case Studies on ICT — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:12 AM
- CIS invites organisations to participate in a study focusing on best practices in the use of ICTs in education for persons with disabilities.
- Networking? Not working — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:12 AM
- Concerns about privacy, wastage of time and trivialized communication are some reasons ‘refuseniks’ are going off sites such as Facebook and MySpace, writes Shreya Ray in Livemint.
- Digital them about yourself? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2012 11:07 AM
- If you’re on Facebook or have a blog, you could be a digital native, says Akhila Seetharaman. The article was published in TimeOut Bengaluru.
- Next CPOV Conference in Leipzig — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:27 AM
- Two CPOV conferences have been held so far. The first one in Bangalore and the second one in Amsterdam, the third is to be held in Leipzig.
- Open Access to International Agricultural Research — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 25, 2011 08:13 AM
- Open access advocates have urged the top management of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to give open access to its research publications. A report by Subbiah Arunachalam on 3 June, 2010 was also circulated to all the signatories of the letter.
- A Guide to Key IPR Provisions of the Proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement — by Glover Wright — last modified Aug 30, 2011 01:06 PM
- The Centre for Internet and Society presents a guide for policymakers and other stakeholders to the latest draft of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, which likely will be concluded by the end of the year and may hold serious ramifications for Indian businesses and consumers.
- CIS featured in the Report on Research and Funding Landscape within the Arts and Humanities in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:27 AM
- Centre for Internet and Society has been listed as an area of excellence and innovative research in this report.
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