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- Consilience 2019 — by Admin — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:25 AM
- The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
- ABLI Privacy Workshop — by Admin — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:29 AM
- On May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore.
- Open Data and Land Ownership — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified May 22, 2019 11:32 AM
- In this chapter of the recently published volume on State of Open Data, Tim Davies and Sumandro Chattapadhyay discuss how the lessons from the land ownership field highlight the political nature of data, and illustrate the importance of politically aware interventions when creating open data standards, infrastructure, and ecosystems. State of Open Data, edited by Tim Davies, Stephen B. Walker, Mor Rubinstein, and Fernando Perini, is published by African Minds and International Development Research Centre, Canada.
- Can data ever know who we really are? — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Dec 06, 2019 05:02 AM
- This is an excerpt from an essay by Zara Rahman, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration between Point of View and the Centre for Internet and Society, undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development Network supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada.
- Youths come forward to augment Assamese Wikisource project — by NE NOW NEWS — last modified May 21, 2019 04:03 PM
- Assamese Wikisource is a sister-project of Assamese Wikipedia, where Assamese books with expired copyrights are available.
- "Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority" — by Martin Moore — last modified May 21, 2019 03:33 PM
- In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – where our politics now takes place – have lost control and are struggling to claw it back. As our lives migrate online, we are gradually moving into a world of datafied citizens and real-time surveillance. The entire political landscape has changed, with profound consequences for democracy.
- Project Tiger 2019 Coordinator position open — by Gopala Krishna — last modified Jun 10, 2019 03:29 PM
- To contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized communities, and women who are returning to work after a hiatus will be given preference.
- Digital Native: Three things we need to realise about what TikTok is doing to us — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 09, 2019 05:27 AM
- Fifteen seconds is all that will take for TikTok to own you.
- CIS-A2K Communication Officer position — by Tito Dutta — last modified Jun 04, 2019 06:45 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only because we feel that a woman communications person will contribute more towards bridging the gender gap in the Wikimedia movement by emphasising on gender-sensitive communication apart from contributing internally for bringing a gender balance in the team.
- Wikidata Advisor (Consultant) position open — by Tito Dutta — last modified May 19, 2019 03:32 PM
- The Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Wikidata Advisor (consultant), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme.
- BJP outspends Congress, others in social media advertising — by Vidhi Choudhary — last modified May 14, 2019 03:21 PM
- The data shows that so far the BJP has spent Rs 25 crore in advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube.
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 03:06 PM
- On 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group and co-authoring a report with Anindya Chaudhuri of Global Development Network on the prospect of collaborations in Public uses of AI.
- Three emerging market think tanks to collaborate on Good ID recommendations with Omidyar backing — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 03:01 PM
- Omidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
- Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 02:51 PM
- On 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The event aimed to chart a roadmap for India’s participation at the G20, under the Japanese Presidency.
- Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handle — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 02:40 PM
- Shweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
- Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity — by Amber Sinha — last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AM
- Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
- Ahmedabad Wikisource Workshop — by Admin — last modified May 13, 2019 01:38 AM
- Report of the Ahmedabad Wikisource workshop published in Vishwavihar.
- Workshop on Feminist Information Infrastructure — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 09, 2019 03:35 PM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a workshop on feminist infrastructure in collaboration with Blank Noise and Sangama, on 29th October, 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to disseminate the findings from a two-month long project being undertaken by researchers at Blank Noise and Sangama, with research support and training from CIS.
- RTI Application to BSNL for the list of websites blocked in India — by Gurshabad Grover — last modified May 09, 2019 09:43 AM
- A Right to Information (RTI) request to a public company operating as an ISP for the list of websites and URLs blocked in India, and copies of such blocking orders issued by the Government of India.
- Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security? — by Arindrajit Basu — last modified May 08, 2019 02:22 PM
- The election of Donald Trump has marked a foundational challenge to the rules-based international order based on “free and fair trade”.
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