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Workshop on Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights (Delhi, October 01)
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Sep 20, 2016
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last modified
Sep 28, 2016 05:53 AM
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filed under:
Development,
Big Data,
Internet Governance,
Digital Security,
Digital India,
Digitisation,
Digital subjectivities,
Biometrics,
Big Data for Development,
E-Governance,
Digital Rights
CIS welcomes you to participate in the workshop we are organising on Saturday, October 01 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi, to discuss benefits, harms, and human rights implications of big data technologies, and explore potential research questions. A quick RSVP will be much appreciated.
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Events
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How does the government track all its legal cases?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 14, 2016
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance
The Legal Information Management and Briefing System , an integral part of the digital India initiative, aims to be a database of all the ongoing cases with the government.
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News & Media
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Digital India Needs These Policy Changes
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Sep 01, 2016
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last modified
Oct 02, 2016 10:09 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Digital India,
Spectrum
Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions.
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Telecom
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Blog
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UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures (Bangalore, August 27)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Aug 22, 2016
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last modified
Aug 22, 2016 01:25 PM
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filed under:
Exclusion,
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
UID
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a one day workshop, on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services. We look forward to making this a forum for knowledge exchange and a learning opportunity for our friends and colleagues.
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Public Panel Discussion: Digitalisation for Social Change
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 19, 2016
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist in a discussion co-organized by Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India Office in Bangalore on August 22, 2016.
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News & Media
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Rational Internet laws essential to fulfil India’s digital goals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 15, 2016
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last modified
Aug 15, 2016 04:13 AM
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance
India has emerged as a digitally-connected nation but experts suggest the country still lacks pragmatic Internet laws.
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News & Media
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Breakthroughs Needed For Digital India
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
May 04, 2016
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filed under:
Telecom,
Digital India
It's time the government accepts that current policies are not enough to bring about Digital India.
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Telecom
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Blog
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The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 25, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar
While the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect application of substantive principles. This article by Amber Sinha was published by The Wire on April 24, 2016.
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Can the Matters Dealt with in the Aadhaar Act be the Objects of a Money Bill?
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by
Pooja Saxena
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published
Apr 24, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar
In this infographic, we highlight the matters dealt with in the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, and consider if these can be objects of a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Amber Sinha.
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Blog
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Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?
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by
Pooja Saxena
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published
Apr 24, 2016
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last modified
Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar
In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Amber Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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