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Train the Trainer Program
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Nov 18, 2013
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Openness,
Homepage
Wikipedians, about 20 of them, from 10 different cities, speaking 8 different languages, joined together for the first ever four days "Train the Trainer Program" organised by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in Bangalore from October 3 to 6, 2013.
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Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Oct 25, 2013
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last modified
Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS,
Featured,
Homepage
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
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Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Aug 12, 2013
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last modified
Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Accessibility
The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
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Institute on Internet & Society: Event Report
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by
Srividya Vaidyanathan
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published
Jul 30, 2013
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last modified
Oct 15, 2013 06:48 AM
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filed under:
Video,
Internet Studies,
Featured,
Homepage
The Institute on Internet and Society organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with grant supported by the Ford Foundation took place from June 8 to 14, 2013 at the Golden Palms Resort in Bangalore.
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Telecom
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
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Whose Change is it Anyway?
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Jun 18, 2013
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 10:56 AM
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filed under:
Digital Activism,
RAW Publications,
Digital Natives,
Youth,
Featured,
Publications,
Homepage
This thought piece is an attempt to reflect critically on existing practices of “making change” and its implications for the future of citizen action in information and network societies. It observes that change is constantly and explicitly invoked at different stages in research, practice, and policy in relation to digital technologies, citizen action, and network societies.
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 27, 2013
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last modified
Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition)
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Feb 16, 2013
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last modified
Feb 17, 2013 07:35 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.
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Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRs
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by
Chinmayi Arun
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published
Jan 28, 2013
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last modified
Jan 30, 2013 05:36 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
ITU,
Homepage,
Information Technology
This piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in mind that they have played a significant role in the outcome of the conference and in some of the debates about it.
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Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 25, 2012
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Homepage
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
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