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Announcing In Flux, the CIS Podcast
— by Pranav M B — last modified Mar 11, 2020 09:23 AMIn Flux is a podcast on technology, law, policy, politics and more brought to you by the Centre for Internet and Society, India. Our episodes will explore questions around contemporary issues, and provide multidisciplinary perspectives, centred around research done by CIS. True to its name, In Flux will engage with the quickly changing and dynamic space at the intersection of technology and law. This podcast is one of our many steps to make our research more accessible to both academic and non-academic audiences.
‘Future of Work’ in India’s IT/IT-es Sector
— by Aayush Rathi and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 28, 2020 09:52 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society has recently undertaken research into the impact of Industry 4.0 on work in India. Industry 4.0, for the purposes of the research, is conceptualised as the technical integration of cyber physical systems (CPS) into production and logistics and the use of the ‘internet of things’ (connection between everyday objects) and services in (industrial) processes. By undertaking this research, CIS seeks to complement and contribute to the discourse and debates in India around the impact of Industry 4.0. In furtherance of the same, this report seeks to explore several key themes underpinning the impact of Industry 4.0 specifically in the IT/IT-es sector and broadly on the nature of work itself.
RBI Ban on Cryptocurrencies not backed by any data or statistics
— by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:35 PMIn March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
Cryptocurrency Regulation in India – A brief history
— by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:36 PMIn March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
A Compilation of Research on the PDP Bill
— by Pranav M B — last modified Mar 05, 2020 08:04 AMThe most recent step in India’s initiative to create an effective and comprehensive Data Protection regime was the call for comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which closed last month. Leading up to the comments, CIS has published numerous research pieces with the goal of providing a comprehensive overview of how this legislation would place India within the global scheme, and how the local situation has developed, as well as analysing its impacts on citizens’ rights.
Governing ID: Kenya’s Huduma Namba Programme
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:19 PMGoverning ID: Use of Digital ID in the Healthcare Sector
— by Shruti Trikanad — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:21 PMGoverning ID: Use of Digital ID for Verification
— by Shruti Trikanad — last modified Mar 02, 2020 11:16 AMCounter-comments to Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality
— by Torsha Sarkar and Kanav Khanna — last modified Mar 02, 2020 10:57 AMThis submission presents counter-comments by CIS in response to the consultation paper floated by the TRAI on the topic of ‘Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality’. These counter-comments take stock of the submissions made by commentators on these issue, and also CIS’ previous work on areas of net neutrality.
Governing ID: A Framework for Evaluation of Digital Identity
— by Vrinda Bhandari, Shruti Trikanad, and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:22 PMDocument Actions
