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A Review of the Policy Debate around Big Data and Internet of Things
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 17, 2015 08:36 AMThis blog post seeks to review and understand how regulators and experts across jurisdictions are reacting to Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) from a policy perspective.
CIS submission to the UNGA WSIS+10 Review
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Aug 09, 2015 04:24 PMThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments to the non-paper on the UNGA Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS outcomes, evaluating the progress made and challenges ahead.
Comparison of the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 with: CIS recommendations, Sub-Committee Recommendations, Expert Committee Recommendations, and the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 10, 2015 03:20 AMThis blog a comparison of 1. The Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 vs. the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, 2. CIS's main recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 3. The Sub-Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 4. The Expert Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill.
Policy Paper on Surveillance in India
— by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Aug 03, 2015 03:27 PMThis policy brief analyses the different laws regulating surveillance at the State and Central level in India and calls out ways in which the provisions are unharmonized. The brief then provides recommendations for the harmonization of surveillance law in India.
Role of Intermediaries in Countering Online Abuse
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Aug 02, 2015 04:38 PMThe Internet can be a hostile space and protecting users from abuse without curtailing freedom of expression requires a balancing act on the part of online intermediaries.
Expert Committee Meetings
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2015 01:56 AMIn 2013 the Department of Biotechnology set up an Expert Committee to discuss the Human DNA Profiling Bill. The Expert Committee met four times with an additional meeting by a sub-committee set up by the Expert Committee. The Centre for Internet and Society was a member of the Committee. The zip file contains: Record Note of discussions of the Experts Committee Meeting held on 31st January 2013 at DBT, New Delhi, to discuss the potential privacy concerns on draft Human DNA Profiling Bill; Record Note of the 2nd discussion meeting of the Expert Committee held on 13th May 2013 in DBT to discuss the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill; Minutes of the 3rd meeting of the Expert Committee held on 25th November 2013 in DBT to discuss the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill; Minutes of the 4th meeting of the Expert Committee held on 10th November 2014 in DBT to discuss and finalize the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill; Record Note of discussions of the Experts Sub-Committee Meeting on Human DNA Profiling Bill held on 3rd September 2013 at CDFD, Hyderabad
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF 2013-14.pdf
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2015 01:11 AMIron out contradictions in the Digital India programme
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jul 28, 2015 01:04 AMThe Digital India initiative takes an ambitious 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' approach to develop communication infrastructure, government information systems, and general capacity to digitise public life in India. I of course use 'public life' in the sense of the wide sphere of interactions between people and public institutions.
Decriminalising Defamation in India
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 27, 2015 02:14 PMFirst draft of Technology Business Incubators: An Indian Perspective and Implementation Guidance Report
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Jul 25, 2015 04:14 PMThe Centre for Internet and Society presents the first draft of its analysis on technology business incubators("TBI") in India. The report prepared by Sunil Abraham, Vidushi Marda, Udbhav Tiwari and Anumeha Karnatak looks at operating procedures, success stories and lessons that can be learnt from TBIs in India.
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