Centre for Internet and Society

University of Madras - Response to RTI

praskrishna — 2016-02-19T15:19:47Z

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University of Madras - Response and Report

praskrishna — 2016-02-19T15:18:11Z

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Universities 2

praskrishna — 2015-01-31T15:17:26Z

Established MHRD

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Universities 1

praskrishna — 2015-01-31T15:07:26Z

Universities 1

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Universal Service — An Instrument for Accessibility

praskrishna — 2011-08-17T08:53:58Z

Every year, billions of dollars are earmarked for fulfilling universal service obligations across the globe. These funds represent a prime opportunity for governments to initiate telecommunication policies and programmes for persons with disabilities, writes Deepti Bharthur.

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Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities - Daisy File

praskrishna — 2011-12-29T09:35:27Z

Here is the book in Daisy format

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Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

praskrishna — 2011-12-26T12:24:55Z

A global survey of policy interventions and good practices

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Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

praskrishna — 2011-12-29T06:02:45Z

Here is the Daisy file format

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Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

praskrishna — 2012-06-21T06:32:49Z

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Universal Service - Braille Format

praskrishna — 2011-12-27T06:59:16Z

This is the braille format file of the book.

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Universal Design Awardees

praskrishna — 2016-08-17T13:29:40Z

Awardees

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Universal Design & Accessibility Conclave

praskrishna — 2016-08-27T04:34:41Z

Nirmita Narasimhan is a speaker at this conclave organized by IIMA in collaboration with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

Download the brochure of the event here.

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United

praskrishna — 2022-11-21T16:06:57Z

United

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Unique Identity Number (UID), National Population Register (NPR), and Governance

praskrishna — 2013-03-01T04:32:06Z

The Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign invite you to a workshop to discuss and learn about the present state of the UID and the NPR schemes. The event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at TERI, Bangalore, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Among other questions, the workshop will address:

What is the UID and NPR?
How do the UID and NPR impact citizenship?
Will NPR and UID schemes transform governance?
Why and how is national security linked with UID / NPR?
What is the relationship between UID and Big Data?

Speakers:

Usha Ramanathan, Independent Law Researcher and Human Rights Activist
Anant Maringanti, Hyderabad Urban Labs & Right to the City Foundation
Kaveri R, Researcher, CES, IISc

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/uid-and-npr

Unique Identity (UID) Project: A Debate on Fundamental Rights

praskrishna — 2011-04-05T04:08:17Z

A half day workshop on unique identity number and fundamental rights is being held on Friday, 16 April, 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists in Bangalore. The event is being co-organised by Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Slum Janandolana – Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society.

In the past eight to ten months, there has been much talk about the introduction of the Unique Identification for all Indian residents, i.e., the UID. The scheme proceeds from the standpoint that solving the problem of identity will result in the fixing of many other social and economic problems. However, seen against the backdrop of work on a National Population Registry, the National Intelligence Grid and other schemes that focus on the collection of data on individuals, the potential dangers to privacy and other civil liberties need to be discussed along with the stated benefits of the UID project. Given that the key laws relating to the project are not yet enacted, this is a timely exercise and an opportunity to influence change.

While the project has been hailed as a 'gamechanger' and a welfare measure, many have expressed growing concerns about the UID and its implications for ordinary citizens. Many questions are being asked about the nature, status and aims of the scheme and its implementing authority. Countries such as the UK, Australia and the USA have found similar measures unworkable with serious probability of abuse. The cost of the UID scheme is estimated at several thousand crores of rupees. Given the risks that plague identity schemes generally, we felt the need to engage the larger public in an open debate about the UID and its proposed scope, implementation, benefits and risks. The UID would affect every citizen. How it would affect each individual is something everyone should consider before deciding how to engage with the government on this issue. With the viewpoint of different panelists, we hope to provide as much information as is available now to you and take the debate forward to make the spectrum of issues transparent. The organizers listed below would like to provide a platform to kickstart a healthy, open discussion about the potential benefits and pitfalls of the scheme. This event has been jointly organized by the Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties-Karnataka, the Alternative Law Forum, and the Centre for Internet and Society.

Agenda

Social/Ethical Panel- 2:30-3:30 pm
Lead Presentation	Usha Ramanathan, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Panelist 1	Ashok Kamat, Pratham Books
Panelist 2	Dr. Dominic, Bangalore University
Moderator	Prof. Trilochan Sastry, IIM-B
Economics Panel- 3:30-4:30 pm
Lead Presentation	R. Ramakumar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Panelist 1	Mathew Thomas, Citizens Action Forum
Panelist 2	Nandana Reddy , Concerned for Working Children[*]
Moderator	Rajeev Gowda, IIM-B
Legal Panel- 4:30-5:30 pm
Lead Presentation	B K Chandrashekar, former Minister of Information, INC
Panelist 1	AN Jayaram, Former Additional Solicitor General of India and Advocate General
Panelist 2	Malavika Jayaram, Centre for Internet & Society
Panelist 3	AR Nizamuddin, Former Director General of Police
5:30-6:00 pm- Wrap-up moderated by Vinay Sreenivasa and close with tea, coffee and snacks

[*] = To be confirmed

Please contact/RSVP at

Ajoy Kumar / Radha Rao

Centre for Internet and Society

No.194, 2nd 'C' Cross,

Domlur 2nd Stage,

Bangalore 560071

P: +91 80 25350955

W: www.cis-india.org

E: ajoy@cis-india.org, radha@cis-india.org

M: +919845492122

Videos

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Centre for Internet and Society

University of Madras - Response to RTI

University of Madras - Response and Report

Universities 2

Universities 1

Universal Service — An Instrument for Accessibility

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities - Daisy File

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

Universal Service - Braille Format

Universal Design Awardees

Universal Design & Accessibility Conclave

United

Unique Identity Number (UID), National Population Register (NPR), and Governance

Unique Identity (UID) Project: A Debate on Fundamental Rights

Agenda

Social/Ethical Panel- 2:30-3:30 pm

Economics Panel- 3:30-4:30 pm

Legal Panel- 4:30-5:30 pm

5:30-6:00 pm- Wrap-up moderated by Vinay Sreenivasa and close with tea, coffee and snacks