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- "Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority" — by Martin Moore — last modified May 21, 2019 03:33 PM
- In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – where our politics now takes place – have lost control and are struggling to claw it back. As our lives migrate online, we are gradually moving into a world of datafied citizens and real-time surveillance. The entire political landscape has changed, with profound consequences for democracy.
- Project Tiger 2019 Coordinator position open — by Gopala Krishna — last modified Jun 10, 2019 03:29 PM
- To contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized communities, and women who are returning to work after a hiatus will be given preference.
- Digital Native: Three things we need to realise about what TikTok is doing to us — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 09, 2019 05:27 AM
- Fifteen seconds is all that will take for TikTok to own you.
- CIS-A2K Communication Officer position — by Tito Dutta — last modified Jun 04, 2019 06:45 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only because we feel that a woman communications person will contribute more towards bridging the gender gap in the Wikimedia movement by emphasising on gender-sensitive communication apart from contributing internally for bringing a gender balance in the team.
- Wikidata Advisor (Consultant) position open — by Tito Dutta — last modified May 19, 2019 03:32 PM
- The Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Wikidata Advisor (consultant), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme.
- BJP outspends Congress, others in social media advertising — by Vidhi Choudhary — last modified May 14, 2019 03:21 PM
- The data shows that so far the BJP has spent Rs 25 crore in advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube.
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 03:06 PM
- On 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group and co-authoring a report with Anindya Chaudhuri of Global Development Network on the prospect of collaborations in Public uses of AI.
- Three emerging market think tanks to collaborate on Good ID recommendations with Omidyar backing — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 03:01 PM
- Omidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
- Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 02:51 PM
- On 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The event aimed to chart a roadmap for India’s participation at the G20, under the Japanese Presidency.
- Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handle — by Admin — last modified May 14, 2019 02:40 PM
- Shweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
- Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity — by Amber Sinha — last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AM
- Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
- Ahmedabad Wikisource Workshop — by Admin — last modified May 13, 2019 01:38 AM
- Report of the Ahmedabad Wikisource workshop published in Vishwavihar.
- Workshop on Feminist Information Infrastructure — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 09, 2019 03:35 PM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a workshop on feminist infrastructure in collaboration with Blank Noise and Sangama, on 29th October, 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to disseminate the findings from a two-month long project being undertaken by researchers at Blank Noise and Sangama, with research support and training from CIS.
- RTI Application to BSNL for the list of websites blocked in India — by Gurshabad Grover — last modified May 09, 2019 09:43 AM
- A Right to Information (RTI) request to a public company operating as an ISP for the list of websites and URLs blocked in India, and copies of such blocking orders issued by the Government of India.
- Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security? — by Arindrajit Basu — last modified May 08, 2019 02:22 PM
- The election of Donald Trump has marked a foundational challenge to the rules-based international order based on “free and fair trade”.
- An Analysis of the RBI’s Draft Framework on Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified May 08, 2019 01:57 PM
- The term Fintech is generally used to describe innovative technology and technological processes being used in the financial services sector.
- Digital Native: Narendra Modi’s interview by Akshay Kumar is a PR masterpiece — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 09, 2019 03:20 AM
- How to spot the influencer in your politics.
- Why the TikTok ban is worrying — by Gurshabad Grover — last modified May 05, 2019 10:11 AM
- Rather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to freedom of expression, which we must be increasingly wary of.
- Sunil Abraham - Key Listener Speech at Wikimedia Summit 2019 — by Sunil Abraham — last modified May 04, 2019 03:34 AM
- The Wikimedia Summit 2019 – formerly known as "Wikimedia Conference" or "Chapters Meeting" – took place on 29–31 March 2019 in Berlin. Sunil Abraham made a speech at the summit organized in Berlin.
- Wikipedia assignments workshop for Post Graduate students in PAH Solapur University — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Jun 22, 2019 03:21 AM
- On May 3, 2019, Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) along with PAH Solapur University conducted a Wikipedia workshop for students from the post-graduate stream in PAH Solapur University. Ten students from Mass Communication department and three faculty members participated in the workshop. Prof. Ravindra Chincholkar and Subodh Kulkarni were the facilitators for the workshop.
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