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Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet
The Centre for Internet & Society in partnership with Google India conducted the Google Policy Fellowship 2011. This was offered for the first time in Asia Pacific as well as in India. Rishabh Dara was selected as a Fellow and researched upon issues relating to freedom of expression. The results of the paper demonstrate that the ‘Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011’ notified by the Government of India on April 11, 2011 have a chilling effect on free expression.
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ITU Tutorial on Audiovisual Media Accessibility
The fourth meeting of the ITU-T Focus Group on Audio Visual Media Accessibility (FG AVA) took place at the India International Centre, New Delhi on March 13, 2012. The meeting was held in furtherance to an invitation of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), in cooperation with the ITU-APT Foundation of India. A two-day tutorial on Audio-Visual Media Accessibility followed the meeting on March 14 and 15, 2012 at the same venue. A total of 20 people participated in this event.
- An Analysis of the Comments by World Blind Union and the International Publishers Association
- Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective
- Openness
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It has been a slow but steady move to make scholarship freely available, writes Prof. Arunachalam in an article published by the Indian Express on May 8, 2012.
- Arduino Introductory Workshop at CIS
- Hejje — Together with Kannada & Technology
- Internet Governance
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Google Policy Fellowship Program II: Asia Chapter
For the ardent followers of free and open Internet and for those who love to debate on copyright law, consumers law, parallel imports, IPR, open access to scholarly literature, free access to law, open content, open standards, free and open source software, legislative issues concerning censorship and freedom of speech and expression online, privacy issues like data protection and right to information, limits to privacy, wire-tapping, medical and consumer privacy, e-governance and privacy, building awareness and capacity on telecommunication policy in India technology, media law and Internet-related policy issues, there is good news. The Centre for Internet and Society, India is conducting a Google Policy Fellowship program this summer!
- Chilling Effects and Frozen Words
- Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet
- RAW
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Habits of Living: Global Networks, Local Affects
“Networks” have become a defining concept of our epoch. From high-speed financial networks that erode national sovereignty to networking sites like Facebook that transform the meaning of the word “friend,” from blogs that foster new political alliances to unprecedented globe-spanning viral vectors that threaten world-wide catastrophe, networks allegedly encapsulate what’s new and different.
- Interface Intimacies
- Locating the Mobile: An Ethnographic Investigation into Locative Media in Melbourne, Bangalore and Shanghai
- Access to Knowledge
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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Call for Participation and Save the Date
The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place in FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from December 15 to 17, 2012. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion.” We invite applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
- Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights
- Patented Games
- Telecom
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China 3: Build Comprehensive Ecosystems
Failures in electricity, transport and broadband have common strands. China's approach offers a possible alternative. Shyam Ponappa's column was published in the Business Standard on April 5, 2012.
- Convergence India 2012
- An Interview with PK Garg
- Digital Natives
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Framing the Digital AlterNatives
They effect social change through social media, place their communities on the global map, and share spiritual connections with the digital world - meet the everyday digital native.
- D:Coding Digital Natives
- We Have the Answer for You. So, what's the Question?
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D:Coding Digital Natives
Nishant Shah was invited for a public talk at the University of California, Los Angeles. He presented the work done on Digital Natives and spoke about questions of participation and resistance. The talk has been featured in the YouTube channel.
- Secure IT 2012 — Securing Citizens through Technology
- Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World