Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics’
This event was organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation, National Internet Exchange of India and Association for Progressive Communications at Mirza Ghalib Hall, SCOPE Complex, New Delhi from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on May 3, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated as a speaker in the session on Access to Internet: Right to Information.
| 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. (Registration) |
9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.Inauguration & Plenary: Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics |
| Introduction: Osama Manzar, Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation Chair: Aruna Roy, Head, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) & Member, National Advisory Council (NAC), Govt. of India Co-Chair: Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, DIT, Govt. of India Plenary Speakers:
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| 11.00 to 11.15 a.m. (Tea break) |
11.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.Working Session I - Access to Internet: Right to Information |
| Chairperson: Basheerhamad Shadrach, Development Consultant Plenary Speakers:
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| 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. Working Session II - Internet Right as Human Right: Need for a Holistic Framework towards Universal Access in India |
| Chairperson: Dr. Govind, CEO, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), Govt. of India Co-chair & Moderator: R. Sukumar , Managing Editor, Live Mint Newspaper Panel Members:
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