Media Market Risk Ratings: India
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) are launching a study into the risk of disinformation on digital news platforms in India, creating an index that is intended to serve donors and brands with a neutral assessment of news sites that they can utilise to defund disinformation.
Accessibility
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Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53
March 06, 2018
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.
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Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government Websites
November 26, 2017
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Comments on Mobile Accessibility Guidelines
January 03, 2018
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Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled
July 03, 2017
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GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities
June 24, 2017
Openness
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Gurshabad Grover nominated to join advisory group on open source software for ISO/IEC JTC 1
November 02, 2019
Gurshabad Grover has been nominated through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to be a member of the Advisory Group AG) on Open Source Software for ISO/IEC JTC 1.
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React India 2019
October 14, 2019
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DevFest'19
October 14, 2019
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FOSSCON India 2019
September 25, 2019
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India’s top science institution is trying hard to fix its “manel” problem
August 19, 2019
Telecom
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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Broadband Connectivity and Speed
December 20, 2020
CIS comments on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s Consultation Paper on Roadmap to Promote Broadband Connectivity and Enhanced Broadband Speed
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Unlock = Open, not Choked!
June 15, 2020
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Kick-start the economy with cash flow
May 24, 2020
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High priced restrictive entry, distorted regulations make India's telecom sector unattractive
May 20, 2020
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Short on Spectrum: Need for an enabling policy and regulatory environment
May 20, 2020
Access to Knowledge (A2K)
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Standing Committee's recommendations are at odds with Access to Knowledge
July 26, 2021
The Indian Parliamentary Committee's report weighs on several aspects of the Indian IPR system and issues of protection and enforcement. This blog post summarily notes the observations and recommendations of the Committee on the Copyright Act, 1957 which stand to impact access to knowledge. The primary issue dealt with was the claim that copyright exceptions were affecting the publishing industry and authors. The recommendations include narrowing of copyright exceptions, barring digital storage and copying, promotion of libraries, and adopting the Berne Convention as the benchmark on limitations and exceptions.
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 3 and Day 4
July 07, 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 2
July 07, 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on Limitations and Exceptions Agenda Item
June 29, 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item
June 29, 2021
Internet Governance
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Finding Needles in Haystacks - Discussing the Role of Automated Filtering in the New Indian Intermediary Liability Rules
August 03, 2021
On the 25th of February this year The Government of India notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The new Rules broaden the scope of which entities can be considered as intermediaries to now include curated-content platforms (Netflix) as well as digital news publications. This blogpost analyzes the rule on automated filtering, in the context of the growing use of automated content moderation.
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Do We Really Need an App for That? Examining the Utility and Privacy Implications of India’s Digital Vaccine Certificates
August 03, 2021
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Comments on proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020
July 27, 2021
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CIS Seminar Series: Information Disorder
July 23, 2021
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Health IDs: Voluntary or Mandatory?
July 22, 2021
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Platforms, Power, and Politics: Perspectives from Domestic and Care Work in India
June 25, 2021
CIS has been undertaking a two-year project studying the entry of digital platforms in the domestic and care work in India, supported by the Association for Progressive Communications as part of the Feminist Internet Research Network. Implemented through 2019-21, the objective of the project is to use a feminist lens to critique platform modalities and orient platformisation dynamics in radically different, worker-first ways. Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi led the research team at CIS. The Domestic Workers’ Rights Union is a partner in the implementation of the project, as co-researchers. Geeta Menon, head of DWRU, was an advisor on the project, and the research team consisted of Parijatha G.P., Radha Keerthana, Zeenathunnisa, and Sumathi, who are office holders in the union and are responsible for organising workers and addressing their concerns.
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IFAT and ITF - Protecting Workers in the Digital Platform Economy: Investigating Ola and Uber Drivers’ Occupational Health and Safety
August 25, 2020
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Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India: An Evaluation of COVID-19 Relief for Migrants
June 03, 2021
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Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India
June 03, 2021
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The Many Languages of Digital Infrastructures
June 02, 2021
