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Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the "Best Bits" pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 16, 2012
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last modified
Dec 07, 2012 08:06 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories for this submission made to the ITU on November 16, 2012.
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Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRs
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 03, 2012
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last modified
Dec 07, 2012 04:15 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
Given below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and Media for Change) to the Government of India's proposals for the upcoming WCIT meeting, in December 2012, in Dubai.
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Will The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Impact Internet Governance? A Multistakeholder Perspective
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 19, 2012
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last modified
Dec 10, 2012 04:40 AM
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filed under:
ITU,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash made a presentation at the India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC) held at the FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi on October 4 and 5, 2012. The event was organised by the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, FICCI and Internet Society. CIS was one of the supporting organisations.
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Draft nonsense
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 24, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
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Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 28, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
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Response to RTI on Decisions of the Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 09, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology responded to a right to information (RTI) application filed by Saket Bisani on behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society on July 13, 2012 through notification No. 14(110)/2012-ESD, dated October 3, 2010.
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Resources
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NTIA to give up control of the Internet's root
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 18, 2014
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last modified
Mar 18, 2014 06:21 PM
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filed under:
ICANN,
Internet Governance
On Friday evening the U.S. government's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it was setting into motion a transition to give up a few powers that it holds over some core Internet functions, and that this would happen by September 2015. Pranesh Prakash provides a brief response to that announcement.
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Comments on the DoT Panel Report via MyGov
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 26, 2015
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filed under:
Telecom,
Featured
On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society, I must commend the Department of Telecom Panel on its report. Overall, it displays a far better understanding of the underlying issues than the TRAI consultation paper did, and is overall a good effort at balancing the different sides. However, some of its most important recommendations are completely off-mark and would be disastrous if accepted by the government.
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The 'Global Multistakholder Community' is Neither Global Nor Multistakeholder
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 20, 2015
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last modified
Nov 03, 2016 10:42 AM
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filed under:
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Internet Governance
CIS research shows how Western, male, and industry-driven the IANA transition process actually is.
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Accessible ICT Procurement
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 09, 2016
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filed under:
Accessibility
Today in India there is an excellent opportunity to address the needs of persons with disabilities through accessible ICT procurement. There is a growing body of evidence globally to demonstrate that governments are successfully using accessible procurement as a means of ensuring the human rights of persons with disabilities,. They are amongst the largest purchasers of IT in any country and by requiring accessible products and services, ensure that all citizens with disabilities and government employees who are disabled are able to access and use public infrastructure and communication. CIS along with 20 other organisations petition the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Information Technology to bring in accessibility considerations within the draft Procurement Bill.
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