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Net Gain
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 29, 2011 — filed under:
The draft Electronic Service Delivery Bill, 2011, is aimed at making government services available online. But there are many hurdles to bringing in effective e-governance, says Hemchhaya De
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NET LOSS
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 25, 2012 — filed under:
Unless the IT Act is amended and the definition of ‘offensive’ online content clearly set out, attempts to gag the Internet will continue in our country, argues Abimanyu Nagarajan
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Net Neutrality across South Asia
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 01, 2015 — last modified Feb 27, 2016 08:09 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) and the Observer Research Foundation in association with Centre for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennnsylvania and Internet Policy Observatory is organizing this event at the Observer Research Foundation's office in New Delhi from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on December 12, 2015.
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Net neutrality advocates hail Trai verdict
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: ,
Facebook 'disappointed' with the ruling on differential pricing.
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Net Neutrality debate in India: Here are all the arguments you need to know
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 23, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 08:01 AM — filed under:
While online activists and even big Internet companies have come out to support Net Neutrality, the debate isn’t really as simple when it comes to India.
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Net neutrality debate rages
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2015 — last modified May 08, 2015 02:45 PM — filed under: ,
While Airtel has put out a statement on the pull out by Flipkart, other operators are playing a cautious game.
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Net Neutrality Resources
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2017 — last modified Apr 22, 2017 09:11 AM — filed under: , , ,
Submissions by the Centre for Internet and Society to TRAI and DoT, 2015-2017.
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Net neutrality: Debate rages on
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2015 — last modified May 02, 2015 08:45 AM — filed under: ,
A controversy was sparked after Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator, launched 'Airtel Zero' on Monday that allows companies to offer their applications to Airtel subscribers for free.
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Net Neutrality: India is a Keybattle Ground
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2015 — last modified Sep 20, 2015 07:08 AM — filed under: ,
Hardnews talks to Sunil Abraham, the executive director of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), about the future of the Internet in India.
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Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punch
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 19, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 09:02 AM — filed under: , , ,
For the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to the streets. The net neutrality movement is being fought almost totally in the virtual world. Hashtag activism isn't new in India. In recent times, several big campaigns have been bolstered by the internet which helped mobilize mass support and kept people constantly updated on events. Pink Chaddi, Jan Lokpal and the Nirbhaya movements were some examples of successful on-the-ground campaigns that were galvanized by social media. But they still needed public action — dharnas, candlelight vigils and actual pink undies — to make a difference.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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