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Net Freedom Campaign Loses its Way: by Sunil Abraham — published May 10, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance, NETmundial
A recent global meet was a victory for governments and the private sector over civil society interests.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
US Copyright law faces constitutional challenge: by Anubha Sinha — published Aug 11, 2016 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge
In a major international development, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit to strike down the provisions on Digital Rights Management(DRM) in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In this post, I discuss DRMs, the EFF lawsuit, and then draw upon the differences between the US and Indian copyright regime on DRM protection.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Aadhaar-enabled smartphones will ease money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
With its plans to make smartphones Aadhaar-enabled, the government hopes to provide users a means to do self-authentication and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients through their smartphones, a move that could potentially lead the way to a cashless society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Mozilla brings Indian Communities together Twice in One Month: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jul 23, 2014 — filed under: Openness, Access to Knowledge
I took part in two major events, Indic FirefoxOS L10n Sprint 2014 and MozCamp Beta – India organized by Mozilla in India as a voluntary contributor. In this blog post I am sharing with you my experience of the events.
Located in Openness / Blog
National Resource Kit: The Jharkhand Chapter (Call for Comments): by Manojna Yeluri — published Jun 30, 2013 — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:14 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Jharkhand.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Privacy Meeting: Brussels – Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 30, 2013 — last modified Sep 12, 2013 07:56 AM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore welcomes you to a talk on privacy by Gertjan Boulet and Dariusz Kloza on August 14, 2013, 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Responses to Trai’s consultation paper on free data contain some good suggestions: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 17, 2016 — filed under: TRAI, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Trai has announced that it will come up with a final consultation paper on ‘Free Data’, and also a pre-consultation paper on Net Neutrality by the end of this month.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Digital Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Questions Raised by the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in India: by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda — published Dec 09, 2016 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This is an edited version of part three of a study that considers the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) through aspects of intellectual property in India, namely, mobile patents, free and open source software, and India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library. Through these, it demonstrates the potential of the internet in realising ESCRs.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Google aims to win 40% of India with Android One: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
When Google launches its low-cost Android One devices next Monday, Indian users will be able to give voice commands, type messages and use almost all major mobile applications in Hindi.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Banking Accessibility Report: by Vrinda Maheshwari — published Oct 30, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility
A study on banking and accessibility in India by Vrinda Maheshwari.
Located in Accessibility / Blog

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