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Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler's Views On Auctions: by Shyam Ponappa — published Nov 07, 2017 — last modified Jan 05, 2018 02:09 PM — filed under: Telecom
The government has already set up a Nudge unit; now, it should apply the Nobel laureate's insights on auctions relating to essential infrastructure.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Healing self-inflicted wounds: by Shyam Ponappa — published Dec 05, 2011 — last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:10 AM — filed under: Telecom
A spate of dysfunctional actions and retrograde developments has led to an unimaginable mess for India. Can the damage to growth prospects be undone? Does it need to be? If so, how? Three areas are discussed below.
Located in Telecom
Separating the 'Symbiotic Twins': by Nitya V — published Jun 17, 2010 — last modified Sep 18, 2019 02:10 PM — filed under: histories of internet in India, Cybercultures
This post tries to undo the comfortable linking that has come to exist in the ‘radical’ figure of the cyber-queer. And this is so not because of a nostalgic sense of the older ways of performing queerness, or the world of the Internet is fake or unreal in comparison to bodily experience, and ‘real’ politics lies elsewhere. This is so as it is a necessary step towards studying the relationship between technology and sexuality.
Located in RAW / … / Blogs / Queer Histories of the Internet
Data Protection Submission: by Amber Sinha — published Apr 18, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files
CIS Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India: by Amber Sinha — published Apr 06, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files
National Telecom Policy 2012 — Issues and Concerns: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jun 30, 2012 — last modified Mar 25, 2013 10:22 AM — filed under: Telecom
Snehashish Ghosh throws light on some of the issues and concerns surrounding the recently passed National Telecom Policy 2012.
Located in Telecom
What's Needed Is User-Centric Design, Not Good Intentions: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jan 06, 2013 — last modified Jan 25, 2013 11:26 AM — filed under: Telecom
The inadequacy of essentials and conveniences around us results from a slack approach to both design and execution. We know we are deficient in execution, but we need to be more aware of deficiencies in approach and design. Good intentions, while important, cannot substitute for good systems design and execution.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India: by Amber Sinha — published Feb 05, 2018 — last modified Feb 05, 2018 01:39 PM — filed under: Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance
Responding to govt requests is a challenge for online firms: Colin Maclay: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2013 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:07 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Colin M. Maclay, MD of Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, on challenges in cyberspace.
Located in News & Media
NETmundial Roadmap: Defining the Roles of Stakeholders in Multistakeholderism: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 23, 2014 — last modified Apr 28, 2014 12:51 PM — filed under: ICANN, IANA, Internet Governance, NETmundial
NETmundial, one of the most anticipated events in the Internet governance calendar, will see the global community convening at Sao Paolo, with an aim to establish 'strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in the world.' This post analyses the submissions at NETmundial that focused on Roadmap, towards an understanding of stakeholder roles in relation to specific governance functions and highlighting the political, technical and architectural possibilities that lie ahead.
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