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Taking Stock: Emerging Issues - Internet Surveillance
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 25, 2013
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last modified
Nov 09, 2013 06:31 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
This session was held at the IGF in Bali on October 25. Pranesh Prakash made intervention in this session.
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News & Media
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Understanding the Right to Information
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Sep 28, 2011
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last modified
Jun 12, 2013 11:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Elonnai Hickok summarises the Right to Information Act, 2005, how it works, how to file an RTI request, the information that an individual can request under the Act, the possible responses and the challenges to the citizen and the government. She concludes by saying that there are many structural changes that both citizens and governmental officers can make to improve the system.
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Internet Governance
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Asia in the Edges: A Narrative Account of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School in Bangalore
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Jul 25, 2014
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last modified
Apr 14, 2015 12:47 PM
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filed under:
Digital Knowledge,
Inter-Asia Cultural Studies,
Peer Reviewed Article,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School is a Biennial event that invites Masters and PhD students from around Asia to participate in conversations around developing and building an Inter-Asia Cultural Studies thought process. Hosted by the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society along with the Consortium of universities and research centres that constitute it, the Summer School is committed to bringing together a wide discourse that spans geography, disciplines, political affiliations and cultural practices for and from researchers who are interested in developing Inter-Asia as a mode of developing local, contextual and relevant knowledge practices.
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RAW
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Digital Humanities
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Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 06, 2012
The report covers international privacy principles, national privacy principles, rationale and emerging issues along with an analysis of relevant legislations/bills from a privacy perspective.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 13, 2013
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last modified
Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
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News & Media
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Interviews with App Developers: [dis]regard towards IPR vs. Patent Hype – Part II
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by
Samantha Cassar
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published
Aug 14, 2014
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last modified
Aug 19, 2014 03:51 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Pervasive Technologies,
Research,
Patents
The following is a second post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine how these developers responded to a question on legal protection for their works.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
This week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of India, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been struck down in entirety and is no longer good law.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Inclusive Disaster and Emergency Management for Persons with Disabilities
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 04, 2013
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Accessibility
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Blog
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National IPR Policy Series : India's National IPR Policy - What Would WIPO Think?
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Jul 02, 2015 05:47 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
As part of the National IPR Policy Series, CIS is evaluating how India's National IPR Policy framework and process holds up to WIPO's suggestions. In this note, Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari examine in particular, the functioning of the IPR Think Tank and the first draft of the National Policy in light of the WIPO framework and the principles it encapsulates.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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GIGW 2017
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by
Admin
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published
Nov 26, 2017
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Accessibility
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