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‘Internet is an absolute human right’: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 05, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said.
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Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRs: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 03, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:15 AM — 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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CIS and International Coalition Calls upon Governments to Protect Privacy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 07:21 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) along with the International Coalition has called upon governments across the globe to protect privacy.
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Presentation at Global Digital Humanities Symposium: by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — published Mar 22, 2019 — last modified May 03, 2019 09:41 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work
P.P. Sneha gave a virtual presentation of her work on digital cultural archives at the Global Digital Humanities Symposium organised by Michigan State University on March 21-22, 2019.
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Mapping Digital Media Background Note: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013
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April 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2015 — last modified May 31, 2015 04:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Researchers at Work, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
Newsletter for the month of April below.
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Nirmita Narasimhan: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2013
Nirmita Narasimhan works as a Policy Director at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Aadhaar Remains an Unending Security Nightmare for a Billion Indians: by Admin — published May 13, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Yesterday was the 38th and last day of hearings in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutional validity of India’s biometric authentication programme. After weeks of arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court has now reserved the matter for judgement.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Digital Futures: Internet Freedom and Millennials: by Nishant Shah — published Feb 06, 2012 — last modified Feb 15, 2012 04:25 AM — filed under: Featured
Last year was a turbulent year for freedom of speech and online expression in India. Early in 2011 we saw the introduction of an Intermediaries Liability amendment to the existing Information Technologies Law in the country, which allowed intermediaries like internet service providers (ISPs), digital content platforms (like Facebook and Twitter) and other actors managing online content, to remove material that is deemed objectionable without routing it through a court of law. Effectively, this was an attempt at crowdsourcing censorship, where at the whim or fancy of any person who flags information as offensive, it could be removed from digital platforms, writes Nishant Shah in DMLcentral on 3 February 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Odia Loves Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 14, 2014 — filed under: Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Odia Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Odia is a 2,500 year old language native to the area of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa). The language has recently gained the status of an Indian classical language.
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