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The city of Bhubaneswar is going Open
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by
Sailesh Patnaik
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published
Mar 07, 2019
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filed under:
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Bhubaneswar supporting the concept of Openness movement has joined as one of the ambassadors of the movement in the world by giving citizens the right to access the content online produced by the government and make use of the work.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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The Coming Telecom Monopoly
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Telecom
The 2G judgment and Trai spectrum pricing recommendations have led to a policy that makes sense for only one survivor.
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Telecom
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The Creation of a Network for the Global South - A Literature Review
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by
Tanvi Mani
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published
Jan 13, 2016
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last modified
Feb 04, 2016 01:13 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Curious Incident of the People at the Mall
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by
Nishant Shah
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last modified
Dec 14, 2008 12:13 PM
The first flash mob in India, in 2003, though short-lived and quickly declared illegal, brought to fore the idea that technology is constructing new sites of defining public participation and citizenship rights, forcing the State to recognise them as political collectives. As India emerges as an ICT enabled emerging economy, new questions of citizenship, participatory politics, social networking, citizenship, and governance are being posed. In the telling of the story of the flash-mob, doing a historical review of technology and access, and doing a symptomatic reading of the subsequent events that followed the ban, this paper evaluates the different ways in which the techno-narratives of an ‘India Shining’ campaign of prosperity and economic growth, are accompanied by various spaces of political contestation, mobilisation and engagement that determine the new public spheres of exclusion, marked by the aesthetics of cyberspatial matrices and technology enabled conditions of governance.
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Publications (Automated)
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CIS Publications
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Nishant Shah
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The Curious Incidents on Matrimonial Websites in India
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by
Abhimanyu Roy
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published
Aug 30, 2016
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last modified
Aug 30, 2016 10:52 AM
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filed under:
Researchers at Work,
Internet Studies,
RAW Blog
This essay by Abhimanyu Roy is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. The author explores how the curious interplays between the arranged marriage market in India the rise of matrimonial sites such as Jeevansathi.com and Shaadi.com. The gravity of the impact that such web-based services have on the lives of users is substantially greater than most other everyday web-enabled transactions, such as an Uber ride or a Foodpanda order. From outright fraud to online harassment, newspaper back pages are filled with nightmare stories that begin on a matrimonial website. So much so that the Indian government has set up a panel to regulate matrimonial sites. The essay analyses the role of matrimonial websites in modern day India, and the challenges this awkward amalgamation of the internet and love gives rise to.
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RAW
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The Dangers Of Birdsong
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 04, 2014
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last modified
Feb 12, 2014 10:29 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Instant gratification? Social media can quickly turn the game into checkmate if you don’t keep your emotions in check.
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News & Media
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The Data Revolution and education post-2015: Considering the promise and the risks
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2015
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last modified
May 07, 2015 06:41 AM
In August 2014, the secretary-general of the United Nations established the Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.
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Openness
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News & Media
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The debate over internet governance and cyber crimes: West vs the rest?
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by
Elizabeth Dominic
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published
Jun 08, 2020
The post looks at the two models proposed for internet governance and the role of cyber crimes in shaping the debate. In this context, it will also critically analyze the Budapest Convention (the “convention”) and the recently proposed Russian Resolution (the “resolution”), and the strategies adopted in each to deal with the menace of cybercrimes. It will also briefly discuss India’s stances on these issues.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Difficult Balance of Transparent Surveillance
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by
Kovey Coles
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published
Jul 10, 2013
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last modified
Jul 15, 2013 04:23 AM
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Is it too much to ask for transparency in data surveillance? On occasion, companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and the other silicon valley giants would say no. When customers join these services, each company provides their own privacy statement which assures customers of the safety and transparency that accompanies their personal data.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Digital Classroom in the Time of Wikipedia
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Mar 22, 2012
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last modified
Oct 05, 2015 02:53 PM
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filed under:
Wikipedia,
Researchers at Work,
Learning,
Digital Classroom in the Time of Wikipedia
The digital turn in education comes across a wide range of initiatives and processes. The Wikipedia which is the largest user generated content website stands as a figurehead of such a digital turn, writes Nishant Shah.
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