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The Geopolitics of Cyberspace: A Compendium of CIS Research: by Arindrajit Basu — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Nov 15, 2021 02:48 PM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Cyberspace
Cyberspace is undoubtedly shaping and disrupting commerce, defence and human relationships all over the world. Opportunities such as improved access to knowledge, connectivity, and innovative business models have been equally met with nefarious risks including cyber-attacks, disinformation campaigns, government driven digital repression, and rabid profit-making by ‘Big Tech.’ Governments have scrambled to create and update global rules that can regulate the fair and equitable uses of technology while preserving their own strategic interests.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
AI in Banking and Finance: by Saman Goudarzi, Elonnai Hickok and Amber Sinha — published May 14, 2018 — last modified Jun 19, 2018 11:38 AM
Located in Internet Governance / Files
The Data Revolution and education post-2015: Considering the promise and the risks: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2015 — 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.
Located in Openness / News & Media
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jan 14, 2016 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:24 PM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Odia Wikipedia, Odia Wikisource, Access to Knowledge
With more free and open software coming in, more people are coming together and collaborating. The ownership of various projects are coming from bigger corporations to the hands of people. It is essential to learn about the global, collaborative and multilingual projects in our language so that it come out of the four walls of literature and become the language of economy and knowledge. In this piece, I have discussed about three open knowledge projects Odia Wikipedia, Odia Wikisource and Global Voices Odia, how they work and how anyone can contribute in these projects.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Mobile Accessibility Practices: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2017
Located in Accessibility / Files
Reaping the Benefits of Gamification: by Dipali Sheth — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:24 PM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Net Cultures, Making Change, Research
As a part of the Making Change blog-post series, in this post we will identify a new technique: gamification. This technique is being used for sustainable environment conservation by modern day change-makers. We interview two out of three co-founders of Reap benefit- Kamal Raj and Gautam Prakash who believe in the adoption of more sustained environmental practices that induce social change towards conserving the environment.
Located in Digital Natives / Making Change
How Technology Is and Isn't Helping Fight Corruption in India: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 06:43 AM
I recently sat down with Sunil Abraham, the founder and executive director of the Center for Internet & Society (CIS) in Bangalore to talk about the center, and his views on the role of technology and openness in politics and society.
Located in News & Media
Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance: by Maria Xynou — published Mar 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Transparency in Surveillance: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Jan 23, 2016 — filed under: Transparency, Internet Governance, Surveillance
Transparency is an essential need for any democracy to function effectively. It may not be the only requirement for the effective functioning of a democracy, but it is one of the most important principles which need to be adhered to in a democratic state.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Revisiting Per Se vs Rule of Reason in Light of Intel: by Admin — published Oct 04, 2017
Located in Internet Governance / Files

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