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Workshop Report - UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 14, 2016
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:34 AM
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filed under:
Digital Payment,
Data Systems,
Researchers at Work,
UID,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
Big Data,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
Big Data for Development,
Digital ID
This report presents summarised notes from a workshop organised by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services.
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Blog
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World Day Against Software Patents
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 10, 2010
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last modified
Jan 16, 2013 07:15 AM
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filed under:
Software Patents,
Access to Knowledge
A global coalition of more than 80 software companies, associations and developers has declared the 24th of September to be the "World Day Against Software Patents". The Hindu, a national daily dedicated one page of its Bangalore edition to software patents and software freedom. Deepa Kurup contributed written two articles titled "Will patenting take the byte out of IT here?" and "How would it be if you read only one type of book?" which reflects some of the concerns of the Free/Libre/Open Source Software community.
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World Intellectual Property Organisation
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by
Anirudh Sridhar and Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Oct 31, 2013
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last modified
Dec 03, 2013 06:56 AM
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filed under:
Internet Studies
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which deals with issues related to intellectual property rights throughout the world.
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
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World Library and Information Congress 2018
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 31, 2018
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker at two panels during the World Library and Information Congress 2018 (WLIC2018), organised by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in Kuala Lumpur on August 26 and 27, 2018.
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World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 17, 2016
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last modified
Feb 17, 2016 05:03 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had published a book in 2014 that examines free speech, expression and media development. The chapter contains a Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO. Pranesh Prakash contributed to Independence: Introduction - Global Media Chapter. The book was edited by Courtney C. Radsch.
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World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 17, 2016
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last modified
Feb 17, 2016 04:41 PM
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WORLD WIDE PLAYGROUND
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 15, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 09:47 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Delhi High Court recently asked the central government to explain why minors are allowed to create online accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook or Orkut. The High Court’s question stems from a petition filed by former senior BJP leader K.N. Govindacharya last year.
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WSIS +10 High Level Event: Open Consultation Process Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform: Phase Six: Fifth Physical Meeting
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jun 01, 2014
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last modified
Oct 12, 2014 05:31 AM
The fifth physical meeting of the Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform (MPP-WSIS+10), was held from 28-31 May 2014 in Geneva as part as part of the sixth phase of the WSIS +10 High Level Event Open Consultation process. The meeting was aimed at developing draft agreed texts for the WSIS+10 Statement on Implementation on WSIS Outcomes and the Vision Beyond 2015.
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 20, 2014
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last modified
Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
Internet Access,
ITU,
Internet Studies,
E-Governance,
ICT
The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.
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Year Ahead Copyright 2010: Between An Enforcement “Gold Standard” And Stronger Limitations
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 04, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 01:43 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
Whereas copyright is increasingly being exchanged for contractual relationships why all the debate and new efforts in national and international copyright legislation. Monika Ernet's article in the Intellectual Property Watch examines this in the wake of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and the international treaty on access to online books for the visually impaired. The article also carries Pranesh Prakash's views on introduction of technical protection measures and the protection of them by law.
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