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‘Future of Work’ in India’s IT/IT-eS Sector pdf: by Pranav M B — published Apr 28, 2020
Located in Internet Governance
‘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.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
[Open] Innovation and Expertise > Patent Protection & Trolls in a Broken Patent Regime (Interviews with Semiconductor Industry - Part 3): by Maggie Huang — published Dec 26, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
This is the third of a four-part blog series1 highlighting findings from a small sample of interviews with fabless semiconductor industry professionals in Taiwan. These industry insiders was approached for the intent of understanding expert knowledge on the process of integrated circuit design. However, the conversations resulted in leanings far beyond that scope. This post explores some of their views on the current intellectual property system.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
[OpenGLAM] Nominate an OpenGLAM project today for the 2015 Muse Awards: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 12, 2015 — last modified May 27, 2015 02:08 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
It's that time of the year again to nominate projects for the Muse Awards! This is like the Oscar of GLAM awards in the USA and welcomes international submissions.
Located in Openness / News & Media
A 'Kannada' Wikipedia Workshop for Bloggers: by U.B.Pavanaja — published Jun 28, 2013 — last modified Jul 03, 2013 10:19 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
On Sunday, June 23, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Suchitra, Bengaluru for Kannada bloggers by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. This blog post gives a report on the workshop.
Located in Openness / Blog
A collation and analysis of government requests for user data and content removal from non-Indian intermediaries: by Admin — published Oct 30, 2019 — last modified Oct 31, 2019 04:31 PM
Located in Internet Governance / Files
A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Critique of Consent in Information Privacy: by Amber Sinha and Scott Mason — published Jan 11, 2016 — last modified Jan 18, 2016 02:20 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The idea of informed consent in privacy law is supposed to ensure the autonomy of an individual in any exercise which involves sharing of the individual's personal information. Consent is usually taken through a document, a privacy notice, signed or otherwise agreed to by the participant.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Frames: by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 03, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Files
A Dialogue on "Zero Rating" and Network Neutrality: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 08, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. The workshop on Zero Rating and Network Neutrality will be held on November 12, 2015 at IGF 2015. Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at this event.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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