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CCI Workshop on Competition Law and Policy: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 23, 2016
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
TRAI-ing Times: The Story So Far: by Tarun Krishnakumar — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Mar 30, 2015 01:32 PM — filed under: Telecom, Net Neutrality
24th December, 2014 marked a pivotal moment in the Indian experience with network neutrality. On this date, one of India’s largest telecom players, Bharti Airtel, announced the introduction of a new ‘VoIP’ usage policy for its mobile users.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Comments on the Draft Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention): by Vipul Kharbanda — published Feb 25, 2019
Located in Internet Governance
The Impact of Regulation: FOSS and Enterprise: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2011 — filed under: Openness
Located in News & Media
National Strategy on Blockchain: by Aman Nair — published Feb 15, 2021 — last modified Mar 22, 2021 05:33 AM
Located in Internet Governance
Interviews with App Developers: Open Source, Community, and Contradictions – Part III: by Samantha Cassar — published Mar 24, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:15 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
The following is a third post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and perspectives towards themes related to open software, as well as contract agreements.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 02:21 PM — filed under: Social Media, Facebook, Internet Governance
Hinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Facebook, Google deny spying access: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 09, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 10:18 AM — filed under: Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The CEOs of Facebook and Google on Saturday categorically denied that the US National Security Agency had "direct access" to their company servers for snooping on Gmail and Facebook users. But both acknowledged that the companies complied with the 'lawful' requests made by the US government and shared user data with sleuths.
Located in News & Media
Train the Trainer: Running effective outreach activities in India: by Tanveer Hasan — published Jun 24, 2015 — last modified Jul 30, 2015 03:20 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
It is heartening to report that many Wikimedia projects in Indian languages have sustained, and even experienced an upward trend in, editor engagement. However, in terms of content creation, the majority of these projects are still facing grave challenges that put their very existence at risk.
Located in Openness / Blog
Stand up for Digital Rights: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 13, 2016 — last modified Jun 13, 2016 03:30 PM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Digital Rights
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) invites you to a discussion on a set of recommendations for Ethical Tech, a report on human rights and private online intermediaries which describes key areas where such actors have responsibilities. The event will be held at CIS office in Bangalore on June 15, 2016 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events

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