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India's Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty Celebrated; Accessible Books Consortium Launched: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jul 01, 2014 — last modified Jul 01, 2014 11:09 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
On Day 1 of the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”), the WIPO organized an event to mark India’s ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013 (“Marrakesh Treaty”), and to launch the Accessible Books Consortium (“ABC”).
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India's social media crackdown reveals clumsy govt machinery: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
"High-handed" and "reckless" are some of the words used in the media to describe the government's online crackdown.
Located in News & Media
India's Statement Proposing UN Committee for Internet-Related Policy: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 31, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
This is the statement made by India at the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in which its proposal for the UN Committee for Internet-Related Policy was presented.
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India's untapped potential: Are a billion people losing out because of spectrum?: by Shyam Ponappa — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:31 AM — filed under: Telecom, Featured
As one of the world’s fastest growing economies and with over 65% of its billion-plus population under 35, India has huge potential. But according to Shyam Ponappa of the Centre for Internet & Society, its spectrum management – the electromagnetic waves that are used from home appliances like microwaves and remote controls, to radios, cell phones, and of course, the internet – could be a huge barrier to the country’s economic and social development.
Located in Telecom / Blog
India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 03, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be glimpsed along roads that curve through the low-slung Aravalli Hills.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India-EU Proposed FTA: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 10, 2013
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
India’s ‘Self-Goal’ in Telecom: by Shyam Ponappa — published Apr 09, 2020 — filed under: Telecom, internet governance, Internet Governance
Located in Internet Governance
India’s Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On Board: by Admin — published Sep 04, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Aadhaar program offers a glimpse of the tech world's latest quest to control our lives, where dystopias are created in the name of helping the impoverished.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India’s dedicated Cryptology centre gets Rs. 115 crore funding: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 29, 2014 — filed under: Cryptography, Internet Governance
Work on India's first dedicated cryptology centre – plans for which were first announced in June 2012 – will likely accelerate as the project has gained initial funding of Rs. 115 crore from the federal government, stepping up the nation's efforts to stay on top of an area critical to its military and financial interests.
Located in News & Media
India’s digital check: by Sunil Abraham — published Jul 08, 2015 — last modified Sep 15, 2015 02:55 PM — filed under: Digital India, Internet Governance, E-Governance
All nine pillars of Digital India directly correlate with policy research conducted at the Centre for Internet and Society, where I have worked for the last seven years. This allows our research outputs to speak directly to the priorities of the government when it comes to digital transformation.
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