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Digital native: Who will watch the watchman?: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 03, 2017 — filed under: Researchers at Work, Digital Natives
The state mining its citizens as data and suspending rights to privacy under the rhetoric of national security is alarming.
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Digital native: You can check out, you can never leave: by Nishant Shah — published Apr 02, 2017 — last modified May 05, 2017 01:31 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Aadhaar, Digital Natives
Aadhaar is not something you define and opt into, it is something that defines you.
Located in RAW
Digital Natives Newsletter (May 2012): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2012
Digital Natives newsletter of May 2012.
Located in Digital Natives
Digital Natives with a Cause? A Report: by Radha Rao — published Nov 11, 2009 — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: Digital Natives
Youth are often seen as potential agents of change for reshaping their own societies. By 2010, the global youth population is expected reach almost 1.2 billion of which 85% reside in developing countries. Unleashing the potential of even a part of this group in developing countries promises a substantially impact on societies. Especially now when youths thriving on digital technologies flood universities, work forces, and governments and could facilitate radical restructuring of the world we live in. So, it’s time we start listening to them.
Located in Publications (Automated) / CIS Publications / Nishant Shah
Digital Transition in Newspapers in India: A Pilot Study: by Zeenab Aneez — published Jul 19, 2016 — last modified Jul 20, 2016 11:43 AM — filed under: Digital News, Digital Knowledge, Research, Digital Media, Researchers at Work
This pilot study situates itself at the intersection of global trends in news and journalism, and emergent practises of legacy print media in India. Our aim is to explore how legacy print newspapers are transitioning to the online space. The study will address questions in two thematic clusters: 1) the work of journalism, and 2) how the emergence of the digital, both as a source of news, and the medium of distribution, is shaping the work of newspaper journalists.
Located in RAW
Disconnected Network Disruptions: by Admin — published Jun 12, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Discrimination in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: by Arindrajit Basu — published Oct 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy
The dawn of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been celebrated by both government and industry across the globe. AI offers the potential to augment many existing bureaucratic processes and improve human capacity, if implemented in accordance with principles of the rule of law and international human rights norms. Unfortunately, AI-powered solutions have often been implemented in ways that have resulted in the automation, rather than mitigation, of existing societal inequalities.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Dissent on Aadhaar: New book highlights limitations of ID project, legal and tech opposition to it: by Admin — published Feb 02, 2019 — last modified Feb 02, 2019 01:13 PM
In 2010, a year after the UIDAI was constituted, three of its functionaries visited internationally-renowned developmental economist Professor Reetika Khera.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Divergence between the GDPR and PDP Bill 2019: by Pallavi Bedi — published Feb 21, 2020 — last modified Feb 21, 2020 01:05 PM
Located in Internet Governance
DNA Databases and Human Rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 17, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Using DNA to trace people who are suspected of committing a crime has been a major advance in policing.
Located in Internet Governance

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