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Blog Entry Farming the Future: Deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the agricultural sector in India
by Elonnai Hickok, Arindrajit Basu, Siddharth Sonkar and Pranav M B — published Oct 16, 2019 — filed under: ,
This case study was published as a chapter in the joint UNESCAP-Google publication titled Artificial Intelligence in Public Service Delivery. The chapter in its final form would not have been possible without the efforts and very useful interventions by our colleagues at Digital Asia Hub,Google, and UNESCAP.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Finding Needles in Haystacks - Discussing the Role of Automated Filtering in the New Indian Intermediary Liability Rules 
by Shweta Mohandas and Torsha Sarkar — published Aug 03, 2021 — last modified Aug 03, 2021 07:28 AM — filed under: , ,
On the 25th of February this year The Government of India notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The new Rules broaden the scope of which entities can be considered as intermediaries to now include curated-content platforms (Netflix) as well as digital news publications. This blogpost analyzes the rule on automated filtering, in the context of the growing use of automated content moderation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Fostering Strategic Convergence in US-India Tech Relations: 5G and Beyond
by Justin Sherman and Arindrajit Basu — published Jul 05, 2019 — filed under: ,
The 2019 G-20 summit underscores the importance of fostering strategic convergence in U.S.-India tech relations.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Future Tech and Future Law
by Admin — published Dec 05, 2018 — last modified Jan 03, 2019 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
The Dept. of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka organised the 21st edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit from November 29, 2018 to December 1, 2018 at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the panel on 'Future Tech and Future Law'.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India by the Dialogue and FES
by Admin — published Aug 27, 2019 — filed under: , , ,
On August 21, 2019, Aayush Rathi, attended a report launch event and focus group discussion on the "Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India". Research conducted by the Dialogue in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) were being presented.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Insult to Kannada shows Google AI in a poor light
by Krupa Joseph — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jun 26, 2021 05:25 AM — filed under: ,
A Google search for ‘the ugliest language in India’ yielded ‘Kannada’ as the answer late last week, causing widespread outrage.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
International Conference on Justice Education:Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence
by Admin — published Mar 20, 2019 — last modified Mar 20, 2019 03:52 PM — filed under: ,
Arindrajit Basu attended the International Conference on Justice Education with the theme "Artificial Intelligence and its Legal Implications" at Institute of Law Nirma University. The event was organized by Nirma University in Ahmedabad on March 15 - 16, 2019. Arindrajit was a theme speaker for the panel on Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence and was a judge of the presentations in the same session.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
MWC19 Shanghai AI and Trust in APAC and China
by Admin — published Jun 05, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:10 AM — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham will be making a presentation at the summit on AI and Trust in APAC and China at MWC19 Shanghai on June 27, 2019. Sunil has been invited as a speaker on panel ‘Framing AI for Digital Upstarts’.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad
by Torsha Sarkar — published Feb 26, 2021 — last modified Mar 15, 2021 01:52 PM — filed under: , , , ,
In pursuance of the government releasing the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, this blogpost offers a quick rundown of some of the changes brought about the Rules, and how they line up with existing principles of best practices in content moderation, among others.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry NITI Aayog Discussion Paper: An aspirational step towards India’s AI policy
by Sunil Abraham, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha, Swaraj Barooah, Shweta Mohandas, Pranav M Bidare, Swagam Dasgupta, Vishnu Ramachandran and Senthil Kumar — published Jun 13, 2018 — filed under: ,
The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence — a discussion paper on India’s path forward in AI, is a welcome step towards a comprehensive document that reflects the government's AI ambitions. The 115-page discussion paper attempts to be an all encompassing document looking at a host of AI related issues including privacy, security, ethics, fairness, transparency and accountability.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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