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Techno-solutionist Responses to COVID-19
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by
Amber Sinha, Pallavi Bedi and Aman Nair
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published
Aug 10, 2021
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Digitalisation,
Co-WIN,
Covid19,
Digital Technologies,
Internet Governance,
Technology,
E-Governance
The Indian state has increasingly adopted a digital approach to service delivery over the past decade, with vaccination being the latest area to be subsumed by this strategy. In the context of the need for universal vaccination, the limitations of the government’s vaccination platform Co-WIN need to be analysed.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Unlock = Open, not Choked!
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Jun 15, 2020
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filed under:
Telecom,
Economics,
Covid19
Don't let a virus stall initiatives and weaken the economy.
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Telecom
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Blog
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'I feel the pain of having nowhere to go': A Manipuri Trans Woman Recounts Her Ongoing Lockdown Ordeal
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by
Santa Khurai
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published
Jun 22, 2020
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last modified
Jun 22, 2020 11:42 AM
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filed under:
Gender,
Covid19,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
"My life and work in Bengaluru came to an abrupt halt with the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown this March. We no longer had jobs and were forced to plan our departure from the city." -- As told to Santa Khurai, Manipur-based queer and Nupi Manbi activist, artist and writer. Compiled by Aayush Rathi, a cisgender, heterosexual man, and researcher with Centre for Internet and Society, India. This account is part of an ongoing CIS research project on gender, welfare and surveillance in India, and is supported by Privacy International, UK.
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Do We Really Need an App for That? Examining the Utility and Privacy Implications of India’s Digital Vaccine Certificates
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by
Divyank Katira
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published
Aug 03, 2021
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last modified
Aug 03, 2021 05:13 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Digital ID,
Covid19,
Appropriate Use of Digital ID
We examine the purported benefits of digital vaccine certificates over regular paper-based ones and analyse the privacy implications of their use.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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COVID-19 Charter Of Recommendations on Gig Work
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by
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon
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published
Apr 30, 2020
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last modified
May 13, 2020 08:53 AM
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filed under:
Researchers at Work,
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Covid19,
Research,
Platform-Work,
Future of Work,
Featured,
Network Economies,
Homepage
Tandem Research and the Centre for Internet and Society organised a webinar on 9 April 2020, with unions representing gig workers and researchers studying labour rights and gig work, to uncover the experiences of gig workers during the lockdown. Based on the discussion, the participants of the webinar have drafted a set of recommendations for government agencies and platform companies to safeguard workers’ well being. Here are excerpts from this charter of recommendation shared with multiple central and state government agencies and platforms companies.
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RAW
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A Compilation of Research on the Gig Economy
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by
Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 19, 2020
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filed under:
Gender,
Digital Labour,
Covid19,
Research,
Platform-Work,
RAW Research,
research,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Domestic Work
Over the past year, researchers at CIS have been studying gig economies and gig workers in India. Their work has involved consultative discussions with domestic workers, food delivery workers, taxi drivers, trade union leaders, and government representatives to document the state of gig work in India, and highlight the concerns of gig workers.
The imposition of a severe lockdown in India in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 has left gig workers in precarious positions. Without the privilege of social distancing, these workers are having to contend with a drastic reduction in income, while also placing themselves at heightened health risks.
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RAW
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Health Data Management Policies - Differences Between the EU and India
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by
Shweta Mohandas
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published
Jul 10, 2023
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filed under:
Health Management,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Covid19,
Digitisation
Through this issue brief we would like to highlight the differences in approaches to health data management taken by the EU and India, and look at possible recommendations for India, in creating a privacy preserving health data management policy.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Pandemic Technology takes its Toll on Data Privacy
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by
Aman Nair and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jun 26, 2021 06:52 AM
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filed under:
Health Tech,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Technological Protection Measures,
Covid19,
Healthcare
The absence of any legal framework has meant these tools are now being used for purposes beyond managing the pandemic.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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DWRU, BBGS & MKU - The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Invisible Workers of the Household Economy
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by
Geeta Menon
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published
Jun 16, 2020
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last modified
Jun 19, 2020 12:34 PM
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filed under:
Covid19,
Research,
Network Economies,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Domestic Work
Domestic Workers Rights Union (DWRU), Bruhat Bangalore Gruhakarmika Sangha (BBGS), and Manegelasa Kaarmikara Union (MKU) have prepared a report on the invisibilisation of domestic workers under the Covid-19 pandemic and a set of demands directed at the government and resident welfare associations (RWAs) for better, dignified and just treatment of domestic workers in Karnataka. We at CIS are proud to contribute to and publish this work as part of the ongoing 'Feminist Internet Research Network' project supported by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC).
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RAW
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Raina Roy and Abhiraj Bag - Kolkata’s trans community has been locked out of healthcare and livelihood
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by
Raina Roy and Abhiraj Bag
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published
Aug 01, 2020
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last modified
Aug 01, 2020 02:54 PM
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filed under:
Gender,
Covid19,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
Over six months into the outbreak of Covid-19 in India, it has become clear that the pandemic does not affect everybody equally. It has amplified the sufferings of the already-marginalised trans community. Raina Roy spoke to 10 trans persons and trans rights activists in Kolkata over the course of the past few months to better understand the situation. The piece was transcribed by Abhiraj Bag and edited by Kaarika Das and Srravya C, researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India. This work is part of a project at CIS on gender, welfare and surveillance, supported by Privacy International, United Kingdom.
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