Search results

Subscribe to an always-updated RSS feed.

Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age: Effective Research, Policy Formation & the Development of Regulatory Frameworks in South Asia: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 11, 2015 — last modified Apr 12, 2015 03:53 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Event, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society cordially invites you to a panel discussion on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age. The event organized by Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Observer Research Foundation and the Centre for Internet and Society will be held at Observer Research Foundation on April 21, 2015 from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Freedom Song: Film Screening and Discussion: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 12, 2013 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Event, Internet Governance
Freedom Song, a documentary film produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust and directed by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Subi Chaturvedi will be screened at the IIHS Bangalore City Campus on March 21, 2013, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by discussions. Paranjoy will be present for the screening and will answer questions from the participants.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Future of Democracy: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 26, 2014 — last modified Feb 26, 2014 08:32 AM — filed under: Openness, Event
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Tactical Tech Collective invite you to a talk by Smari McCarthy at CIS office in Bangalore on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 6.30 p.m.
Located in Events
Gender Equality in the Workplace: by Admin — published Nov 14, 2017 — last modified Nov 26, 2017 03:12 AM — filed under: Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Event, Access to Knowledge
The workshop was conducted by Samvada at the Centre for Internet & Society's office in Bengaluru on November 15, 2017.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Events
Gender, Health, & Surveillance in India - A Panel Discussion: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Dec 23, 2020 — last modified Dec 23, 2020 02:03 PM — filed under: Data Systems, RAW Events, Gender, Reproductive and Child Health, Surveillance, Researchers at Work, Event
Women and LGBTHIAQ-identifying persons face intensive and varied forms of surveillance as they access reproductive health systems. Increasingly, these systems are also undergoing rapid digitisation. The panel was set-up to discuss the discursive, experiential and policy implications of these data-intensive developments on access to public health and welfare systems by women and LGBTHIAQ-identifying persons in India. The panelists presented studies undertaken as part of two projects at CIS, one of which is supported by Privacy International, UK, and the other by Big Data for Development network established by International Development Research Centre, Canada.
Located in RAW
Geographical Indications in India Edit-a-thon: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 26, 2016 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Edit-a-thon, Event
Between 25 January and 31 January 2016, CIS-A2K is organizing an edit-a-thon to celebrate India's republic day. The goal of this edit-a-thon is to create and improve Geographical Indications articles.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Events
Girls in ICT Day: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 22, 2013 — filed under: Accessibility, Event
The Centre for Internet and Society and Mitra Jyothi is glad to invite you to celebrate Girls in ICT day on April 25, 2013 at the Mitra Jyothi auditorium in Bangalore. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja will give a talk on Social Media and Kannada Language for Women with Disabilities. The event will begin at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m.
Located in Accessibility / Events
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD 2013): by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 22, 2013 — last modified May 09, 2013 04:27 AM — filed under: Accessibility, Event
The Centre for Internet and Society is pleased to invite you to participate in the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in Bangalore on May 9, 2013. The event begins at 4.00 p.m. and will end by 7.00 p.m.
Located in Accessibility / Events
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 16, 2017 05:51 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility, Event
The Centre for Internet & Society along with Prakat Solutions and Mitra Jyothi is co-hosting the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in Bengaluru on May 18, 2017.
Located in Accessibility / Events
How to Shut Down Internet Shutdowns: by Pranav M B — published Jan 31, 2020 — last modified Feb 03, 2020 11:13 AM — filed under: internet governance, Event, Internet Governance
This talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities for research on internet shutdowns after the judgement of the Supreme Court in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India. Stepping beyond the judgement, there will be a wider discussion on the practice of whitelists, blocking powers of the central government.
Located in Internet Governance / Events

« Previous 10 items Next 10 items » 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … 22

Support Us

Please help us defend citizen and user rights on the Internet!

You may donate online via Instamojo. Or, write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at #32, 1st Floor, 2nd Block, Austin Town, Viveka Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560047. These charitable contributions will be towards the Institutional Corpus Fund of the Centre for Internet and Society.

Follow our Works

Newsletter: Subscribe

researchers@work blog: medium.com/rawblog

Twitter (CIS): @cis_india

Twitter (CIS-A2K): @cisa2k

Instagram: @cis.india

Youtube: Centre for Internet and Society

Request for Collaboration

We invite researchers, practitioners, artists, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to engage with us on topics related internet and society, and improve our collective understanding of this field. To discuss such possibilities, please write to us at communications[at]cis-india[dot]org with an indication of the form and the content of the collaboration you might be interested in.

In general, we offer financial support for collaborative/invited works only through public calls.

About Us

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere.

© Centre for Internet & Society

Unless otherwise specified, content licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported.