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Digital Empowerment Foundation--Internet Governance Forum Workshop, 5 December 2008, Hyderabad: by Sanchia de Souza — published Dec 03, 2008 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 04:16 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS Director (Policy) Sunil Abraham will be a panelist at a workshop on Low Cost Sustainability Access to be held at the Internet Governance Forum 2008.
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DOC 2.0: A Resources Sharing Mela by NGO Documentation Centres: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A Resource Sharing Mela and Meet of DCM (Document Centres Meet) at the Centre for Education & Documentation in Domlur, Bangalore.
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Drawing maps for change: by Radha Rao — published Jan 04, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Digital maps can hold immense academic value – an article by Deepa Kurup, The Hindu, 3rd Jan, 2010.
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NGOs say eG8 report must stress internet rights: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2011 — last modified Jun 22, 2011 04:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
More than 35 NGOs from around the world signed a joint declaration requesting that issues concerning freedom of speech be included in the report set to be presented to G8 heads of government by the organisers and participants of the eG8 Forum held in Paris. The news was published in TELECOMPAPER on May 26, 2011.
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IGF 2009 - Main Session: Emerging Issues: Social Networks: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:46 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Current laws don't seem to scale well to handle Web 2.0 issues
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Expel or not? That is the question: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 05, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The decision of an international school to expel 14 students for their alleged ‘promiscuous’ behaviour has led to much debate and discussion.
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Experts debate on UID and rights: by Radha Rao — published Apr 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:32 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Bangalore, Apr 16, DHNS: A debate on ‘UID and Fundamental Rights’ organised by several city-based organisations, discussed the social, ethical issues, economic and legal issues that accompanies the UID.
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Facebook, my boyfriend is lousy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2011 — last modified Jul 25, 2011 10:07 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
While a sizeable chunk of users do not mind living their life in public, oversharing can have nasty repercussions in real life. This article by Sahana Saran was published in the Bangalore Mirror on 24 July 2011.
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Facebook, privacy and India: by Sunil Abraham — published Jun 04, 2010 — last modified Sep 26, 2013 11:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Does Facebook's decision to open out user information and data to third party websites amount to an invasion of privacy and should users' seriously consider getting out of the site? Sunil Abraham doesn't think so.
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‘Learn from failed UK NIR project’: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:12 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The new government in the UK recently scrapped its decade-long work spending millions of pounds on establishing the National Identity Registration (NIR) number simply because it realised it wasn't workable. This article by Madhumita was published in the Deccan Chronicle on March 22, 2011.
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