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Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?
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by
Pooja Saxena
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published
Apr 24, 2016
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last modified
Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar
In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Amber Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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Blog
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Digital India - Now to Work
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Oct 03, 2015
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last modified
Nov 10, 2015 03:18 AM
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filed under:
Broadband,
Telecom,
Digital India,
Spectrum
There's a buzz about Digital India again with an Indian PM finally reaching Silicon Valley. So are we close to broadband taking off, or is this just more hype?
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Telecom
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Blog
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Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on
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by
Arindrajit Basu
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published
Feb 09, 2022
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filed under:
Digitalisation,
Digital Knowledge,
Internet Governance,
E-Commerce,
Digital India
Sitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules.
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Blog
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Breakthroughs Needed For Digital India
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
May 04, 2016
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filed under:
Telecom,
Digital India
It's time the government accepts that current policies are not enough to bring about Digital India.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Digital India Needs These Policy Changes
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Sep 01, 2016
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last modified
Oct 02, 2016 10:09 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Digital India,
Spectrum
Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions.
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Telecom
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Blog
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A Market Structure for Digital India
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Oct 10, 2016
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filed under:
Telecom,
Digital India
If delivery is priced below cost, communications services will be unsustainable and ineffective. The stress in the telecom sector is evident from the data. The market capitalisation of listed telecom operators has been stagnant since the 3G auction in 2010, while the government collected Rs 2.83 lakh crore of non-tax charges from them.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights - Workshop Report
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by
Vidushi Marda, Akash Deep Singh and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu
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published
Nov 14, 2016
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last modified
Nov 18, 2016 12:58 PM
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filed under:
Human Rights,
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Artificial Intelligence,
Internet Governance,
Machine Learning,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Information Technology,
E-Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society held a one-day workshop on “Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms and Human Rights” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the 1st of October, 2016. This report is a compilation of the the issues discussed, ideas exchanged and challenges recognized during the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to discuss aspects of big data technologies in terms of harms, opportunities and human rights. The discussion was designed around an extensive study of current and potential future uses of big data for governance in India, that CIS has undertaken over the last year with support from the MacArthur Foundation.
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Internet Governance
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Rational Internet laws essential to fulfil India’s digital goals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 15, 2016
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last modified
Aug 15, 2016 04:13 AM
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance
India has emerged as a digitally-connected nation but experts suggest the country still lacks pragmatic Internet laws.
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News & Media
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Public Panel Discussion: Digitalisation for Social Change
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 19, 2016
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist in a discussion co-organized by Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India Office in Bangalore on August 22, 2016.
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News & Media
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UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures (Bangalore, August 27)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Aug 22, 2016
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last modified
Aug 22, 2016 01:25 PM
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filed under:
Exclusion,
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
UID
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a one day workshop, on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services. We look forward to making this a forum for knowledge exchange and a learning opportunity for our friends and colleagues.
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