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Blog Entry Good Intentions, Recalcitrant Text – II: What India’s ITU Proposal May Mean for Internet Governance
by Geetha Hariharan published Nov 01, 2014 last modified Nov 03, 2014 07:07 AM — filed under: , ,
The UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting its Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) this year in South Korea. At PP-14, India introduced a new draft resolution on ITU's Role in Realising Secure Information Society. The Draft Resolution has grave implications for human rights and Internet governance. Geetha Hariharan explores.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry India's Statement at ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 2014
by Geetha Hariharan published Nov 04, 2014 — filed under: ,
India's Draft Resolution at the ITU Plenipot, which we have previously blogged about, was not passed following discussions at the Ad Hoc Working Group on Internet-related Resolutions. Subsequently, India made a statement at the Working Group of the Plenary, emphasizing the importance of the issues and welcoming further discussions. The statement was delivered by Mr. Ram Narain, DDG-IR, Department of Telecommunications and Head of India's Delegation at PP-14. The full text of the statement is provided below.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Training for Internet Governance Activists
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 07, 2014 last modified Nov 07, 2014 12:38 AM — filed under:
Geetha Hariharan attended a training session for Internet rights activists in Cambridge, organised by Global Partners Digital, UK on September 23 and 24, 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
October 2014 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 31, 2014 last modified Nov 23, 2014 04:40 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Welcome to the tenth issue of the newsletter (October 2014).
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Blog Entry White Paper on RTI and Privacy V1.2
by Vipul Kharbanda published Nov 09, 2014 — filed under: , , ,
This white paper explores the relationship between privacy and transparency in the context of the right to information in India. Analysing pertinent case law and legislation - the paper highlights how the courts and the law in India address questions of transparency vs. privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Getting Strategic about Openness and Privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 09, 2014 — filed under: ,
This blog post by Tim Davies, Open Data Research Lead at Web Foundation was published in Open Up? on November 3, 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
IOCOSE's talk at CIS
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 21, 2014 last modified Nov 25, 2014 01:02 AM — filed under: , ,
Please join us at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 7 p.m. for a presentation of the work of the artists group IOCOSE, current artists in residence at T.A.J./SKE Residency.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry Introduction: About the Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables
by Manoj Kurbet published Nov 27, 2014 — filed under: ,
The Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables is a Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) initiative, in partnership with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), as well as local partners. The Roundtable will be closed-door deliberation involving multiple stakeholders. Through the course of these discussions we aim to deliberate upon the current legal framework for surveillance in India, and discuss possible frameworks for surveillance in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Twitter users find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 02, 2014 last modified Dec 07, 2014 01:27 AM — filed under: ,
Twitter users woke up on Saturday to find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons, triggering conspiracy theories that only the accounts of right-wing supporters had been targeted.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Socratic debate: Whose internet is it anyway?
by Pranesh Prakash published Nov 18, 2014 last modified Dec 09, 2014 01:35 PM — filed under: ,
In the US, President Obama recently spoke out on the seemingly arcane topic of net neutrality. What is more astounding is that the popular satire news show host John Oliver spent a 13-minute segment talking about it in June, telling Internet trolls to “focus your indiscriminate rage in a useful direction” by visiting the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) website and submitting comments on its weak draft proposal on net neutrality.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog