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Governance issues for private data stores
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:30 AM — filed under:
Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at this event co-hosted by Harvard Faculty Club and Web Science Trust at 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge on March 28, 2014.
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Blog Entry Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - I
by Gautam Bhatia — published Apr 14, 2014 — last modified Apr 29, 2014 08:03 AM — filed under: ,
In this post, I will explore net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for polls
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 14, 2014 — filed under: ,
Internet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make the most of the world's largest democratic exercise that kicked off on Monday.
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Blog Entry NETmundial - Word Clouds of Contributions by Types of Organisation
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Apr 23, 2014 — last modified Apr 25, 2014 09:51 AM — filed under: ,
This set of analysis of the contributions submitted to NETmundial 2014 is part of the effort by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India, to enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the meeting and elsewhere.
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Blog Entry Accountability of ICANN
by Smarika Kumar — published Apr 23, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 10:50 AM — filed under: ,
The issue of how to ensure the legitimacy and accountability of ICANN is a concern which finds voice in many of the proposals. Four broad stands can be gleaned from the submissions to NETmundial '14 on this issue.
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Blog Entry NETmundial Day 0
by Achal Prabhala — published Apr 23, 2014 — filed under: ,
Day O of NETmundial began at Arena NetMundial, an alternative-ish, Brazilian counterpart to the official "multistakeholder" meeting being organised at the very expensive Grand Hyatt. Arena NETmundial began today and will extend until the last day of NETmundial; it's being organised at the very democratic Centro Cultural São Paulo - free to all, no registration required - and offers space for a whole host of organised and spontaneous activity.
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Parties give short shrift to privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — filed under: ,
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
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'India wants core internet infrastructure'
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 24, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 10:29 AM — filed under: ,
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean everything and nothing.
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India for inclusive internet governance
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 10:36 AM — filed under: ,
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean everything and nothing.
Located in News & Media
April 2014 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:38 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The newsletter for the month of April can be accessed below:
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