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Colonial yoke or bureaucratic insouciance?
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 08, 2014 — filed under:
‘Blame the British’ is an oft-invoked argument when the subject of India’s outdated laws comes up for discussion. But 68 years since Independence, can we still afford to parrot that old line?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 29, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:50 AM — filed under: , ,
Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to be overcome.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry UID: A Data Subject's Registration Tale
by Mukta Batra — published Sep 11, 2014 — last modified Sep 11, 2014 09:05 AM — filed under: , ,
A person who registered for UIDAI shares their experience of registering for the UID Number, on the condition of anonymity.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
by Mukta Batra — published Sep 19, 2014 — last modified Sep 19, 2014 06:12 AM — filed under: , , ,
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 19, 2014 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 05:07 PM — filed under: , , ,
IT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Quixotic Fight to Clean up the Web
by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 23, 2012 — last modified Jan 26, 2012 08:53 PM — filed under: , , ,
The ongoing attempt to pre-screen online content won’t change anything. It will only drive netizens into the arms of criminals, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 04, Dated 28 Jan 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry All India Privacy Symposium
by Natasha Vaz — published Feb 22, 2012 — last modified Mar 01, 2012 06:16 AM — filed under: ,
Are we citizens or subjects? Experts gather in Delhi for public symposium on privacy, transparency, e-governance and national security in India.
Located in Internet Governance
Internet Freedom press conference at the UN Fellows
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 28, 2012 — filed under: ,
The Internet Freedom Fellows Program of the U.S. State funded Department and administered by the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, provides human rights activists around the world in Geneva, Washington, and Silicon Valley to work with other activists, U.S. and international to meet government and members of civil society and the private sector in technology and the human rights involved.
Located in News & Media
March 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 09, 2012 — filed under: , , , , , ,
In this month we announced the new clusters from Researchers at Work: Locating the Mobile, Interface Intimacies and Habits of Living.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
April 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2012 — filed under: , , , , , ,
In this issue of our newsletter, we bring you updates of our latest research, event reports, videos, news and media coverage during the month of April 2012:
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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.

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