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Blog Entry Brainstorming Session on the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS 2017)
by Japreet Grewal — published Apr 14, 2017 — filed under:
I attended a brainstorming session on the Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017 on April 12, 2017 at Electronics Niketan that was organised by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. The Global Conference on Cyber Space was first held in London in 2011. Thereafter, it was held in Budapest (2012), Seoul (2013) and the Hague (2015).
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Braitenberg Cybernetic Vehicles: Workshop, Film Screening & Discussion
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2012 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 01:13 PM — filed under: ,
The Metaculture Media Lab at the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore is organizing a fun event, next Saturday, April 14, 2012. The event will begin at 2.30 p.m. and will end at 6.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Brazil passes Marco Civil; the US-FCC Alters its Stance on Net Neutrality
by Geetha Hariharan — published Apr 24, 2014 — last modified Apr 24, 2014 10:05 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Hopes for the Internet rise and fall rapidly. Yesterday, on April 23, 2014, Marco Civil da Internet, the Brazilian Bill of Internet rights, was passed by the Brazilian Senate into law.
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Brazil’s experience a red flag for WhatsApp in Indian polls, say experts
by Admin — published Oct 28, 2018 — filed under: ,
Data shows that the share of active WhatsApp users in rural India has doubled since 2017, according to a survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Breach Notifications: A Step towards Cyber Security for Consumers and Citizens
by Amelia Andersdotter — published Nov 14, 2017 — filed under: ,
Through the Digital India project the Indian government is seeking to establish India as a digital nation at the forefront. Increasingly, this means having good cyber-security policies in place and enabling a prosperous business environment for companies that implement sound cyber-security policies. This paper will look at one such policy, which enables investments in cyber-security for IT products and services through giving consumers a way to hold business owners and public authorities to account when their security fails.
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Blog Entry Breaking Down ICANN Accountability: What It Is and What the Internet Community Wants
by Ramya Chandrasekhar — published Nov 05, 2015 — last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:29 PM — filed under: ,
At the recent ICANN conference held in Dublin (ICANN54), one issue that was rehashed and extensively deliberated was ICANN's accountability and means to enhance the same. In light of the impending IANA stewardship transition from the NTIA to the internet's multi-stakeholder community, accountability of ICANN to the internet community becomes that much more important. In this blog post, some aspects of the various proposals to enhance ICANN's accountability have been deconstructed and explained.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 25, 2012 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Breeding misinformation in virtual space
by Amber Sinha — published Dec 08, 2017 — filed under: ,
A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Bridging the gap: Tech giants bring the internet to women in rural India
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 30, 2016 — filed under: ,
This Diwali is going to be a cracker of a festival for Nisha Chanderwal, a second year BA student.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Briefing on BBC News pan-India research on how 'fake news' / digital misinformation spreads
by Admin — published Nov 16, 2018 — last modified Dec 05, 2018 02:01 PM — filed under: ,
Amber Sinha participated in a special private briefing on the BBC's pan India research on how misinformation spreads. The briefing was conducted on November 16, 2018 in New Delhi.
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