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Blog Entry CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
by Pranesh Prakash published Mar 27, 2013 last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55
by Vidushi Marda published Mar 21, 2016 last modified Mar 21, 2016 03:22 PM — filed under:
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS's Comments on the CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal
by Pranesh Prakash published Jan 29, 2016 last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:17 PM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) gave its comments on the failures of the CCWG-Accountability draft proposal as well as the processes that it has followed.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS's Position on Net Neutrality
by Sunil Abraham published Dec 04, 2015 last modified Dec 09, 2015 01:06 PM — filed under: , , ,
As researchers committed to the principle of pluralism we rarely produce institutional positions. This is also because we tend to update our positions based on research outputs. But the lack of clarity around our position on network neutrality has led some stakeholders to believe that we are advocating for forbearance. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Please see below for the current articulation of our common institutional position.
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Blog Entry CIS’ Comments to the Christchurch Call
by Tanaya Rajwade, Elonnai Hickok, and Raouf Kundil Peedikayil published Oct 31, 2019 last modified Nov 04, 2019 02:13 PM — filed under: , ,
In the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call to Action in May 2018 to “bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism.”
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS’ Efforts Towards Greater Financial Disclosure by ICANN
by Padma Venkataraman published Oct 29, 2017 last modified Oct 31, 2017 02:10 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS has been working towards enhancing transparency and accountability at ICANN since 2014. While initial efforts have resulted in ICANN revealing its sources of income in a granular fashion in 2015, we are yet to see this level of transparency become a default approach within ICANN. Here, Padma Venkataraman chronologically maps CIS’ efforts at enhancing financial transparency and accountability at ICANN, while providing an outline of what remains to be done.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS@IGF 2014
by Geetha Hariharan published Sep 06, 2014 last modified Oct 08, 2014 10:31 AM — filed under: ,
The ninth Internet Governance Forum (“IGF2014”) was hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from September 2 to 5, 2014.
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Citizen Engagement Framework for e-Governance Projects and Framework and Guidelines for Use of Social Media by Government Agencies
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 22, 2012 last modified Sep 10, 2012 02:40 PM — filed under:
Notification dated August 17, 2012 by Department of Electronics & Information Technology.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Citizens' forums want UID project scrapped
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 29, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under:
Citizens’ forums and groups have stepped up their attack on the Unique Identification Project calling for the complete scrapping of the project.
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Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In India
by Admin published Jun 11, 2018 — filed under: ,
A draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media