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Feedback on the NIA Bill 2010: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:45 AM — filed under: Submissions, Publications
Letter written by Malavika to the UID...
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Feedback to the NIA Bill: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 30, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:14 AM — filed under: Submissions, Internet Governance
Malavika Jayaram and Elonnai Hickok introduce the formal submission of CIS to the proposed National Identification Authority of India (NIA) Bill, 2010, which would give every resident a unique identity. The submissions contain the detailed comments on the draft bill and the high level summary of concerns with the NIA Bill submitted to the UIDAI on 13 July, 2010.
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Inputs to the public consultation on the draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020 - Joint submission by an alliance of trade unions and civil society organisations: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Dec 22, 2020 — last modified Dec 22, 2020 09:52 AM — filed under: Submissions, Gig Work, Digital Labour, Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) contributed to a joint submission by IT for Change and various trade union and civil society organisations in response to the public consultation of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on the draft Code on Social Security Rules, 2020. Here are the overview, full text of the submitted inputs, and names of organisations and individuals who endorsed them.
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Inputs to the Report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Dec 30, 2020 — last modified Dec 30, 2020 09:40 AM — filed under: Data Systems, Privacy, Researchers at Work, Digital Economy, Data Governance, Submissions
This submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Report on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework prepared by the Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan. The inputs are authored by Aayush Rathi, Aman Nair, Ambika Tandon, Pallavi Bedi, Sapni Krishna, and Shweta Mohandas (in alphabetical order), and reviewed by Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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Note on the Authorities under the Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 (9th February 2011): by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Aug 24, 2011 05:42 AM — filed under: Submissions, Accessibility
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) released a revised draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which is up for comments on the MSJE website. The Centre for Law and Policy Research, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society jointly submitted a note on the section on statutory authorities.
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Response to TRAI Consultation paper No. 6/2009: by Radha Rao — published Nov 23, 2009 — last modified Aug 24, 2011 08:06 AM — filed under: Telecom, Submissions
CIS Distinguished Fellow, Shyam Ponappa, provides a detailed response to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's Consultation paper No. 6/2009 "Overall Spectrum Management and review of license terms and conditions". Shyam Ponappa is suggesting that, the TRAI approach the telecom policy in a manner which will facilitate greater user access and, more generally, be designed to serve the public interest in the long-term.
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