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The Internet, Culture, and Society - Looking at Past, Present, and Future Worldwide: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 03, 2010 — last modified Oct 21, 2011 10:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
It is now well known that with 4.5 billion mobile phone owners in the world and increased Internet penetration, global cultures and communities have experienced shifts in their economic, political, and social well-being due to the digital revolution. As a scholar and consultant who works worldwide, Prof Ramesh Srinivasan will illustrate how new media technologies have been used creatively to enable political movements in Kyrgyzstan, literacy and educational reform in India, and economic development across the developing world. In addition to this, he will discuss some of digital culture's biggest challenges, including considering how the Web can start to empower different types of cultural perspectives and knowledges. The talk will be live streamed.
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May 2010 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published May 23, 2010 — last modified Aug 10, 2012 10:00 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet & Society. We bring you updates of our research, news and media coverage and information on our events in this bulletin of May 2010
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India slowly gets to grips with ecommerce: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Growth in computer use and Internet penetration will help e-commerce.
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Biometry Is Watching: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
In its first steps, the UID drive encounters practical problems, raises ethical questions, reports Sugata Srinivasaraju in Outlook.
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‘UID is being forced’: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS feels that the UID project is forced on the citizens.
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ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor
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Scrap UID project, say people's organisations: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The unique identification number project is executed without any legislative or parliamentary sanction.
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UID info can be misused: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.
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UID project draws flak from civil rights activists: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The unique identification project is drawing a flak from civil rights activists.
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Citizens' forums want UID project scrapped: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
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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