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Image Analysis of the content blocked.
by Snehashish Ghosh last modified Sep 25, 2012 07:01 AM
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II
by Snehashish Ghosh published Sep 25, 2012 last modified Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Snehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked list”).
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition)
by Snehashish Ghosh published Feb 16, 2013 last modified Feb 17, 2013 07:35 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Broadband Policy, 2004
by Snehashish Ghosh published Aug 07, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:47 AM — filed under:
The Broadband Policy, 2004 (“Policy”) was laid down by the Government of India in order to realize the potential of broadband services. It aimed at enhancing the quality of life by implementation of tele-education, tele-medicine, e-governance, entertainment and also to generate employment through high speed access to information and web-based communication.
Located in Telecom / Resources
Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995
by Snehashish Ghosh published Aug 07, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:10 AM — filed under:
In this module, Snehashish examines the purpose of the legislation, the persons affected by it, the administrative bodies which come under the Act, the penalties (including the consequences in case of non-compliance), appeal process and the debates surrounding the legislation.
Located in Telecom / Resources
Blog Entry Comments on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft)
by Snehashish Ghosh published Nov 26, 2012 last modified Dec 01, 2012 03:36 PM — filed under: ,
The Department of Science and Technology invited public comments on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft). Accordingly, the Centre for Internet and Society has made the following comments on the draft policy document.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
DoT — Its Powers and Responsibilities
by Snehashish Ghosh published Dec 06, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:24 AM — filed under:
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) works under the aegis of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. DoT is headed a secretary, who is a senior member of the Indian Administrative Services. The secretary of the DoT reports to the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
Located in Telecom / Resources
Blog Entry Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns
by Snehashish Ghosh published Jan 16, 2014 last modified Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Government of India's Response to WGEC Questionnaire
by Snehashish Ghosh published Jan 22, 2014
The Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation circulated a questionnaire to collect the views and positions of the stakeholders on the various aspects of enhanced cooperation. India's response to the questionnaire is documented below for archival purposes.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Government Policy and Guidelines
by Snehashish Ghosh published Nov 18, 2012 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:27 AM — filed under:
In this unit Snehashish dwells upon the four main policy guidelines that were formulated by the Government of India.
Located in Telecom / Resources