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Critical Point of View: Videos: by Nishant Shah — published Apr 20, 2010 — filed under: Conference, Art, Featured, Cybercultures, Communities, CPOV
The Second event for the Critical Point of View reader on Wikipedia was held in Amsterdam, by the Institute of Network Cultures and the Centre for Internet and Society. A wide range of scholars, academics, researchers, practitioners, artists and users came together to discuss questions on design, analytics, access, education, theory, art, history and processes of knowledge production. The videos for the full event are now available for free viewing and dissemination.
Located in Research / Conferences & Workshops / Conference Blogs
Crowdsourcing Incidents of Communication Privacy Violation in India: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Oct 16, 2015 — last modified Oct 16, 2015 10:49 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Privacy
In the context of several ongoing threads of debates and policy discussions, we are initiating this effort to crowdsource incidents of violation of digital/online/telephonic privacy of persons and organisations in India. The full list of submitted incidents is publicly shared, under Creative Commons Attributions-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Please contribute and share with your friends and colleagues.
Located in Internet Governance
Data bleeding everywhere: a story of period trackers: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 11, 2019 — last modified Dec 06, 2019 05:03 AM — filed under: Bodies of Evidence, Researchers at Work, Research, Featured, Publications, BD4D, Big Data for Development
This is an excerpt from an essay by Sadaf Khan, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration between Point of View and the Centre for Internet and Society, undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development Network supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada.
Located in RAW
Datafication of the Public Distribution System in India: by Sameet Panda — published Jul 08, 2022 — last modified Feb 12, 2024 12:07 PM — filed under: RAW Research, Featured, Researchers at Work, RAW Blog
In this study, we look into the datafication of social protection schemes with a special focus on the Public Distribution System in India. Proponents of datafication claim that the benefits will reach the right person and curb leakages through the automation and digitisation of all PDS processes. Aadhaar is the most important link in the datafication; supporters claim that it makes technology people-centric. This study looks at the status of PDS datafication and its impact on the delivery of the scheme in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. We also try to understand to what extent the stated objective of portability has been met and how far the challenges faced by the rights holders of the PDS have been resolved.
Located in RAW
Dataset: Patent Landscape of Mobile Device Technologies in India: by Rohini Lakshané — published Apr 02, 2016 — last modified May 03, 2016 08:06 PM — filed under: Featured, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
Patent landscape of mobile technology patents and patent applications held by 50 companies operating in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies: by Nishant Shah — published Jul 24, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:51 AM — filed under: Featured, Researchers at Work, Book Review, Digital Natives
Nishant Shah was invited to do a book review of a new anthology 'Deconstructing Digital Natives', edited by Michael Thomas. The review was published in Routledge's Journal of Children and Media on July 18, 2012.
Located in Digital Natives
DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 29, 2015 — last modified Apr 30, 2015 07:37 AM — filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, RTI, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Featured, 69A, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Transparency, Homepage, Blocking
Across India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights: by Anubha Sinha — published Jul 08, 2014 — last modified Jul 08, 2014 07:02 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Censorship
Of late the Indian judiciary has been issuing John Doe orders to block websites, most recently in Multi Screen Media v. Sunit Singh and Others. The order mandated blocking of 472 websites, out of which approximately 267 websites were blocked as on July 7, 2014. This trend is an extremely dangerous one because it encourages flagrant censorship by intermediaries based on a judicial order which does not provide for specific blocking of a URL, instead provides for blocking of the entire website.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Design and the Open Knowledge Movement: by Saumyaa Naidu — published Mar 31, 2019 — last modified Apr 01, 2019 12:13 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Featured, Design, Openness, Education, Homepage
With the objective of connecting the open knowledge movement with design, the Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet and Society co-organised the Wikigraphists Bootcamp India 2018 with the Wikimedia Foundation during September 28-30, 2018 in New Delhi. The event was held at the School of Design at Ambedkar University Delhi. As part of the bootcamp, a panel discussion was held in order to bring together design practitioners, educators, open knowledge contributors, and design students to explore how design and open knowledge communities can engage with each other. In this post, Saumyaa Naidu shares the learnings from the panel discussion aimed at exploring the potential collaborations between design and the open knowledge movement.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India: by Laird Brown — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM — filed under: Censorship, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Cyber Security Film, Featured, Chilling Effect, Cyber Security, Homepage, Cyber Security Interview
As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one documentary. The film produced by Purba Sarkar, edited by Aaron Joseph, and directed by Oxblood Ruffin features Malavika Jayaram, Nitin Pai, Namita Malhotra, Saikat Datta, Nishant Shah, Lawrence Liang, Anja Kovacs, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and, Ravi Sharada Prasad.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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