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e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities (Russian Version)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 04, 2011
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 10:04 AM
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Books,
Accessibility,
Publications
The e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities is based upon the online ITU-G3ict e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities (www.e-accessibilitytoolkit.org) which was released in February 2010. This is the Russian translation of the same.
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Analysis of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 27, 2011
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last modified
Dec 02, 2011 09:26 AM
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Featured,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
In this blog post, Pranesh Prakash briefly analyses the DIT's response to an RTI request on website blocking alongside the most recent edition of Google's Transparency Report, and what it tells us about the online censorship regime in India.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Sep 15, 2011
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last modified
Apr 10, 2015 09:22 AM
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Social media,
Digital Activism,
RAW Publications,
Campaign,
Digital Natives,
Agency,
Blank Noise Project,
Featured,
Cybercultures,
Facebook,
Publications,
Beyond the Digital,
Digital subjectivities,
Books,
Researchers at Work
Hivos and the Centre for Internet and Society have consolidated their three year knowledge inquiry into the field of youth, technology and change in a four book collective “Digital AlterNatives with a cause?”. This collaboratively produced collective, edited by Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen, asks critical and pertinent questions about theory and practice around 'digital revolutions' in a post MENA (Middle East - North Africa) world. It works with multiple vocabularies and frameworks and produces dialogues and conversations between digital natives, academic and research scholars, practitioners, development agencies and corporate structures to examine the nature and practice of digital natives in emerging contexts from the Global South.
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Digital Natives
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Blog
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Open Government Data in India (v2)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 19, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:25 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Open Data,
Featured,
Openness,
e-governance
The first draft of the second version of the Open Government Data Report is now online. Nisha Thompson worked on updating the first version of the report. This updated version of the report on open government data in India includes additional case studies as well as a potential policy (National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy) that would create a central government data portal. The report was distributed for peer review and public feedback.
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Openness
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Blog
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Locating Internets: Histories of the Internet(s) in India — Research Training and Curriculum Workshop: Call for Participation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 11, 2011
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last modified
Jul 21, 2011 06:00 AM
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filed under:
Development,
Gaming,
Digital Activism,
Digital Governance,
Research,
CISRAW,
Featured,
Cybercultures,
archives,
New Pedagogies,
Workshop,
IT Cities
Deadline for submission: 26th July 2011-06-08;
When: 19th - 22nd August, 2011;
Where: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad;
Organised by: Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Please Note: Travel support is only available for domestic travel within India.
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Conference Blogs
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Open Government Data Study
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 20, 2011
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last modified
Sep 03, 2015 08:08 AM
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Open Data,
Featured,
Publications,
Openness
CIS produced a report on the state of open government data in India, looking at policy, infrastructure, and particular case studies, as well as emerging concerns, future strategies and recommendations. The report is authored by Glover Wright, Pranesh Prakash, Sunil Abraham, and Nishant Shah. We are grateful to the Transparency and Accountability Initiative for providing generous funding for this report.
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Openness
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Blog
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Rebuttal of DIT's Misleading Statements on New Internet Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 13, 2011
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last modified
Jul 11, 2012 01:18 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability
The press statement issued on May 11 by the Department of Information Technology (DIT) on the furore over the newly-issued rules on 'intermediary due diligence' is misleading and is, in places, plainly false. We are presenting a point-by-point rebuttal of the DIT's claims.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 09, 2011
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last modified
May 13, 2011 07:24 AM
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Featured,
CPOV
For millions of internet users around the globe, the search for new knowledge begins with Wikipedia. The encyclopedia’s rapid rise, novel organization, and freely offered content have been marveled at and denounced by a host of commentators. Critical Point of View moves beyond unflagging praise, well-worn facts, and questions about its reliability and accuracy, to unveil the complex, messy, and controversial realities of a distributed knowledge platform.
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Conference Blogs
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DIT's Response to RTI on Website Blocking
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 07, 2011
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:13 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For the first time in India, we have a list of websites that are blocked by order of the Indian government. This data was received from the Department of Information Technology in response to an RTI that CIS filed. Pranesh Prakash of CIS analyzes the implications of these blocks, as well as the shortcomings of the DIT's response.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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'Privacy Matters', Ahmedabad: Conference Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2011
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 04:45 AM
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Featured,
Privacy
On 26 March 2011, civil society, lawyers, judges, students and NGO’s, gathered together at the Ahmedabad Management Association to take part in 'Privacy Matters' – a public conference organised by Privacy India in partnership with IDRC and Research Foundation for Governance in India (RFGI) — to discuss the challenges of privacy in India, with an emphasis on national security and privacy. The conference was opened by Prashant Iyengar, head researcher at Privacy India and Kanan Drhu, director of RFGI. Mr. Iyengar explained Privacy India’s mandate to raise awareness of privacy, spark civil action, and promote democratic dialogue around privacy challenges and violations in India. RFGI is a think tank established in 2009 which aims to research, promote, and implement various reforms to improve the legal and political process in Gujarat and across India. ‘Privacy Matters – Ahmedabad’ is the third conference out of the eight that Privacy India will be hosting across India. The next conference will take place in Hyderabad on 9 April 2011. It will focus on human rights and privacy.
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Privacy
