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Stockholm Internet Forum 2019: by Admin — published May 25, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 04:15 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a panelist in the discussion on 'Influencing Internet Governance' co-organised by Article 19. The other panelists were Sylvie Coudray (UNESCO), Grace Githaiga (Kictanet), J. Carlos Lara (Derechos Digitales) and Charles Bradley (GPD). The discussion was moderated by Mallory Knodel (Article 19).
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Consilience 2019: by Admin — published May 25, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:25 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
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ABLI Privacy Workshop: by Admin — published May 22, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore.
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"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority": by Martin Moore — published May 21, 2019 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance
In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – where our politics now takes place – have lost control and are struggling to claw it back. As our lives migrate online, we are gradually moving into a world of datafied citizens and real-time surveillance. The entire political landscape has changed, with profound consequences for democracy.
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BJP outspends Congress, others in social media advertising: by Vidhi Choudhary — published May 14, 2019 — last modified May 14, 2019 03:21 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The data shows that so far the BJP has spent Rs 25 crore in advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube.
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Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative: by Admin — published May 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
On 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group and co-authoring a report with Anindya Chaudhuri of Global Development Network on the prospect of collaborations in Public uses of AI.
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Three emerging market think tanks to collaborate on Good ID recommendations with Omidyar backing: by Admin — published May 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Omidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
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Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face: by Admin — published May 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
On 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The event aimed to chart a roadmap for India’s participation at the G20, under the Japanese Presidency.
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Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handle: by Admin — published May 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy
Shweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity: by Amber Sinha — published May 13, 2019 — last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AM — filed under: Digital ID, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Featured, Digital Identity, Homepage
Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
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