Internet Governance Blog
New Approaches to Information Privacy – Revisiting the Purpose Limitation Principle
- August 07, 2016
Article on Aadhaar throwing light on privacy and data protection.
Read more →No, India did NOT oppose the United Nations move to “make internet access a human right”
- July 13, 2016
Last Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution titled “The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.”
Read more →Trans Pacific Partnership and Digital 2 Dozen: Implications for Data Protection and Digital Privacy
- July 12, 2016
In this essay, Shubhangi Heda explores the concerns related to data protection and digital privacy under the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement signed recently between United States of America and eleven countries located around the pacific ocean region, across South America, Australia, and Asia. TPP is a free trade agreement (FTA) that emphasises, among other things, the need for liberalising global digital economy. The essay also analyses the critical document titled ‘Digital 2 Dozen’ (D2D), which compiles the key action items within TPP addressing liberalisation of digital economy, and sets up the relevant goals for the member nations.
Read more →Big Data Governance Frameworks for 'Data Revolution for Sustainable Development'
- July 05, 2016
A key component of the process to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is the call for a global 'data revolution' to better understand, monitor, and implement development interventions. Recently there has been several international proposals to use big data, along with reconfigured national statistical systems, to operationalise this 'data revolution for sustainable development.' This analysis by Meera Manoj highlights the different models of collection, management, sharing, and governance of global development data that are being discussed.
Read more →CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Free Data
- July 01, 2016
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a consultation on Free Data, for which CIS sent in the following comments.
Read more →Submission by the Centre for Internet and Society on Revisions to ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior
- June 29, 2016
Prepared by Vidushi Marda, with inputs from Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan and Sunil Abraham.
Read more →Jurisdiction: The Taboo Topic at ICANN
- June 27, 2016
The "IANA Transition" that is currently underway is a sham since it doesn't address the most important question: that of jurisdiction. This article explores why the issue of jurisdiction is the most important question, and why it remains unaddressed.
Read more →UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step Forward
- June 08, 2016
On 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of expression in the digital age. Vidushi Marda and Pranesh Prakash highlight the most important aspects of the report.
Read more →Smart City Policies and Standards: Overview of Projects, Data Policies, and Standards across Five International Smart Cities
- June 08, 2016
This blog post aims to review five Smart Cities across the globe, namely Singapore, Dubai, New York City, London and Seoul, the Data Policies and Standards adopted. Also, the research seeks to point the similarities, differences and best practices in the development of smart cities across jurisdictions.
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