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A provisional definition for the Cultural Last Mile: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 10, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 08:57 AM — filed under: ICT4D, Digital Governance, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Cybercultures, Digital subjectivities
In the first of his entries, Ashish Rajadhyaksha gives his own spin on the 'Last Mile' problem that has been at the crux of all public technologies. Shifting the terms of debate away from broadcast problems of distance and access, he re-purposes the 'last mile' which is a communications problem, to make a cultural argument about the role and imagination of technology in India, and the specific ways in which this problem features in talking about Internet Technologies in contemporary India.
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A Public Discussion on Criminal Defamation in India: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 27, 2015 — filed under: Defamation, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS); the Network of Women in Media, India; and Media Watch, Bengaluru, are hosting a public discussion on criminal defamation in India. The discussion will start at 5.30 pm on Wednesday, 29 July 2015, at the CIS office in Domlur, Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in Delhi: by Elonnai Hickok — published Sep 29, 2012 — last modified Oct 10, 2012 10:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On September 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a public talk at the Indian International Centre focused on the draft DNA Profiling Bill. Presenting at the meeting were international experts Dr. Helen Wallace, director of GeneWatch UK and Jeremy Gruber, president and executive director of the Council for Responsible Genetics US, and Dr. Anupuma Raina, senior scientist at AIIMs.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act: by Divij Joshi — published Jun 16, 2014 — last modified Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Privacy
Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require technical knowledge and familiarity with specialised factual scenarios.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Review of the Policy Debate around Big Data and Internet of Things: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 17, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
This blog post seeks to review and understand how regulators and experts across jurisdictions are reacting to Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) from a policy perspective.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Scam Masquerading as Santa: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 26, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Christmas is here and social media is abuzz with celebrations of its spirit.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
A scheme in India to help the poor raises privacy concerns: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India’s legislators are on Wednesday debating a law that would allow the government to collect biometric and demographic information from people in return for distributing to them government benefits and subsidies.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
A Selection of Tweets on How to Make Crowdmaps Effectual for Mapping Violence against Women: by Rohini Lakshané — published Feb 19, 2015 — last modified Mar 12, 2015 12:42 AM — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
This is a collection of tweets by Rohini Lakshane on making crowdmaps more effective for mapping gender violence. The compilation of tweets has been republished by GenderIT.org.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Series of Op-eds on Data Protection: by Amber Sinha — published Feb 19, 2018 — filed under: Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
I wrote a short series of three op-eds for Asia Times this week.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Street View of Private and the Public: by Prashant Iyengar — published Jun 04, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:34 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Prashant Iyengar on how in the eyes of the law, the internet giant is like the homeless in India. This article was published by Tehelka on June 4, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy

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