Search results

Subscribe to an always-updated RSS feed.

Konkan Corridor Project — A Lecture by Vasant Gangavane: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 10, 2012 — last modified Apr 13, 2012 01:49 PM — filed under: Lecture, Event Type, Internet Governance, ICT
Well known social worker Vasant Gangavane will be giving a public lecture on the Konkan Corridor Project at Ashoka Innovators for the Public in Bangalore on April 16, 2012. The lecture will focus on the role of Information & Communication Technology for total rural transformation by inclusive integrated development with no change of land ownerships. The event is co-organized by Ashoka Innovators for the Public and the Centre for Internet and Society.
Located in Internet Governance
Mind of the millennium teen: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Say mom, did you have electricity when you were growing up?" Twelve-year-old Aditya throws a casual query at his 38-year-old mother during a power cut.
Located in News & Media
The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water: by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 26, 2012 — last modified Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
Located in Internet Governance
Pitroda seeks to put govt information in public domain: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Social media
In the first-ever Indian government press conference on Twitter, Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on public information infrastructure and innovations, championed the cause of putting government information in the public domain to usher in openness and empowerment.
Located in News & Media
ಭಾರತೀಯ ಡಿಎನ್ಎ ಪ್ರೊಫೈಲಿಂಗ್ ಮಸೂದೆಯ ಸೀಳುನೋಟ: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 24, 2012 — last modified Oct 03, 2012 03:42 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
ಭಾರತೀಯ ದಂಡಸಂಹಿತೆಯನ್ನು ೨೦೦೫ರಲ್ಲಿ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಇದರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಆಪಾದಿತರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವಿವಿಧ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಕಾನೂನುರೀತ್ಯಾ ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವುದು.
Located in News & Media
Civil rights in the digital age, about the impact the Internet has on civil rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 04, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Malavika Jayaram, fellow of CIS is a panelist at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 in Azerbaijan.
Located in News & Media
Governing Identity on the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 04, 2012 — last modified Oct 04, 2012 09:06 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Security, openness and privacy will be discussed at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 on November 8, 2012 from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Malavika Jayaram, a fellow at CIS is one of the panelists confirmed for participation.
Located in News & Media
How India Makes E-books Easier to Ban than Books (And How We Can Change That): by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 24, 2012 — last modified Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM — filed under: Obscenity, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Featured, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
Without getting into questions of what should and should not be unlawful speech, Pranesh Prakash chooses to take a look at how Indian law promotes arbitrary removal and blocking of websites, website content, and online services, and how it makes it much easier than getting offline printed speech removed.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
‘Chilling’ Impact of India’s April Internet Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2011 — last modified Jan 27, 2012 04:32 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Kapil Sibal’s demand that Internet companies self-censor users’ content is just the latest move by the Indian government to restrict information on Facebook and other social media Web sites. This article by Heather Simmons was published in the New York Times on December 7, 2011.
Located in News & Media
Google’s privacy policy raises hackles: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Have you ever used Google to search for a restaurant while you were logged in its network using your Google id? Or shared information about your trip to Goa with your friends on Google +? Or watched belly dance on YouTube? Or looked for Sunny Leone pictures on Google images? If yes, Google knows about it. Javed Anwer wrote on article on this. It is published in the Times of India on 26 January 2012.
Located in News & Media

« Previous 10 items Next 10 items » 1 … 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 … 299

Support Us

Please help us defend citizen and user rights on the Internet!

You may donate online via danamojo. Or, write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at #32, 1st Floor, 2nd Block, Austin Town, Viveka Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560047. These charitable contributions will be towards the Institutional Corpus Fund of the Centre for Internet and Society.

Follow our Works

Newsletter: Subscribe

researchers@work blog: medium.com/rawblog

Twitter (CIS): @cis_india

Twitter (CIS-A2K): @cisa2k

Instagram: @cis.india

Youtube: Centre for Internet and Society

Request for Collaboration

We invite researchers, practitioners, artists, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to engage with us on topics related internet and society, and improve our collective understanding of this field. To discuss such possibilities, please write to us at communications[at]cis-india[dot]org with an indication of the form and the content of the collaboration you might be interested in.

In general, we offer financial support for collaborative/invited works only through public calls.

About Us

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere.

© Centre for Internet & Society

Unless otherwise specified, content licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported.