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NETmundial - Contributions by Types of Organisation: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Apr 22, 2014 — last modified Apr 25, 2014 09:57 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, NETmundial
This set of analysis of the contributions submitted to NETmundial 2014 is part of the effort by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India, to enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the meeting and elsewhere.
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NETmundial Roadmap: Defining the Roles of Stakeholders in Multistakeholderism: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 23, 2014 — last modified Apr 28, 2014 12:51 PM — filed under: ICANN, IANA, Internet Governance, NETmundial
NETmundial, one of the most anticipated events in the Internet governance calendar, will see the global community convening at Sao Paolo, with an aim to establish 'strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in the world.' This post analyses the submissions at NETmundial that focused on Roadmap, towards an understanding of stakeholder roles in relation to specific governance functions and highlighting the political, technical and architectural possibilities that lie ahead.
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NETmundial Day 2: by Achal Prabhala — published Apr 25, 2014 — filed under: ICANN, IANA, Internet Governance, NETmundial
Fadi Chehade, the ICANN boss, closed NETmundial 2014 with these words "In Africa we say if you want to go first, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together." He should have added: And if you want to go nowhere, go multi-stakeholder.
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Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - II: by Gautam Bhatia — published Apr 29, 2014 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
In this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution.
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The Embodiment of the Right to Privacy within Domestic Legislation: by Tanvi Mani — published Apr 29, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 02:37 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Right to Privacy is a pivotal construct, essential to the actualization of justice, fairness and equity within any democratic society. It is an instrument used to secure the boundaries of an individual’s personal space, in his interaction with not only the rest of society but also the State.
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South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013: by Divij Joshi — published Apr 16, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 06:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
As the rapid spread of technology in developing countries allows exponentially increasing availability of and access to personal data through automatic data processing, governments are beginning to recognize the necessity to evolve policies addressing data security and privacy concerns.
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The Future of Cyber Governance: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 10:05 AM — filed under: Video, Internet Governance
Hague Institute for Global Justice in association with the Observer Research Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for International Relations - Clingendael organized a conference on the Future of Cyber Governance at the Hague from May 13 to 15, 2014. Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event.
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Net Freedom Campaign Loses its Way: by Sunil Abraham — published May 10, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance, NETmundial
A recent global meet was a victory for governments and the private sector over civil society interests.
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Civil Society Pushes for Privacy Panel: by Prasad Krishna — published May 06, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 11:39 AM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, NETmundial
The article was published in the Times of India on May 6, 2014. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
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Students lead the way with apps for ideas: by Prasad Krishna — published May 21, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 09:24 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
At 1am, the lights are still on in 15-year-old Pratik's room at his house on 80 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The NPS-Koramangala student is busy typing code on his laptop for his latest app called Resolve.
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