News & Media
Saving privacy as we knew it
Long overdue protection law still on the back-burner; meanwhile, depts put more of one's personal details online.
E-governance hopes rise as India crosses 1 billion transactions
Government agencies and departments, regarded as bywords for inefficiency and red tape, have recorded over a billion e-governance transactions so far this year, watershed for the world's largest democracy that is betting on technology to cure its ills.
Asian Forum on Global Governance
The Asian Forum on Global Governance is an annual workshop jointly organized by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, and the Observer Research Foundation.
Taking Stock: Emerging Issues - Internet Surveillance
This session was held at the IGF in Bali on October 25. Pranesh Prakash made intervention in this session.
India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal
The site of the impact of a cyber crime should determine jurisdiction, says information technology minister Kapil Sibal.
Location Tracking: Why the Govt-Mobile Manufacturer War Won’t End Soon
The Union government and mobile operators are at loggerheads on location based services (LBS) – the service through which mobile companies can provide real time location of mobile users to the government.
Bouquets & brickbats for Google's new privacy policy
Google's recent privacy policy change that allows the internet search company to use names, photographs and endorsements by its users in online advertisements is getting mixed reviews in India - advertisers love it, and activists love to hate it.
'Free Speech and Media in South Asia: Human Rights Concerns in a Globalizing World'
A seminar organized by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Centre for Media and Governance, National Law University, Delhi. Chinmayi Arun is one of the speakers.
Beyond the Searchlight
Should we be wary of Google’s all-pervasiveness?
Bali meet to discuss Internet governance issues
Four-day event hosted by Internet Governance Forum to also discuss Internet access and diversity, privacy, security.
Indian politicians yet to tap voters online: CIS’s Abraham
Sunil Abraham talks about the role online media will play in forthcoming elections and the behaviour of online readers of news.
Removing Barriers to Connectivity: Connecting the Unconnected
The workshop was organised by Internet Society and ETNO on October 23, 2013. Pranesh Prakash was a panelist.
Privacy: from regional regulations to global connections ?
This workshop is being organised by Internet Society at Bali on October 24. Sunil Abraham is one of the panelists for this.
Charting the Charter: Internet Rights and Principles Online
This workshop is being organised by IRP Coalition on October 22 in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre. Pranesh Prakash is participating as a panelist.
Fair process frameworks for cross-border online spaces
This workshop is being organised by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of France, Western Europe and Others Group and Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of Germany, Western Europe and Others Group. Sunil Abraham is one of the panelists for this workshop.
Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013
FICCI, in association with the Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India is organizing Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013 on 17th October 2013 at Federation House, FICCI, New Delhi. The theme for this year’s conference is “Internet to Equinet: Empowering a Billion Online”. Sunil Abraham is a speaker in the session on "The Internet We Want: A Multistakeholder Approach".
The quest for genuine clout on the internet
There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media
The Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, together with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, will be convening a Round-table on Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media on October 16, 2013 at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham is a speaker in the session on Impact of Media, Social Media & Technology on Democracy / Governance.
Religious pluralism and freedom of expression in India, Europe and other countries
The Venice-Delhi Seminars are Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations project, in cooperation with the Jamia Millia Islamia, Seminar and the India Habitat Centre is organizing this event from October 10 to 12, 2013. Chinmayi Arun will be speaking at this event.
Google survey: 37% of urban Indian voters are online
Almost four out of every 10 urban voters (or 37%) in India are online, just a little less than the number (42%) that are undecided about whom they will vote for in the 2014 general elections, according to a survey by Google India and research agency TNS released on Tuesday.
