Centre for Internet & Society

The Worldwide Web of Concerns

by Pranesh Prakash

The Intern­ati­onal Telec­om­munication Union’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) is currently under way in Dubai, after a gap of 25 years. At this conference, the Inter-national Teleco­mmunication Regulations — a binding treaty containing high-level principles — are to be revised.

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Internet-driven Developments — Structural Changes and Tipping Points

by Elonnai Hickok

A symposium on Internet Driven Developments: Structural Changes and Tipping Points was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard University from December 6 to 8, 2012. The symposium was sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation and was hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. In this blog post, I summarize the discussions that took place over the two days and add my own personal reflections on the issues.

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The Trouble with Hurried Solutions

by Chinmayi Arun

The World Conference on International Telecommunication showed that countries are not yet ready to arrive at a consensus on regulation and control of the Internet

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The Worldwide Web of Concerns

by Pranesh Prakash

The threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse in vain.

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So Much to Lose

by Nishant Shah

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.

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Indian Government's Submission to ITU

by Pranesh Prakash

The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.

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Will The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Impact Internet Governance? A Multistakeholder Perspective

by Pranesh Prakash

Pranesh Prakash made a presentation at the India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC) held at the FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi on October 4 and 5, 2012. The event was organised by the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, FICCI and Internet Society. CIS was one of the supporting organisations.

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Reaction to Draft Proposal from India based on final draft ITR document of ITU

by Prasad Krishna

Reaction to Draft Proposal from India on the Proposed Amendments to the ITU’s ITR’s – November 3, 2012.

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