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- Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India
- We believe that voice interfaces have the potential to democratise the use of internet by addressing barriers such as accessibility concerns, lack of abilities ... by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Dec 18, 2019 12:10 PM — Filed under: Voice User Interface, Language, Privacy, Accessibility, Research, Voice Assisted Interface, Featured, Researchers at Work, Making Voices Heard
- Internet Shutdown Stories
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book ... by Ambika Tandon — last modified Sep 03, 2019 09:57 AM — Filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Censorship
- New Contexts and Sites of Humanities Practice in the Digital (Paper)
- The ubiquitous presence of the ‘digital’ over the couple of decades has brought with it several important changes in interdisciplinary forms of research and ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Dec 06, 2019 05:03 AM — Filed under: Digital Knowledge, Research, Featured, Publications, Digital Humanities, Researchers at Work
- ICANN Diversity Analysis
- The by-laws of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) state that it is a non-profit public-benefit corporation which is responsible at ... by Akriti Bopanna — last modified Aug 29, 2018 11:19 AM — Filed under: ICANN, Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance
- Making Voices Heard
- We are happy to announce the launch of our final report on the study ‘Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in ... by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Jun 27, 2022 04:18 PM — Filed under: Voice User Interface, Privacy, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Featured, Homepage
- Datafication of the Public Distribution System in India
- In this study, we look into the datafication of social protection schemes with a special focus on the Public Distribution System in India. Proponents of ... by Sameet Panda — last modified Feb 12, 2024 12:07 PM — Filed under: RAW Research, Featured, Researchers at Work, RAW Blog
- DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures
- Across India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including ... by Jyoti Panday — last modified Apr 30, 2015 07:37 AM — Filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, RTI, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Featured, 69A, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Transparency, Homepage, Blocking
- Inclusive Financial Services - Global Trends in Accessibility Requirements
- Inclusive Financial Services is a G3ict White Paper researched in cooperation with the Centre for Internet and Society. The research paper comprises a Foreword ... by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 03, 2015 06:55 AM — Filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2022
- Due to internal delays related to the pandemic, the Internet Researchers' Conference will now take place online in May 2022. Please see below for a link to the ... by Pranav M B — last modified Feb 11, 2022 09:54 AM — Filed under: Featured, Homepage
- Data bleeding everywhere: a story of period trackers
- This is an excerpt from an essay by Sadaf Khan, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Dec 06, 2019 05:03 AM — Filed under: Bodies of Evidence, Researchers at Work, Research, Featured, Publications, BD4D, Big Data for Development
- Unpacking video-based surveillance in New Delhi
- Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon presented at an international workshop on 'Urban Data, Inequality and Justice in the Global South', on 14 June 2019, at the ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified Jun 20, 2019 05:13 AM — Filed under: Big Data, Data Justice, Surveillance, Featured, Urban Data Justice, Research, Researchers at Work
- Making Humanities in the Digital: Embodiment and Framing in Bichitra and Indiancine.ma
- The growth of the internet and digital technologies in the last couple of decades, and the emergence of new ‘digital objects’ of enquiry has led to a ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Jun 25, 2018 12:50 PM — Filed under: Research, Featured, Publications, Digital Humanities, Researchers at Work
- Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and Facebook
- We conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close ... by Akriti Bopanna — last modified Apr 27, 2018 09:52 AM — Filed under: Google, Instagram, Privacy, Twitter, YouTube, Internet Governance, Featured, Google Plus, Facebook, Homepage
- Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent a joint response to the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) Services with ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified May 09, 2015 11:27 AM — Filed under: Telecom, Featured
- DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India
- As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews ... by Laird Brown — last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM — Filed under: Censorship, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Cyber Security Film, Featured, Chilling Effect, Cyber Security, Homepage, Cyber Security Interview
- Digital Activism in Asia Reader
- The digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:36 PM — Filed under: Digital Activism, Digital Activism in Asia Reader, Featured, Research, Net Cultures, Publications, Researchers at Work
- COVID-19 Charter Of Recommendations on Gig Work
- Tandem Research and the Centre for Internet and Society organised a webinar on 9 April 2020, with unions representing gig workers and researchers studying ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified May 13, 2020 08:53 AM — Filed under: Researchers at Work, Gig Work, Digital Labour, Covid19, Research, Platform-Work, Future of Work, Featured, Network Economies, Homepage
- Your economy, our livelihoods: A policy brief by the All India Gig Workers’ Union
- In this policy brief, the All India Gig Workers’ Union (AIGWU) presents its critique on NITI Aayog’s report on India’s platform economy. Through experiences ... by W.C. Shukla, Rikta Krishnaswamy, Rohin Garg, Gunjan Jena, and S.B. Natarajan — last modified Jan 31, 2024 12:02 AM — Filed under: Labour Futures, Digital Economy, Gig Work, Digital Labour, Reserve Bank of India, Featured, Homepage
- (Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
- Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare ... by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM — Filed under: Digital ID, Privacy, NDSAP, Data Protection, Accountability, Featured, Data Governance, Aadhaar, Digitisation, Homepage, Internet Governance, Data Management
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017
- The Centre for Internet & Society along with Prakat Solutions and Mitra Jyothi is co-hosting the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in Bengaluru on May 18, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 16, 2017 05:51 AM — Filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility, Event
- Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19
- This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare ... by Sameet Panda — last modified Feb 26, 2021 07:36 AM — Filed under: Welfare Governance, Data Systems, Homepage, Research, Featured, Gender, Welfare, and Privacy, Researchers at Work
- Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices
- The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies and the Centre for Internet and Societies in cooperation with the Hans ... by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Oct 08, 2012 05:43 AM — Filed under: Featured, Accessibility, Publications
- Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions: Mapping the Stakeholders' Response
- The procedure and tests surrounding software patenting in India have remained ambiguous since the Parliament introduced the term “per se” through the Patent ... by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jan 05, 2015 05:01 PM — Filed under: Featured, Homepage, Software Patents, Access to Knowledge
- Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
- In 2022, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a panel with Akkanut Wantanasombut, Ayoade Ibrahim, Rikta Krishnaswamy, and Sofía Scasserra at RightsCon, ... by Chiaro Furtado — last modified Oct 22, 2023 09:54 AM — Filed under: Labour Futures, Digital Economy, Researchers at Work, Gig Work, Platform-Work, Featured, RAW Research, Homepage
- Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain
- The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM — Filed under: Government Information, Accessibility, Featured, Digitisation, Homepage
- Mapping Digital Humanities in India - Concluding Thoughts
- This final blog post on the mapping exercise undertaken by CIS-RAW summarises some of the key concepts and terms that have emerged as significant in the ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:36 AM — Filed under: Digital Knowledge, Mapping Digital Humanities in India, Research, Featured, Digital Humanities, Researchers at Work
- Future of the Commons: A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Indian Languages, and Archives Conference Report
- We are pleased to share our report on the ‘Future of the Commons: A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Indian Languages, and Archives’ conference, held ... by Soni Wadhwa, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Garima Agrawal and Nishant Shankar — last modified Aug 06, 2024 03:24 AM — Filed under: Digital Cultures, Featured, Homepage, Researchers at Work
- CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturing
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sent comments to the TRAI Consultation Paper on promoting telecom equipment manufacturing. CIS submission drew ... by Anubha Sinha — last modified Nov 26, 2017 02:56 AM — Filed under: Telecom, Featured, Homepage
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16)
- The first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16) will be organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, on February 26-28, 2016. The focus of the ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Feb 27, 2016 06:19 AM — Filed under: Conference, CDIF, Internet Researcher's Conference, Featured, Learning, IRC16, Researchers at Work, Event
- The new Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions are a big win for FOSS in India!
- India is one of the few countries which permits patenting of software – a monopolization that has only benefited established corporations and largely ... by Anubha Sinha — last modified Feb 24, 2016 06:30 AM — Filed under: Featured, Patents, Access to Knowledge, Software Patents
