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E-governance hopes rise as India crosses 1 billion transactions — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 04:48 AM
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.
National Resource Kit: The Daman & Diu Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 09:09 AM
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the union territory of Daman and Diu.
Feedback on the Framework on OSS Adoption in E-Governance Systems — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Oct 28, 2013 10:35 AM
CIS gave its feedback to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) on the Framework on Open Source Software Adoption in E-Governance Systems on October 26, 2013.
Asian Forum on Global Governance — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 04:35 AM
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 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 09, 2013 06:31 AM
This session was held at the IGF in Bali on October 25. Pranesh Prakash made intervention in this session.
Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry — by Maria Xynou — last modified Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PM
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
The Fight for Digital Sovereignty — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM
It is time to incorporate free software principles to address the issue of privacy. Thanks to the revelations of Edward Snowden, a former contractor to the United States (US) National Security Agency (NSA) who leaked secrets about the agency’s surveillance programmes, a 24-year-old movement aimed at protecting the rights of software users and developers has got some fresh attention from policymakers.
India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:13 AM
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 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 06:32 AM
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.
Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile Phones — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 06:00 AM
Wikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.
Bouquets & brickbats for Google's new privacy policy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 05:40 AM
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.
What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM
Big Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2013 04:50 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
Ambiguity in the App Store: Understanding India’s emerging IT sector in light of IP — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 15, 2014 08:24 AM
Mobile applications hold immense potential for India but are not fully understood by even their own developers in the context of India’s intellectual property (IP) regime. This is the first in a series of blog posts introducing CIS's new access to knowledge research initiative that seeks to understand how stakeholders encounter India’s IP law and what this means for the mobile app ecosystem, and in turn, the Indian mobile user. This research also aims to address problematic policy areas for innovation and protection for developers, as well as to comment on India’s regime with respect to the emerging mobile app sector.
'Free Speech and Media in South Asia: Human Rights Concerns in a Globalizing World' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2013 05:33 AM
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.
Re-sourcing Indian Cinema: Humanities Research, New Archives and Collaborative Knowledge Production — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 05:16 AM
The Centre for Contemporary Studies and the Centre for Study of Culture and Society invites you to a symposium on "Re-sourcing Indian Cinema" and a launch of a book titled "Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema" by S.V. Srinivas on October 29, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the CCS Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science. T. Vishnu Vardhan will speak on “Let Cinephiles Collaborate: Pleasures and Perils of Indian Film History on Wikipedia”.
Interview with Dr. Alexander Dix - Berlin Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner — by Maria Xynou — last modified Nov 06, 2013 09:29 AM
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Berlin's Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner: Dr. Alexander Dix. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for better data protection in India!
Beyond the Searchlight — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 23, 2013 11:15 AM
Should we be wary of Google’s all-pervasiveness?
Asian Video Cultures: In the Penumbra of the Global — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 09:35 AM
Brown University organised the Asian Video Cultures event at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts between October 24 and 26, 2013. Nishant Shah presented a paper titled “In Access: Approaches to Understand Digital and Online Video in Contemporary Asia”.
Bali meet to discuss Internet governance issues — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 23, 2013 08:29 AM
Four-day event hosted by Internet Governance Forum to also discuss Internet access and diversity, privacy, security.
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