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Accessible Broadcasting in India — by Srividya Vaidyanathan — last modified Jan 28, 2013 05:28 AM
The abridged version of International Telecommunication Union's "Making Television Accessible" Report which we published last year has been broadened in scope and is now called "Accessible Broadcasting in India" report.
No Civil Society Members in the Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 09, 2013 05:56 PM
The Government of India has taken our advice and reconstituted the Cyber Regulations Advisory Commitee. But there is no representation of Internet users, citizens, and consumers — only government and industry interests.
Clash of the cyberworlds — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 15, 2013 06:57 AM
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the political spectrum of nations, even in liberal democracies.
Panel Discussion on E-Commerce at NLSIU — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2013 10:37 AM
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event held at the National Law School of India University on January 7, 2013.
What's Needed Is User-Centric Design, Not Good Intentions — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 25, 2013 11:26 AM
The inadequacy of essentials and conveniences around us results from a slack approach to both design and execution. We know we are deficient in execution, but we need to be more aware of deficiencies in approach and design. Good intentions, while important, cannot substitute for good systems design and execution.
Cool Jobs | Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2013 05:55 AM
The man behind Mumbai’s most original ideas space on being a cross-pollinator
Mobile Broadband: Leveraging for Business Transformation — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 15, 2013 08:40 AM
Mobile India 2013 is being held at the Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore on 9 January 2013. Sunil Abraham is speaking at this event.
Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally...and So Did Concerns about Privacy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2013 04:40 AM
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy.
Mining the Web Collective — by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Jan 06, 2013 11:48 PM
In March 2012, Dr Bruno Latour and his team from the Sciences Po Media Lab organized a workshop that assembled a selected group of researchers from India to explore methods of Controversy Mapping. It was hosted by Dr J. Srinivasan, Director of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
National Resource Kit: The Andhra Chapter (Revised) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Feb 12, 2014 05:21 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 state of Andhra Pradesh.
The year social media came of age in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 03:33 AM
Sambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.
A note of dissent on cash transfers and UID — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 03:15 AM
The following is the text of a note released by 208 scholars, activists and concerned citizens on the United Progressive Alliance government’s plan to introduce cash transfers linked to the Aadhaar (UID) numbers of beneficiaries:
UN agrees to review agencies governing Internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 02:40 AM
Although India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
No fear of losing internet freedom till Jan 15: Experts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 02:20 AM
There is no need to get scared about losing internet freedom, at least till January 2015.
National Resource Kit : The Kerala Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:20 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 state of Kerala.
State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance tactics that governments are using, and safeguards that can be put in place to protect against unlawful or disproportionate surveillance.
Delhi gang rape: What Facebook, Twitter expose about govt — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2012 01:02 AM
When constable Subhash Tomar collapsed during the anti-rape agitation in New Delhi, the government was keen to say he suffered injuries inflicted by the protesters. But the administration's version of events was challenged soon on social media, and the mainstream media latched onto the mystery and started pressurising the government to come clean.
Open Access Champion Leslie Chan Delivers Five Talks in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2013 05:35 AM
Professor Leslie Chan, a champion of Open Access (OA) and Associate Director of the Centre for Critical Development Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough visited Tiruvananthapuram and Mysore in December 2012 for a series of lectures. Well known advocate for OA in India and the developing world, Professor Subbiah Arunachalam, accompanied him on these tours.
Overview of Schemes and Notifications issued in Karnataka for the benefit of Persons with Disabilities — by Shruti Ramakrishnan — last modified Jan 05, 2013 04:17 PM
The State of Karnataka has issued numerous notifications and schemes for the benefits of persons with disabilities. This is a brief overview of all these schemes, which are described thematically under the headings of education, employment, rehabilitation, social security and others.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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