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Geetha Hariharan
47 items.
28 Oct 2014
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Good Intentions, Recalcitrant Text - I: Why India’s Proposal at the ITU is Troubling for Internet FreedomsThe UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting its Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) this year in South Korea. At PP-14, India introduced a new draft resolution on ITU's Role in Realising Secure Information Society. The …
6 Sep 2014
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CIS@IGF 2014The ninth Internet Governance Forum (“IGF2014”) was hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from September 2 to 5, 2014.
7 Aug 2014
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“OTTs Eating Into Our Revenue”: Telcos in IndiaOn August 5, 2014, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India organised a seminar on a regulatory framework for Over-The-Top services. This is a lay discussion of the Seminar and its focus on matters crucial to telecom, the Internet and the …
7 Jul 2014
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FOEX LiveSelections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world)
24 Jun 2014
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FOEX Live: June 16-23, 2014A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
22 Jun 2014
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CIS Policy Brief: IANA Transition Fundamentals & Suggestions for Process DesignIn March 2014, the US government announced that it would transfer oversight of IANA functions to an as-yet-indeterminate global multi-stakeholder body. This policy brief, written by Smarika Kumar and Geetha Hariharan, explains the process …
20 Jun 2014
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye ReportThe WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development …
19 Jun 2014
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UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of …
16 Jun 2014
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Multi-stakeholder Models of Internet Governance within States: Why, Who & How?Internet governance, for long a global exercise, has found new awareness within national frameworks in recent times. Especially relevant for developing countries, effective national IG mechanisms are important to raise awareness and ensure …
16 Jun 2014
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FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant news/cases/incidents to geetha[at]cis-india.org.
10 Jun 2014
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CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN AccountabilityOn May 6, 2014, ICANN published a call for public comments on "Enhancing ICANN Accountability". This comes in the wake of the IANA stewardship transition spearheaded by ICANN and related concerns of ICANN's external and internal …
7 Jun 2014
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
29 May 2014
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FOEX Live: May 28-29, 2014A selection of news from across India with a bearing on online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
27 May 2014
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FOEX Live: May 26-27, 2014A selection of news from across India implicating online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
24 Apr 2014
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Brazil passes Marco Civil; the US-FCC Alters its Stance on Net NeutralityHopes for the Internet rise and fall rapidly. Yesterday, on April 23, 2014, Marco Civil da Internet, the Brazilian Bill of Internet rights, was passed by the Brazilian Senate into law.
21 Apr 2014
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Principles for Internet Governance: NETmundial 2014 — What do the Contributions Reveal?The Global Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial) is scheduled for April 23-24, 2014. Towards its stated end of establishing "strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in …
3 Apr 2014
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Marco Civil da Internet: Brazil’s ‘Internet Constitution’On March 25, 2014, Brazil's lower house of parliament passed bill no. 2126/2011, popularly known as Marco Civil da Internet. The Marco Civil is a charter of Internet user-rights and service provider responsibilities, committed to freedom of …