Author
Vanya Rakesh
33 items.
23 Mar 2017
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Benefits, Harms, Rights and Regulation: A Survey of Literature on Big DataThis survey draws upon a range of literature including news articles, academic articles, and presentations and seeks to disaggregate the potential benefits and harms of big data, organising them into several broad categories that reflect …
19 Feb 2017
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Big Data in Governance in India: Case StudiesThis research seeks to understand the most effective way of researching Big Data in the Global South. Towards this goal, the research planned for the development of a Global South big data Research Network that identifies the potential …
16 Dec 2016
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 Working Group Meetings - A SummaryThe Centre for Internet & Society attended the ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 Working Group Meetings from 22 to 27 October 2016 in Abu Dhabi at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
14 Dec 2016
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Workshop Report - UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and CountermeasuresThis report presents summarised notes from a workshop organised by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of …
9 Dec 2016
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Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case StudyToday internet is an essential necessity in everyday work and recognizing its vital role, governments across the world including the Indian government, are giving access to public Wi-Fi. However, use of public Wi-Fi brings along with it …
31 Aug 2016
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Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New ChallengesThe Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding …
8 Jun 2016
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Smart City Policies and Standards: Overview of Projects, Data Policies, and Standards across Five International Smart CitiesThis blog post aims to review five Smart Cities across the globe, namely Singapore, Dubai, New York City, London and Seoul, the Data Policies and Standards adopted. Also, the research seeks to point the similarities, differences and best …
9 May 2016
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Identity of the Aadhaar Act: Supreme Court and the Money Bill QuestionA writ petition has been filed by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on April 6 challenging the constitutionality and legality of the treatment of this Act as a money bill. The Supreme Court heard the matter on April 25 and invited the …
28 Apr 2016
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Cyber Security of Smart Grids in IndiaAn integral component of the ambitious flagship programme of the Indian Government- Digital India, which paves way for a digital data avalanche in the country, is a well-designed digital infrastructure ensuring high connectivity and …
14 Apr 2016
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Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in IndiaThis post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, …
13 Apr 2016
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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the BillThis FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive …
22 Mar 2016
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Too Clever By Half: Strengthening India’s Smart Cities Plan with Human Rights ProtectionThe data involved in planning for urbanized and networked cities are currently flawed and politically-inflected. Therefore, we must ensure that basic human rights are not violated in the race to make cities “smart”.
19 Mar 2016
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Adoption of Standards in Smart Cities - Way Forward for IndiaWith a paradigm shift towards the concept of “Smart Cities’ globally, as well as India, such cities have been defined by several international standardization bodies and countries, however, there is no uniform definition adopted globally. …
16 Mar 2016
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List of Recommendations on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 - Letter Submitted to the Members of ParliamentOn Friday, March 11, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. The Bill was introduced as a money bill and there was no public consultation to evaluate the …
16 Mar 2016
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Critique of the Aadhaar Bill 2016The Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 on March 11, 2016, to give legislative basis to the Aadhaar number assigning being done by the Unique Identification …
11 Mar 2016
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The New Aadhaar Bill in Plain EnglishWe have put together a plain English version of the The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016.
9 Mar 2016
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A comparison of the 2016 Aadhaar Bill, and the 2010 NIDAI BillThis blog post does a clause-by-clause comparison of the provisions of National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
12 Feb 2016
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India Electronics Week 2016 & the IoT ShowThe India Electronics Week 2016 was held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from 11th-13th January 2016, along with Bangalore's biggest IoT Exhibition and Conference, bringing the global electronics industry together. The …
11 Feb 2016
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Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International StandardsThe Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
3 Jan 2016
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Reply to RTI Application under RTI Act of 2005 from Vanya RakeshUnique Identification Authority of India replied to the RTI application filed by Vanya Rakesh.
21 Dec 2015
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Smart Cities in India: An OverviewThe Government of India is in the process of developing 100 smart cities in India which it sees as the key to the country's economic and social growth. This blog post gives an overview of the Smart Cities project currently underway in …
12 Dec 2015
3 Dec 2015
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Security ResearchThe Centre Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy policy in India since the year 2010 with the following objectives.
2 Dec 2015
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UID ResearchThe Centre Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy policy in India since the year 2010 with the following objectives.
2 Dec 2015
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Sectoral Privacy ResearchThe Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues.
2 Dec 2015
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Privacy Policy ResearchThe Centre Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy policy in India since the year 2010 with the following objectives.
2 Dec 2015
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DNA ResearchIn 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to finalize the Bill. In 2014, another version was released, the approval of which is …
31 Oct 2015
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ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/SC 27 Working Groups Meeting, JaipurI attended this event held from October 26 to 30, 2015 in Jaipur.
26 Sep 2015
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Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : WebinarOn 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of …
21 Sep 2015
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Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, BangaloreNispana Innovative Platforms organized a Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, in Bangalore on 3rd and 4th September, 2015. The event saw participation from people across various sectors including Government Representatives from …