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19 Dec 2017
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It Hurts Them TooStrap: Internet shutdown robs security forces' social media lifeline in J&K.
19 Dec 2017
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Internet Shutdowns: A Modern-day SiegeStrap: Technology activists, lawyers, politicians and NGOs weigh in on the spate of internet shutdowns in India in 2017.
19 Dec 2017
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Internet and the Police: Tool to Some, Trash to OthersStrap: Disconnection with colleagues discomforts one part of the administration, but the other quips, what’s the big deal?
19 Dec 2017
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Internet and Banking: A Trust BrokenStrap: Some cut down their daily meals and some lost their jobs as the banking sector took a major hit during internet shutdowns.
19 Dec 2017
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How Media beat the Shutdown in DarjeelingStrap:Journalists did what the state was expected to do: fight rumours.
19 Dec 2017
19 Dec 2017
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Days to Derail Work of Two Generations?Strap: How an internet shutdown hurt a family woodwork business.
19 Dec 2017
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Business Woes from Saharanpur's Internet BanStrap: Three businessmen reveal the price they paid
19 Dec 2017
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Amid Unrest in the Valley, Students See a Dark WallStrap: Frequent, prolonged restrictions on internet have kept many from using the learning resource.
18 Dec 2017
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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the petitioners in the Aadhaar case, the court has agreed to hear this matter, just …
16 Dec 2017
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Artificial Intelligence - Literature ReviewWith origins dating back to the 1950s Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not necessarily new. However, interest in AI has been rekindled over the last few years, in no small measure due to the rapid advancement of the technology and its …
16 Dec 2017
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AI and Healthcare in India: Looking ForwardThis Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and healthcare in India: Looking Forward (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Roundtable’), conducted at The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), …
13 Dec 2017
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CIS' Submission to DIPP and CGPDTM at meeting with IP StakeholdersThe Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks held a meeting with IP stakeholders on December 7, 2017, chaired by the Secretary, DIPP, to take suggestions on improving procedures and functioning of the Office. …
12 Dec 2017
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Submission to DIPP at Meeting with IP StakeholdersCentre for Internet & Society (CIS) made a submission to the Department of Industrial Planning and Promotion (DIPP) on 7 December 2017.
12 Dec 2017
11 Dec 2017
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Wikipedia Orientation Program at Rotary Club of SalemCIS-A2K in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Salem, Tamil Nadu conducted a two-day Wikipedia orientation workshop for student members of the club.
11 Dec 2017
8 Dec 2017
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Breeding misinformation in virtual spaceA well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.
7 Dec 2017
3 Dec 2017
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Digital native: Memory card is fullWe train ourselves to forget as our devices store everything. How do we remember things that matter?
1 Dec 2017
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India’s Data Protection Regime Must Be Built Through an Inclusive and Truly Co-Regulatory ApproachWe must move India past its existing consultative processes for rule-making, which often prompts stakeholders to take adversarial and extremely one-sided positions.
29 Nov 2017
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26 Nov 2017
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Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government WebsitesThe Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India has published the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW). Nirmita Narasimhan on behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society gave comments on GIGW.
26 Nov 2017
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CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment ManufacturingThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sent comments to the TRAI Consultation Paper on promoting telecom equipment manufacturing. CIS submission drew primarily from the research done in the Pervasive Technologies project.
23 Nov 2017
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Counter Comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom SectorThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has commented on the Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on August 9, 2017.
19 Nov 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia workshop for Sandarbh Science magazine writersA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently conducted for the writers at Sandarbh Science magazine.
19 Nov 2017
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Digital native: Let there be lifeThe first robot citizen of the world is from Saudi Arabia, and she has the dubious fame of having more rights than human counterparts in the country.
19 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS' Question to Dr. Rostama on her Study on the Impact of the Digital Environment on Copyright LegislationAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, posed this question on the …
17 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS Statement on GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital EnvironmentAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, made this statement on the …