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16 Dec 2010
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Enabling Access to Education through ICT - Conference ReportThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore in cooperation G3ict, UNESCO, ITU, WIPO, The Deafway Foundation, DEF and SPACE with the gracious support of The Hans Foundation and the Department of Information Technology, MICT, New …
16 Dec 2010
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Digital Natives with a Cause? - workshop in Santiago Open CallThe third and final workshop in the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from the 8 to 10 February. An open call for participation follows.
16 Dec 2010
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Digital Natives with a Cause? - Workshop in Santiago FAQsThe third and final workshop of the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from 8 to 10 February 2011. Below are some frequently asked questions.
15 Dec 2010
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UID & Privacy - A Call for PapersPrivacy India is inviting individuals to author short papers focused on Unique Identity (UID) and Privacy. Selected candidates will have their papers published on the CIS website, and their transportation and accommodation provided for the …
14 Dec 2010
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The Leap of Rhodes or, How India Dealt with the Last Mile Problem - An Inquiry into Technology and Governance: Call for ReviewRe-thinking the Last Mile Problem research project by Ashish Rajadhyaksha is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The ‘last mile’ is a communications term which has a specific Indian …
14 Dec 2010
8 Dec 2010
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Should Ratan Tata be Afforded the Right to Privacy?The Ratan Tata case has raised many important questions pertaining to privacy. This note looks at a few of those questions, and the debate that centers around them.
7 Dec 2010
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UID Meeting in Bangalore – A ReportOn 23 November 2010 a public meeting was held for the UID in Bangalore. The speakers included B.K Chandrashekar, former Chairman of the Karnataka Legislature Council, Mr. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government of e-commerce, Sunil …
7 Dec 2010
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Public Statement to Final Draft of UID BillThe final draft of the UID Bill that will be submitted to the Lok Sabha was made public on 8 November 2010. If the Bill is approved by Parliament, it will become a legal legislation in India. The following note contains Civil Society's …
7 Dec 2010
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DSCI Information Security Summit 2010 – A ReportOn 2 and 3 December 2010, the DSCI Information Security Summit 2010 took place in the Trident Hotel, Chennai. The two day summit included a broad spectrum of speakers/panels and topics, ranging from Securing Data & Systems to how to …
5 Dec 2010
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CIS Submission on Draft Patent Manual 2010The patent office has released a revised version of the Draft Manual of Patent Practice and Procedure. Section 8.03.06.10 of the Manual deals with patenting of computer programmes. CIS is happy to note the many improvements in this draft of …
3 Dec 2010
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Take 'Model T' for TelecomWe need an initiative coordinated by the PMO that optimises both services and government revenues, says Shyam Ponappa in his article published in the Business Standard on 2 December 2010.
3 Dec 2010
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Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon: Position PapersThe Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon conference co-organised by Hivos and the Centre for Internet and Society is being held from 6 to 8 December at the Hague Museum for Communication. The position papers are now available online.
3 Dec 2010
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Digital Natives with a Cause? A ReportYouth are often seen as potential agents of change for reshaping their own societies. By 2010, the global youth population is expected reach almost 1.2 billion of which 85% reside in developing countries. Unleashing the potential of even a …
2 Dec 2010
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A Detour: The Internet and Forms of Narration: A Short NoteThere are a number of blog posts on the Internet about transgendered and transsexual people but there is a separation between print as a medium and Internet as a medium. This blog post informally discusses the authority that attaches to …
29 Nov 2010
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City in the Internet 1: Geography Imagined (Part 2)In the last post, I have articulated the nature of understanding and imagination of our urban and rural geography. As mentioned, the understanding of the land, its water and people is an essentially one, that comes through living and …
23 Nov 2010
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Statement of CIS on the Work of the Committee in the 21st SCCRThe twenty-first session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was held in Geneva from 8 to 12 November 2010. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the conference and represented the Centre for Internet and Society.
23 Nov 2010
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e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with DisabilitiesThe Centre for Internet and Society is proud to announce the launch of its first publication, the “e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities" in collaboration with the G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive Information …
23 Nov 2010
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Consumer Privacy - How to Enforce an Effective Protective Regime?In a typical sense, when people think of themselves as consumers, they just think about what they purchase, how they purchase and how they use their purchase. But while doing this exercise we are always exchanging personally identifiable …
23 Nov 2010
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3G LifeYou can video chat, stream music and watch TV on your phone. Offering high-speed internet access, 3G would change the world of mobile computing. Nishant Shah's article was published in the Indian Express on 14 November 2010.
22 Nov 2010
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Privacy, Free/Open Source, and the CloudA look into the questions that arise in concern to privacy and cloud computing, and how open source plays into the picture.
22 Nov 2010
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Privacy and Telecommunications: Do We Have the Safeguards?All of you often come across unsolicited and annoying telemarketing calls/ SMS's, prank calls, pestering calls for payment, etc. Do we have any safeguards against them? This blog post takes a look at the various rules and regulations under …
22 Nov 2010
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Privacy and Banking: Do Indian Banking Standards Provide Enough Privacy Protection?Banking is one of the most risky sectors as far as privacy is concerned due to the highly sensitive and personal nature of information which is often exchanged, recorded and retained. Although India has RBI guidelines and legislations to …
22 Nov 2010
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Just Where We Like ItThe micro space for status updates might become the new public space for discussion. Nishant Shah's column on Digital Natives was published in the Sunday Eye of the Indian Express on 21 November 2010.
22 Nov 2010
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C.I.S Responds to Privacy Approach PaperA group of officers was created to develop a framework for a privacy legislation that would balance the need for privacy protection, security, sectoral interests, and respond to the domain legislation on the subject. Shri Rahul Matthan of …
22 Nov 2010
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American Bar Association Online Privacy Conference: A ReportOn 10 November 2010, I attended an American Bar Association online conference on 'Regulating Privacy Across Borders in the Digital Age: An Emerging Global Consensus or Vive la Difference'. The panalists addressed many important global …
18 Nov 2010
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My Bubble, My Space, My Voice workshop - Perspective and futureThe second workshop for the “Digital Natives with a Cause?” research project named “My Bubble, My Space, My Voice” took place at the Link Center of Wits University, in Johannesburg, South Africa from 6 November 2010 to 9 November 2010. …
18 Nov 2010
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Archive and Access: Call for ReviewThe Archive and Access research project by Rochelle Pinto, Aparna Balachandran and Abhijit Bhattacharya is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The project that attempts to look at …
17 Nov 2010
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Taking It to the StreetsThe previous posts in the Beyond the Digital series have discussed the distinct ways in which young people today are thinking about their activism. The fourth post elaborates further on how this is translated into practice by sharing the …
17 Nov 2010
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Privacy Concerns in Whole Body Imaging: A Few QuestionsSecurity versus Privacy...it is a question that the world is facing today when it comes to using the Whole Body Imaging technology to screen a traveller visually in airports and other places. By giving real life examples from different …