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26 Nov 2017
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FCC’s plan to repeal net neutrality may not impact IndiaIndia is unlikely to be impacted by the US Federal Communications Commission’s plan to repeal net neutrality regulations.
26 Nov 2017
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Advocating for Openness: Nine Ways Civil Society Groups Have Mobilized to Defend Internet FreedomThe debate over whether the Internet is a better tool for democratic empowerment or authoritarian control misconstrues the nature of the democratic challenges of the digital age.
25 Nov 2017
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Why should you keep a close eye on the net neutrality debate in the USAs the United State's FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gears up to repeal the net neutrality laws put in place in 2015, India should sit up and take note.
25 Nov 2017
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Roundtable on Data Integrity and PrivacyAmber Sinha attended a roundtable on data integrity and privacy organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on November 18, 2017 in New Delhi. The round table discussion was chaired by Shri Baijayant Panda, Hon'ble Member of …
25 Nov 2017
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Internet Universality Indicators for a Safe, Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable DevelopmentAmber Sinha attended an event organized by UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India in the run-up to the 5th Global Conferene on Cyberspace (GCCS 2017) on November 17, 2017 at UNESCO Conference …
25 Nov 2017
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Govt working to set up financial CERT to tackle cyber threatsIT secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney says the government is getting the framework in place for financial CERT, which will be followed by other sectoral CERTs later.
25 Nov 2017
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BIS International Seminar on Internet of ThingsTo create awareness among Indian community and to provide a platform to all stakeholders to discuss the technology, challenges and the way forward with an emphasis on the role of standards, BIS organized a half day International seminar on …
24 Nov 2017
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WTO-MC11 in Buenos Aires: What is at Stake for India and its PeopleOn November 21, 2017, Anubha Sinha attended a civil society workshop on "WTO-MC11 in Buenos Aires: What is at Stake for India and its People". The workshop was co-organised by the Third World Network, Focus on the Global South, …
24 Nov 2017
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Why you should keep a close eye on the net neutrality debate in the USAs the United State's FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gears up to repeal the net neutrality laws put in place in 2015, India should sit up and take note.
24 Nov 2017
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Indian activists slam FCC decision to ditch net neutralityIndian net neutrality activists are assured the ongoing net neutrality tussle in the US will have no impact on India.
24 Nov 2017
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Global Technology Summit 2017The 2017 Global Technology Summit will take place on December 7 and 8, 2017 at the Hotel Leela Palace, Bangalore. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at the event.
24 Nov 2017
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Cyberattacks a significant threat to democracy: ModiWe have to ensure that cyberspace does not become a playground for dark horses of radicalism, says PM Narendra Modi at the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space in Delhi.
23 Nov 2017
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TrainingThe Rotary Club of Salem in association with the Centre for Internet and Society – Access to Knowledge, India and Salem Tamil Sangam is organising series of “Wikimedia training and orientation” programme for the youth on December 9 and 10 …
23 Nov 2017
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Privacy issues exist even without AadhaarThere is a critical need for a data privacy regulator to penalize unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
23 Nov 2017
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India’s internet missionaries: The women Google is relying on to spread its Next Billion messageGoogle’s internet saathis have brought 11.5 million women in 105,000 villages online. But there’s a catch: the women are taught to use only Google products.
23 Nov 2017
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Helping Institutions Embrace Open AccessWorld over, a large number of universities and institutions are making way for open access repositories. Why have Indian researchers shied away from it?
23 Nov 2017
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Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC)The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace organized a meeting on November 21, 2017 in New Delhi. The meeting took place at Taj Diplomatic Enclave Hotel on the sidelines of the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace. Pranesh Prakash …
23 Nov 2017
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Financial CERT to combat cyber threats, says MoS home affairsTo tackle cyber threats to India’s financial institutions, the central government is mulling to establish a financial Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).
23 Nov 2017
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Aadhaar seeding: benefits and concernsProducts and services such as bank accounts, life insurance policies and phone connections have to be linked with Aadhaar. But is this of any real help?
21 Nov 2017
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UIDAI admits 210 government websites made Aadhaar details publicThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has admitted that Aadhaar details were leaked on over 200 central and state government websites.
10 Nov 2017
10 Nov 2017
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Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment ManufacturingRohini Lakshané and Prof. Contreras's Vanderbilt paper was quoted in this TRAI consultation paper.
8 Nov 2017
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Indian Women Bureaucrats: Wikipedia Edit-a-thonWe are all aware of the large reach and popularity of Wikipedia. However, what most people don’t know is that, according to a study conducted in 2011, globally only 9% of the editors on Wikipedia were women. And the percentage for India is …
8 Nov 2017
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How tech is making life easier for differently-abledScattered on technology specialist Amit Bagwe's desk beside his laptop are a Sam sung tablet and an iPhone7.
8 Nov 2017
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Big Data for governanceRecent times have witnessed an explosion of data as users started leaving a huge data footprint everywhere they go. Interestingly, this period has seen a phenomenal increase in computing power couple by a drop in costs of storage.
8 Nov 2017
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#NAMAprivacy: The economics and business models of IoT and other issuesOn 5th October, MediaNama held a #NAMAprivacy conference in Bangalore focused on Privacy in the context of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and the issue of consent, supported by Google, Amazon, Mozilla, ISOC, E2E Networks …
8 Nov 2017
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#NAMAprivacy: Data standards for IoT and home automation systemsOn 5th October, MediaNama held a #NAMAprivacy conference in Bangalore focused on Privacy in the context of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and the issue of consent, supported by Google, Amazon, Mozilla, ISOC, E2E Networks …
31 Oct 2017
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Nirmita Narasimhan wins the 18th NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Award 2017!Nirmita Narasimhan been selected for the 18th NCPEDP - Mindtree Helen Keller Awards 2017. The Award will be given away on Saturday, 2 December 2017 at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi.
24 Oct 2017
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Majority of top politicians' Twitter followers fake: auditA majority of Twitter users following top Indian politicians, including prime minister Narendra Modi, are fake, according to an audit site.
24 Oct 2017
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Awards for those working on employment opportunities for disabledMindTree, a global digital transformation and technology services company, on Monday announced the winners of the second edition of the “NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards” that honours individuals and organisations doing exemplary work to …