Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
18 Nov 2009
Blog post
Information and livelihoodsAn article by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam (Distinguished Fellow, CIS) in GISW 2009 (Global Information Society Watch, 2009)
11 Nov 2009
News
Control shift?USA might have ceded the control of the Internet, but only partially - An article by Pranesh Prakash in Down to Earth (Issue: Nov 15th ,2009)
5 Nov 2009
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Managing SpectrumThe Empowered Group of Ministers' goal should be nothing short of a broadband revolution - Shyam Ponappa / New Delhi, November 5, 2009 (Business Standard)
4 Nov 2009
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IPv6 in India: The promises and challengesNewspapers have been reporting that IPv4 addresses will get over soon, and that we will have to shift to IPv6. In this short piece, Pranesh Prakash gives a layperson's introduction to the IPv6 Internet we will be entering into soon, and …
13 Oct 2009
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Access Beyond Developmentalism: Technology and the Intellectual Life of the PoorEssay by Lawrence Liang, September 21, 2009 in response to - A Dialogue on ICTs, Human Development, Growth, and Poverty Reduction
8 Oct 2009
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Control Shift?The USA has ceded control of the Internet over to Icann, but only partially. (This post appeared as an article in Down to Earth, in the issue dated November 15, 2009.)
7 Oct 2009
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The ICANN-US DOC 'Affirmation of Commitments' - A Step Forward?On 30 September 2009, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) signed an Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) with the US Government's Department of Commerce. For those of us who are concerned that the Internet should serve …
5 Oct 2009
News
Internet sceptic? Go get a lifeFifty years down the line, generations will laugh off the paranoia about the Internet - an article by Nishant Shah in the magazine Down To Earth
30 Sep 2009
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Reading a closed bookWith the right combination of privacy tweaks and a little prudence, you can maintain privacy online - an article in Livemint by Krish Raghav (29th September, 2009)
23 Sep 2009
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ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಪದ - ಇ-ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಪರಿಸರ ಬರಹಗಾರ ನಾಗೇಶ್ ಹೆಗಡೆ ಅವರು ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರಿನ ಸ್ವಿಚ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಪರದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಪುಟ ಬೆಳಗಿ "ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಪದ" ಇ-ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನನ್ನು ಇಂಟರ್ನೆಟ್ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದರು.
15 Sep 2009
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Information and Communication Technology For Improving Agriculture and Rural Livelihoodsಮೈಕೇಲ್, ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ (ಮೈಕೇಲ್ ರಿಗ್ಸ್ ಭಾಷಣ) - ಚಾಮರಾಜ ಸವಡಿ
15 Sep 2009
News
Class attendance rises after restriction on Internet useby Neha Bhayana, Hindustan Times (Mumbai, September 06, 2009)
31 Aug 2009
News
Deconstructing ‘Internet addiction’An article by Sruthi Krishnan and Shyam Ranganathan in The Hindu on August 30th,'09
28 Aug 2009
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Value Added Services of Information & Communication Technology- Mobile Telephony for Farmers BenefitMr. G Raghunatha, State Manager, IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd., Bangalore and Secretary, Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Bangalore has written an article on how ICT - Mobile Technology can be used for the farmers' benefit.
20 Aug 2009
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A Comment on the 2009 IGF Draft Programme PaperThe Centre for Internet and Society is part of a broad group of civil society actors that submitted a comment on the Draft Programme Paper of the fourth Internet Governance Forum (IGF), taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November …
14 Aug 2009
News
On the Internet, how much is too much?The Hindu carried a piece on 05/08/2009, discussing the Avinash Kashyap / defamation of the President case.
11 Aug 2009
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IT Act and CommerceThis is a guest post by Rahul Matthan, partner in the law firm Trilegal, and widely regarded as one of the leading experts on information technology law in India. In this post, Mr. Matthan looks at the provisions in the amended Information …
29 Jul 2009
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Primer on the New IT ActWith this draft information bulletin, we briefly discuss some of the problems with the Information Technology Act, and invite your comments.
28 Jul 2009
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Letter to ICANN on NCSGThe Centre for Internet and Society sent the following mail to ICANN regarding their attempt to impose their own charter for a Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), instead of accepting the one drafted by the Noncommercial Users …
28 Jul 2009
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Comments on the Draft Rules under the Information Technology ActThe Centre for Internet and Society commissioned an advocate, Ananth Padmanabhan, to produce a comment on the Draft Rules that have been published by the government under the Information Technology Act. In his comments, Mr. Padmanabhan …
22 Jun 2009
News
Measuring the effectiveness of online activismArticle by Sruthi Krishnan in The Hindu, 21 June 2009
2 Jun 2009
20 May 2009
News
International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies'Sunil Abraham, Director-Policy, CIS, is to take part in a panel discussion on 'Media, Technology, and Governance' at the International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies' on 21 May 2009, 1.00-2.15 …
15 May 2009
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Online Interest in Advani RisesArticle by Sruthi Krishnan in the Hindu, 15 May 2009, quoting CIS Research Director Nishant Shah
26 Feb 2009
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Bloggers battle India's supreme court over prosecution for internet threatsArticle by Randeep Ramesh in the Guardian, 26 February 2009
3 Dec 2008
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Digital Empowerment Foundation--Internet Governance Forum Workshop, 5 December 2008, HyderabadCIS Director (Policy) Sunil Abraham will be a panelist at a workshop on Low Cost Sustainability Access to be held at the Internet Governance Forum 2008.
30 Nov 2008
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An Open Letter on Internet Governance to the UN Internet Governance ForumThis open letter brings up concerns of democratic deficit in internet governance worldwide, and is addressed to the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF). It is to be delivered at the IGF's 3rd Annual Meeting at Hyderabad, India, from 3rd to …
31 Oct 2008
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i4D Interview: Social Networking and Internet AccessNishant Shah, the Director for Research at CIS, was recently interviewed in i4D in a special section looking at Social Networking and Governance, as a lead up to the Internet Governance Forum in December, in the city of Hyderabad.