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Internet Governance · Event

Unique Identity Number (UID), National Population Register (NPR), and Governance

Published
When
Sat 2 Mar 2013, 10:30 AM – Sat 2 Mar 2013, 2:00 PM IST
Where
TERI, Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore, 4th Main, Domlur II Stage, Bangalore 5600071
Contact
Elonnai Hickok

The Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign invite you to a workshop to discuss and learn about the present state of the UID and the NPR schemes. The event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at TERI, Bangalore, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Among other questions, the workshop will address:

  • What is the UID and NPR?
  • How do the UID and NPR impact citizenship?
  • Will NPR and UID schemes transform governance?
  • Why and how is national security linked with UID / NPR?
  • What is the relationship between UID and Big Data?

    Speakers:

    • Usha Ramanathan, Independent Law Researcher and Human Rights Activist
    • Anant Maringanti, Hyderabad Urban Labs & Right to the City Foundation
    • Kaveri R, Researcher, CES, IISc