Topic
Big Data
59 items.
31 Aug 2016
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Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New ChallengesThe Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding …
5 Jul 2016
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Big Data Governance Frameworks for 'Data Revolution for Sustainable Development'A key component of the process to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is the call for a global 'data revolution' to better understand, monitor, and implement development interventions. Recently there has been several international …
8 Jun 2016
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Smart City Policies and Standards: Overview of Projects, Data Policies, and Standards across Five International Smart CitiesThis blog post aims to review five Smart Cities across the globe, namely Singapore, Dubai, New York City, London and Seoul, the Data Policies and Standards adopted. Also, the research seeks to point the similarities, differences and best …
30 May 2016
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CPRsouth 2016 – Young Scholars ProgrammeRohini Lakshané, Amber Sinha and Vidushi Marda have been selected to attend the two-day Young Scholars' Programme to be held in Zanzibar, Tanzania in early September this year. The programme is a part of the CPRSouth conference.
9 May 2016
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Identity of the Aadhaar Act: Supreme Court and the Money Bill QuestionA writ petition has been filed by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on April 6 challenging the constitutionality and legality of the treatment of this Act as a money bill. The Supreme Court heard the matter on April 25 and invited the …
28 Apr 2016
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Call for Proposal: Big Data for Development – Initial Field StudiesThe Centre for Internet and Society, as part of a project with the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield, is inviting calls from researchers to undertake a brief initial study of a specific instance of use of big data for …
21 Mar 2016
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Vulnerabilities in the UIDAI Implementation Not Addressed by the Aadhaar Bill, 2016In this infographic, we document the various issues in the Aadhaar enrolment process implemented by the UIDAI, and highlight the vulnerabilities that the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 does not address. The infographic is based on Vidushi Marda’s …
21 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy PrinciplesIn this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is …
19 Mar 2016
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Adoption of Standards in Smart Cities - Way Forward for IndiaWith a paradigm shift towards the concept of “Smart Cities’ globally, as well as India, such cities have been defined by several international standardization bodies and countries, however, there is no uniform definition adopted globally. …
17 Mar 2016
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Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee PrinciplesWhilst there are a number of controversies relating to the Aadhaar Act including the fact that it was introduced in a manner so as to circumvent the majority of the opposition in the upper house of the Parliament and that it was rushed …
16 Mar 2016
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Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that authentication of the person using her/his Aadhaar number can be made mandatory for …
16 Mar 2016
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Press Release, March 11, 2016: The Law cannot Fix what Technology has Broken!We published and circulated the following press release on March 11, 2016, as the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. This Bill was proposed by finance …
16 Mar 2016
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List of Recommendations on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 - Letter Submitted to the Members of ParliamentOn Friday, March 11, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. The Bill was introduced as a money bill and there was no public consultation to evaluate the …
16 Mar 2016
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An Urgent Need for the Right to PrivacyAlong with a group of individuals and organisations from academia and civil society, we have drafted and are signatories to an open letter addressed to the Union government and urging the same to "urgently take steps to uphold the …
9 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 & NIAI Bill 2010 - Comparing the TextsThis is a quick comparison of the texts of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 and the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010. The new sections in the former are highlighed, and the deleted sections (that were part of the latter) are struck …
1 Mar 2016
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Sean McDonald - Ebola: A Big Data DisasterWe are proud to initiate the CIS Papers series with a fascinating exploration of humanitarian use of big data and its discontents by Sean McDonald, FrontlineSMS, in the context of utilisation of Call Detail Records for public health …
11 Feb 2016
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Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International StandardsThe Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
15 Jan 2016
30 Dec 2015
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Benefits and Harms of "Big Data"Today the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped buildings and even the infrastructures of our cities, data now streams constantly from …
24 Nov 2015
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Predictive Policing: What is it, How it works, and its Legal ImplicationsThis article reviews literature surrounding big data and predictive policing and provides an analysis of the legal implications of using predictive policing techniques in the Indian context.
23 Nov 2015
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Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held at Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center, Joao Pessoa in Brazil from 10 November 2015 to 13 November 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 was …
2 Nov 2015
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Leveraging Mobile Network Big Data for Development Policy: Opportunities & ChallengesAmber Sinha participated in this event held at IRDC, New Delhi on November 2, 2015. The event was organized by LIRNEasia.
28 Oct 2015
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Connected TroubleThe internet of things phenomenon is based on a paradigm shift from thinking of the internet merely as a means to connect individuals, corporations and other institutions to an internet where all devices in (insulin pumps and pacemakers), …
28 Aug 2015
19 Aug 2015
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Security: Privacy, Transparency and TechnologyThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been involved in privacy and data protection research for the last five years. It has participated as a member of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, which has influenced the draft Privacy Bill …
17 Aug 2015
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A Review of the Policy Debate around Big Data and Internet of ThingsThis blog post seeks to review and understand how regulators and experts across jurisdictions are reacting to Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) from a policy perspective.
11 Aug 2015
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Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and …
2 Aug 2015
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Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract)"Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big Data.' Rather than treat Big Data as a scientifically empirical, and therefore largely …
1 Oct 2014
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Big Data and Positive Social Change in the Developing World: A White Paper for Practitioners and ResearchersI was a part of a working group writing a white paper on big data and social change, over the last six months. This white paper was produced by a group of activists, researchers and data experts who met at the Rockefeller Foundation’s …