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ITU
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4 Nov 2014
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India's Statement at ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 2014India's Draft Resolution at the ITU Plenipot, which we have previously blogged about, was not passed following discussions at the Ad Hoc Working Group on Internet-related Resolutions. Subsequently, India made a statement at the Working …
1 Nov 2014
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Good Intentions, Recalcitrant Text – II: What India’s ITU Proposal May Mean for Internet GovernanceThe UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting its Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) this year in South Korea. At PP-14, India introduced a new draft resolution on ITU's Role in Realising Secure Information Society. The …
28 Oct 2014
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Good Intentions, Recalcitrant Text - I: Why India’s Proposal at the ITU is Troubling for Internet FreedomsThe UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting its Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) this year in South Korea. At PP-14, India introduced a new draft resolution on ITU's Role in Realising Secure Information Society. The …
20 Jun 2014
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye ReportThe WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development …
16 Jun 2014
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Multi-stakeholder Models of Internet Governance within States: Why, Who & How?Internet governance, for long a global exercise, has found new awareness within national frameworks in recent times. Especially relevant for developing countries, effective national IG mechanisms are important to raise awareness and ensure …
28 Jan 2013
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Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRsThis piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in …
31 Dec 2012
News
UN agrees to review agencies governing InternetAlthough India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
31 Dec 2012
News
No fear of losing internet freedom till Jan 15: ExpertsThere is no need to get scared about losing internet freedom, at least till January 2015.
19 Dec 2012
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The Trouble with Hurried SolutionsThe World Conference on International Telecommunication showed that countries are not yet ready to arrive at a consensus on regulation and control of the Internet
10 Dec 2012
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The Worldwide Web of ConcernsThe International Telecommunication Union’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) is currently under way in Dubai, after a gap of 25 years. At this conference, the Inter-national Telecommunication Regulations — …
10 Dec 2012
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The Worldwide Web of ConcernsThe threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse in vain.
19 Nov 2012
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Will The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Impact Internet Governance? A Multistakeholder PerspectivePranesh Prakash made a presentation at the India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC) held at the FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi on October 4 and 5, 2012. The event was organised by the Ministry of Communications & …
16 Nov 2012
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Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the "Best Bits" pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories for this submission made to the ITU on November 16, 2012.
5 Nov 2012
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Indian Government's Submission to ITUThe following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
3 Nov 2012
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Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRsGiven below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and …
1 Nov 2012
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Submission by Indian Civil Society Organisations on Proposals for the Future ITRs and Related ProcessesThe Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories of this submission which was sent in November 2012, in response to the International Telecommunication Union's call for public comments in relation to the revision of …