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According to a report issued on Wednesday by the World Bank, the vast changes wrought by technology have not expanded economic opportunities or improved access to basic public services in ways that many had expected. Rather, the report warned that internet innovations stand to widen inequalities and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.…
The developer, son of prominent lawyer U Robert San Aung, received inspiration for the app during a trip to Switzerland. Following conversations with UN officials and others human rights workers, and given the problems in Myanmar, he had an idea – a platform that would allow victims of human rights violations to communicate with defenders…
The World Bank has said net neutrality should ensure greatest possible Internet access to users and not undermine their fundamental rights and freedoms, voicing concern over moves by companies globally including Facebook in India to provide people free Internet with restricted access. “Care should be taken to ensure that users have the greatest possible access…
Do we learn the lessons of history, or are we for ever condemned to repeat our mistakes? I believe human rights to be as much a way of looking at the world as a box of legal protections for the vulnerable against the powerful when all else has failed. On 10 September 2001, I came to…
As the Delhi government grapples with ways and means to curb pollution in the Capital, entrepreneurs are entering the fray, launching eco-friendly commuting options. Smart-E or Smart Electric Transport System, an e-rickshaw solution that hopes to solve the last-mile connectivity issues of Delhi Metro users, is one. Piloted in West Delhi’s Paschim Vihar neighbourhood, the…
IF YOU’RE PAYING attention this morning, you’ll notice something new in your Twitter app for iOS. Instead of seeing a link every time someone you follow starts a broadcast on Periscope, you’ll see that broadcast, live, right in your timeline. Soon, you’ll see it in Twitter’s apps for other platforms too. In Twitter’s quest to…
Chris Cox, chief product officer, Facebook leads the social networking giants product management, design and marketing functions globally. One of the earlier employees of the 12 year-old Facebook, Cox, 33, joined in 2005 and helped build the initial versions of key Facebook features including News Feed. Cox reports to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and this…
Reliance Jio Infocomm is slated to acquire 80 million 4G customers in the next two years, with more than half expected to switch over from India’s top three carriers, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, brokerage CLSA said Tuesday. The anticipated 4G boom will lead to a trebling of data revenue to Rs 80,300…