Project/Organization Name: JGJ MobiApp (JagoGrahakJago Mobile App) Initiated by: Consumer Voice About the project: VoiCE/NCH is working for consumer education and empowerment. It has been advising consumers in how to get redressal for their complaints against faulty products or services. A call centre has been established with a toll free number (1800-11-4000) to receive calls on every topic…
Now, Rural India is selling cows, buffaloes on the internet. Black ‘Murrah’ buffalo with short and tightly curled horns for Rs.80,000 and herd of 10 ‘Holstein Friesians’ cows at Rs.6 lakh on the click of the mouse — the Indian online classifieds are moving beyond usual items with increasing internet penetration in smaller towns and villages. Online…
Social media offers huge opportunities for freedom of expression. Individuals are able to see their thoughts traverse the globe in an instant; news – and its interpretation – is not automatically dependent on the filtering process of the media, or of government. The freedom of expression on Internet is a crucial challenge to address in…
The basic problem in impoverished countries is isolation. The villagers are so cut off from the rest of the world- internet is still unheard of in many locales- that the circulation of money only occurs in the village or when a few residents venture to a more urbanised area, usually by foot. What can be…
“The Internet is currently less private, less safe and less free than at any stage in its development as a medium,” says Terence Shull, senior web researcher from idcloak Technologies that launches its high-speed global privacy network which, if adopted widely, the firm claims will free the Internet of surveillance, censorship and georestrictions. [Source:DALLAS, USA,…
“The leaders of organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure globally have met in Montevideo, Uruguay, to consider current issues affecting the future of the Internet. The Internet and World Wide Web have brought major benefits in social and economic development worldwide. Both have been built and governed in the public interest through…
India is potentially one of the largest Internet markets in the world and has a unique mix of digital excellence along with digital divide. From e-commerce and digital news to gaming and e-government, India has changed a lot over the last 15 years since commercial launch of the Internet. This book addresses a number of…
GISWatch 2012: The Internet and Corruption GISWatch 2012 explores how the internet is being used to ensure transparency and accountability, the challenges that civil society activists face in fighting corruption, and when the internet fails as an enabler of a transparent and fair society.The eight thematic reports and 48 country reports published ask provocative questions…
Author (s), Editor (s): Lee A. Bygrave, Jon Bing ISBN-10: 0199561133, 9780199561131 This book focuses on the issues involved in the ongoing development of Internet governance, and the challenges associated with developing and applying governance structures at a global level based on bottom-up, consensus-seeking decision-making procedures, without direct foundation in a treaty frame-work. Link/ Website:…
“In the overall list of countries spied on by U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) programs, India stands at fifth place, with billions of pieces of information plucked from its telephone and internet networks just in 30 days.” [Source: The Hindu, Country: India, September 23, 2013]