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Internet access, sustainability, and citizen participation: electricity as a prerequisite for democracy?

Internet access, sustainability, and citizen participation: electricity as a prerequisite for democracy?: At its core, sustainability simply refers to the ability to live harmoniously within an environment over time. When applied to modern society, humanity’s long-term survival rests not only on environmental and ecological harmonization, but also on our social and cultural harmonization – the…

August 23, 2017 Leave a commentDaily NewsBy Bijo

You Asked the Internet: So, What is the Human Rights Act?

You Asked the Internet: So, What is the Human Rights Act?: Starting typing at your keyboard, and no sooner have you got the words ‘human rights’ out, Google will suggest you’re asking about the Human Rights Act. In fact, it’s one of the most asked human rights questions on the internet. We’ve got loads of resources on…

July 26, 2017 192 CommentsDaily NewsBy Bijo

INTERNET FREEDOM FORUM 2017 TO HOLD IN LAGOS, WITH OVER 30 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

INTERNET FREEDOM FORUM 2017 TO HOLD IN LAGOS, WITH OVER 30 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: The Internet Freedom Forum 2017 (IFF 2017), hosted by Paradigm Initiative, will hold from 25th to 27th April 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The forum which has participants registered from over 30 countries will brings together stakeholders working on digital…

April 10, 2017 32 CommentsDaily News1By wp-admin

Why the ‘right to Internet’ is a bad idea

Why the ‘right to Internet’ is a bad idea: As the share of states in government expenditure is inching towards 60%, the budgets of different state governments are more important than ever before. Those budget statements also contain some interesting ideas. One such idea came from Kerala this year. Read More

April 5, 2017 3 CommentsDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Human Rights and Regular Internet Users

Human Rights and Regular Internet Users: Human rights are a topic that came up several times at the IETF meeting that just ended. There’s a Human Rights Research Group that had a session with a bunch of short presentations, and the featured two talks at the plenary asking, ‘Can Internet Protocols Affect Human Rights?’ The…

April 3, 2017 Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Kerala to declare access to Internet a human right, first for an Indian state

Kerala to declare access to Internet a human right, first for an Indian state: Kerala will soon become the first state in the country to declare Internet access as a human right. In the state budget presented two weeks ago, the CPI(M)-led government earmarked a special fund aimed at providing Internet connections to 20 lakh…

March 20, 2017 2 CommentsDaily News1By wp-admin

Kerala govt promises to provide free internet for 20 lakh poor households

Kerala govt promises to provide free internet for 20 lakh poor households: Bengaluru: The first full budget of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala promises free internet for 20 lakh poor households in the state. The idea is to make internet access a citizen’s right, said finance minister Thomas Isaac presenting the budget.…

March 3, 2017 Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Should Cybersecurity Be a Human Right?

Should Cybersecurity Be a Human Right?: Having access to the internet is increasingly considered to be an emerging human right. International organizations and national governments have begun to formally recognize its importance to freedom of speech, expression and information exchange. The next step to help ensure some measure of cyber peace online may be for…

February 15, 2017 Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Every Indian has a right to a high-speed dependable Internet connection

High-speed dependable Internet connection! That’s not such a huge ask. As a nation, we have among the highest number of Internet users in the world. We love those forwards of our technological prowess and command over information technology being way ahead of many developed nations. It’s a moment of Indian pride. And we love it.…

July 29, 2016 Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Surveillance, power and communication

This presentation is organised around three keywords: Surveillance, Power and Communication. Another keyword is algorithm. This keyword was omitted from my original title – perhaps there was a worry that this talk would be very technical. It won’t be.

July 21, 2016 Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

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