Second Government Preparatory Meeting of the WSIS+10 Review Process
Statements delivered at the meeting and written submissions will serve as the basis for the second draft version of the WSIS review outcome document that will be further developed, leading up to the...
View ArticleStockholm Internet Forum 2015
The conference aims to be a forum for discussions on a free, open and secure internet that promotes human rights and development worldwide. As mentioned, this years SIF theme is access seen from a...
View ArticleImpact of New Technologies on Peace, Security and Development
As the United Nations system approaches its 70th anniversary, the world is undergoing major transformations at unprecedented speeds, putting great stress on our institutions of global governance. The...
View ArticlePorn. Panic. Ban: A Conversation on Sexual Expression, Pornography, Sexual...
Background Many believe it is the right time to have a national conversation on the related issues of sexual expression, pornography, sexual exploitation and consent, given recent and emerging policy...
View ArticleHuman Rights in the age of Technology: A conference to discuss the evolution...
In the first session, Dr. Usha Ramanathan spoke about the conception and evolution of the UID project, and brought attention to its erroneous posturing as an ‘identity’ project while in fact being an...
View ArticleUSAID Digital Development Forum India
The Government of India launched the Digital India Program in 2015, with the aim to “transform the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy” that will increase economic growth...
View ArticleRoundtable Discussion on New gTLD Program
In pursuance to India’s commitment to the multi-stakeholder approach towards Internet governance, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, the nodal department for Internet governance,...
View ArticleBest Bits 2015 Meeting
The diversity of Internet governance issues and processes creates a ongoing challenge for civil society groups to keep up and to effectively engage. This meeting offers the opportunity to review the...
View ArticleRoundtable Discussion on Empowering Women through ICTs in India
The objective of the meeting was specified to identify key barriers to addressing digital gender inequalities in India, and the contributors to those barriers. The discussion then addressed the...
View ArticleJoão Pessoa WSIS+10 Review Civil Society Strategy Meeting
In December 2015, a WSIS+10 Overall Review High Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly will assess the progress made in implementing the WSIS outcome documents as well as decide on the way forward....
View ArticleICRIER Collective Stakeholder Discussion on “Assessing the value of an open...
The meeting seeks to enable discussions on the importance of “openness” of the Internet and its role in capitalising on the gains from the Internet economy. Noticing the lack of research in measuring...
View ArticleISOC Annual Event at IGF 2015
This meeting informally gathered ISOC members and partners from business and civil society at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 to discuss preparations for the WSIS+10 Review, which will be held...
View ArticleInternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015
The IGF welcomes all stakeholders in the Internet ecosystem, including all entities accredited by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), as well as other institutions and individuals with...
View ArticleCuts Right Across: Consent in the Digital Age
Consent is increasingly emerging as a cross-cutting concept, one that is deeply intertwined with, yet buried beneath key concepts of internet governance: privacy, security and data protection, free...
View ArticleMedia and Innovation Days
The ‘Media and Innovation’ seminar is organized by Lund University, Swedish Embassy, Centre for Work, Technology and Social Change and Swedish South Asia Studies Network (SASNET). It will bring...
View ArticleWhat Does Privacy Mean in an Open Society? - Watching You, Watching Me...
Edward Snowden’s revelation that the U.S. government is collecting metadata primarily, but not exclusively on its citizens, has put the question of security, privacy, and transparency at the forefront...
View ArticleRoundtable Discussion on Use of 3-letter Country Code as Top Level Domain...
In pursuance to India’s commitment to the multi-stakeholder approach towards Internet governance, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has been hosting various roundtables...
View ArticleMulti-stakeholder Consultation on ‘State of Internet Freedom in India’
The objectives of the meeting were: Launch of the Country Research Report titled “Limited Access Restricting Expression” Assess and understand around freedom of information, expression and association...
View ArticleWSIS+10 High-Level Meeting
This high-level meeting provided an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas...
View ArticleCollaboration for Access and Connectivity in Developing Countries
The side event showed how connectivity and overall access have improved since WSIS 2005 through collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, and how a free and open Internet based on multistakeholder...
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