India made a 2nd statement on cyber security and the WSIS today, highlighting the importance of a secure environment for development programmes for ICTs. India highlighted the Digital India programme in its statement. The summary is below: India re-emphasized the importance of cybersecurity both fro...
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India made a 2nd statement on cyber security and the WSIS today, highlighting the importance of a secure environment for development programmes for ICTs. India highlighted the Digital India programme in its statement. The summary is below: India re-emphasized the importance of cybersecurity both fro...
During discussions on cybersecurity in the Zero Draft of the WSIS+10, the Indian government made a statement calling attention to the increasing cyber threat and “malicious activities” online. Below is a summary of the statement: We must recognize that Cyberspace is now the 5th domain as there is in...
During discussions on cybersecurity in the Zero Draft of the WSIS+10, the Indian government made a statement calling attention to the increasing cyber threat and “malicious activities” online. Below is a summary of the statement: We must recognize that Cyberspace is now the 5th domain as there is in...
The discussions on Internet Governance ended midway through the second session on day 2 with the perception that there is broad support for most issues. The length of the IGF extension remains a sticking point with proposals for 5,10 and 15 year extensions being suggested. The call for an internatio...
Today was Day 2 of the Preparatory Meeting for the High Level Meeting as part of the WSIS+10 Review. The morning discussion featured discussions on ICT for Development and Internet Governance. The discussions on Internet Governance are ongoing and this post summarizes the discussion on the former. N...
India made two interventions in the morning session of day 2 of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting today. The first related to funding mechanisms and the second related to Internet governance. Below are summaries of the two Statements: On Financial Mechanisms- In a discussion related to the Digital Solidar...
India made two interventions in the morning session of day 2 of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting today. The first related to funding mechanisms and the second related to Internet governance. Below are summaries of the two Statements: On Financial Mechanisms- In a discussion related to the Digital Solidar...
The 2nd Preparatory Meeting for the High Level Meeting of the WSIS+10 Review kicked off in New York today. A shortened first day in the morning session saw interventions from countries across the board. The statements on first day reflected the the starting positions of most governments on the Zero ...
The 2nd Preparatory Meeting for the High Level Meeting of the WSIS+10 Review kicked off in New York today. A shortened first day in the morning session saw interventions from countries across the board. The statements on first day reflected the the starting positions of most governments on the Zero ...
The WSIS+10 Review process is currently at its 2nd Preparatory Meeting Phase. India’s statement at the meeting captures it’s key concerns. India stated that the zero draft reflects the views of the members states and is a balanced document. However there are a few key aspects that need to be address...
WHAT IS INFORMATION SECURITY? Information Security is a process that protects the information, intellectual property and resources generated or managed by an organisation. An Information Security Management System (ISMS) ensures stability and protection of information by preventing the occurrence an...
by sflc_admin | October 17, 2015 Though computer programs per se are excluded from patentability as per Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, the “Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions” issued by the Indian Patent Office in August 2015 is expected to change this to a large exten...
by sflc_admin | October 17, 2015 Every city or town, big or small, is seeing a spurt of startups that do path-breaking work in the area of software products, mobile apps and embedded products. However, these firms could soon be threatened by the dark-clouds looming large over the technology horizon ...
The 5 judge bench this afternoon commenced with the Aadhaar hearing after reference from the Supreme Court on the issues of existence of privacy as a constitutional right and on clarifications of the interim order issued on 11th of August . The bench seemed determined to focus on the clarification i...
By Joshita Pai & Sarvjeet Singh The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was set up under the chairmanship of Mr. Nandan Nilekani in 2009 by an executive notification to generate and assign unique identification numbers to residents. After persistent protests asserting that a projec...
By Sarvjeet Singh & Joshita Pai The Supreme Court has referred the issues of Aadhar and the larger issue of the right to privacy to a constitutional bench. The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi has been tracking the case and is collecting various documents re...
by sflc_admin | October 10, 2015 The Aadhaar – privacy debate witnessed a heated battle of words in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 6, when the Union of India, along with the State Governments of Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, and Government agencies including ...
The Supreme Court has rejected the plea of the Union Government and several other public organisations to stay the interim order passed on the 11th of August, 2015 in the Aadhar matter. The Court has declined the request for making Aadhar mandatory except for availing LPG and PDS services. It has re...
by sflc_admin | October 5, 2015 Mishi Choudhary on FOSS and the sharing economy Mishi Choudhary says that Free and open source software (FOSS) is a technical and political movement that will make it possible that every brain on earth will have a chance to be educated and not just those who can affor...