A ‘Digital Rights Reform Agenda’ for India - What Have Political Parties Missed Out this Election Season?
Apr 12, 2019
Yesterday, India entered 7-phases of national elections spanning a little over a month. This election season, we bring to you a ‘Digital Rights Reform Agenda’ which is missing from most political parties’ promises and manifestos. We believe that these topics should be on the agenda list of all political outfits in India claiming a stake on parliament seats. A list of key digital rights issues worthy of political importance are
Blue Paper - Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India
Apr 12, 2019
We organised a Conference on 'Future of Tech Policy in India' on 15 March 2019 in Delhi. Over 150 people participated in the conference. Our report on Intermediary Liability 2.0 - A shifting Paradigm was launched during this conference.
Round table discussion on draft national e-commerce policy - March 28, Bangalore
Mar 25, 2019
On 23rd February, 2019, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”) released the Draft National e-Commerce Policy (“the Draft Policy”), requesting interested stakeholders to give their comments on the policy document. The deadline for the submission of comments is 29 March 2019.
Round table discussion on draft national e-commerce policy - March 27, New Delhi
Mar 25, 2019
On 23rd February, 2019, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”) released the Draft National e-Commerce Policy (“the Draft Policy”), requesting interested stakeholders to give their comments on the policy document. The deadline for the submission of comments is 29 March 2019.
SFLC.in at IGF 2016
Dec 03, 2016
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a multi-stakeholder public policy dialogue initiated by the United Nations Secretary-General, has been an annual affair for more than a decade. The 11th IGF is set to take place from 6th to 9th December at Guadalajara, Mexico with the theme of ‘Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth’.
Interventions in the Internet Governance Forum 2015 by SFLC.in
Nov 30, 2015
Implementing Core Principles in the Digital Age
Mishi Choudhary on the panel talking about privacy, surveillance and its role in a free democracy. She also discusses self assigned innovation by technologists which the example of the FreedomBox project supported by the Freedom Box Foundation.
SFLC.in's comments on the draft outcome document of the WSIS+10 review
Nov 24, 2015
The draft outcome document of the "United Nations General Assembly's High-Level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society" scheduled for 15-16 December 2015 was published and opened for comments on 4th November.
Democracy Speaks! It's Hamara Internet and we don't want that to change!
Apr 23, 2015
With just about a day left before the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) closes comments on its "Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services", the public campaign seeking to preserve the Internet and its underlying principle of net-neutrality has already proved to be one of the most extensive and participatory that India has witnessed in recent times.
Internet Governance Forum Annual Meeting
Aug 23, 2014
The ninth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held from 2nd to 5th September, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. The overarching theme for the 2014 meeting is: "Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance".
Marco Civil da Internet - the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights
May 08, 2014
President Dilma Rousseff signed into law Marco Civil da Internet, often dubbed as the Internet Bill of Rights, on April 23, 2014 at NETmundial, the Global Multistakeholder meeting on Internet Governance. The Bill was earlier passed by the Congress on March 25, 2014 and the Senate on April 22, 2014.
