Adrien Labaeye: Here’s the problem: Internet access has become an essential part of life. However, many still cannot afford it. There are also growing concerns that internet connections could be unilaterally cut by Internet Service Providers at the request of public agencies. How do we ensure everyone has internet access?
On May 19, 2018, Gurshabad Grover and Sandeep Kumar attended a 'RFCs We Love Meetup' of the Indian IETF Community held at Zoomcar's office in Bangalore. This meetup was dedicated to discussing IETF RFCs/Active Internet Drafts meant for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The agenda of the meeting was:
Aayush Rathi and Gurshabad Grover attended a two day conference on 'Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward' organised by the Technology Policy team at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), held on 23rd and 24th May in Bangalore.
The themes for discussion included:
Europe’s new data laws could shake up Indian IT companies.
The blog post by Ananya Bhattacharya was published in Quartz India on May 24, 2018
On 18 May 2018 Gurshabad Grover on behalf of CIS presented comments on the Trafficking (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 at a meeting of the Inter Movements Open Forum jointly organised by Sangram, Naz Foundation, NNSW, Tarshi and VAMP. The meeting was held at India International Centre in New Delhi.
Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into force today, after two years of preparation. Meanwhile, in the US, a remarkable number of people are suggesting we should adopt something like the GDPR. What does that actually mean, and what policy trade-offs does it entail?
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A nonprofit telecommunications provider offering voice and data services to remote areas in southern Mexico has avoided a crippling federal fee after challenging it in court.
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Ziel der nationalen Kampagne „Saubere Hände“ ist die Verbesserung des Händehygieneverhaltens von Personal, Patientinnen und Patienten und Besuchern im Gesundheitswesen. Schon seit 2009 nimmt das UKD daran teil. Die „Aktion Saubere Hände“ schließt sich an die Kampagne „Clean Care is safer Care“ der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) an. „Händedesinfektion zum richtigen Zeitpunkt ist aktiver Infektionsschutz, denn so können Übertragungen und Infektionen vermieden werden“, erklärt Dr.
"La producción pública de servicios de salud dejó de ser una trinchera protegida y ha ido quedando expuesta a los vaivenes del mercado, en este caso, del mercado del trabajo. Hoy el sector público con sus estatutos inflexibles representa el lado más frágil de la ecuación, en particular cuando los recursos escasean, como es el caso de los especialistas médicos", señala en la siguiente columna el Dr.
La abogada y egresada de la Facultad de Derecho de la U. de Chile, Antonia Urrejola, recientemente nombrada como miembro de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), habló sobre los desafíos que ha debido enfrentar a lo largo de su carrera profesional.
Today, the EU General Data Protection Regulation – or GDPR – comes into effect amid a great deal of anticipation and build-up. For the past few years, companies and policy makers around the world have been preparing for this legislation to come into force. It introduces higher and stricter privacy requirements and heavy fines for noncompliance. The interesting, yet challenging, part of the GDPR is that it applies to all organizations processing the personal data of subjects within the European Union, regardless of their location.
The current rhetoric around the blockchain hints at problems with the techno-utopian ideologies that surround digital activism.
Agriculture 3.0 describes the increasing implementation and promotion of digital technologies in agricultural production. Promising more efficient farming, higher yields and environmental sustainability, AgTech has entered the mainstream, pushed by the EU, international corporations and national governments across the world. Increasingly, serious questions are raised about the impact of such market-oriented technologies on the agricultural sector. Who has access to these technologies? Who controls the data?
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跨境电商蓬勃发展，然而纠纷也日益增多。遇到问题，消费者该怎么维权？北京师范大学法学院教授薛虹，在2018中国电子商务创新发展峰会上接受记者专访时说，跨境电商平台应建立健全争议解决机制，同时大力开展网上调解、网上仲裁等非讼争议解决制度。
“发生产品方面的纠纷去国外法院起诉，既耗时又费钱，不太可行。”同时，薛虹也认为中国消费者依照中国法律在中国法院起诉外国商家，再把法院裁决通过外交途径递送到当地执法机构的主张，也很“乌托邦”。
跨境电商，是当今互联网时代发展最为迅速的贸易方式，为中小企业发展创造了历史性机遇，也促进了世界经济普惠发展。作为一条建立在互联网基础上的“空中贸易通道”，跨境电商贸易体系中的贸易主体、贸易形态、商业模式和组织方式等都发生了重大变革。新变化呼唤新规则。中国海关秉持鼓励创新、包容审慎、协同共管的理念，推动跨境电商在发展中规范、在规范中发展。中国海关牵头制定的《跨境电商标准框架》，作为世界海关跨境电商监管与服务的首个指导性文件，将为全球跨境电商的可持续发展贡献“中国智慧”。随着国家机构改革深入推进，关检业务全面融合，本届论坛将集中关注新海关对跨境电商的监管创新，以及新规则下中国企业品牌出海、跨境供应链精准化、数字技术应用等关键性、前沿性话题，全面挖掘新贸易格局下的全球市场机遇。
A cursory look at your email inbox this past month presents an intriguing trend. Multiple online services seem to have taken it upon themselves to notify changes to their Privacy Policies at the same time. The reason, simply, is that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25, 2018. […]
“Let’s raise the bar on data privacy and make the Internet safer.” With the imminent arrival of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this was one of the points raised by Todd M. Tolbert, our Chief Administrative Officer, in an episode of the Non-Profit Tech Podcast published yesterday. Hosted by fusionSpan’s Justin Burniske, the 35-minute episode covered a wide range of topics, including:
Community networks can help bring connectivity to many of world’s population still without it, but some governments, ISPs, and some potential users need to be convinced of their benefits, connectivity experts said.
Community networks can bring huge economic, educational, and social opportunities to areas without Internet access, Raul Echeberria, the Internet Society’s vice president for global engagement, said Wednesday.