Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy

Author:  Priya Alias New Delhi, India–The Internet Rights team—Niki Shah and Priya Elika Alias—participated in the Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy conference jointly-organized by Observer Research Foundation and the Centre for Internet & Society. The conference focused on the technologies, policies, and practices around cyber security and surveillance. The conference was well attended…

“Future of the Internet”

New Delhi, India—Internet Rights team—Niki Shah and Priya Alika Elias—attended the roundtable discussion with Vint Cerf on “Future of the Internet” hosted by Observer Research Foundation.  In his keynote lecture, Dr. Cerf traced the history of internet and how it got started in the 1960’s and 1970’s in the United States.  Based on the historical…

The Hunt For India’s Digital Superstar Begins

FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators, producers and distributors of television brands in the world which is best known in India for producing international brands like Indian Idol and India’s Got Talent have now come up with a new reality show called India’s Digital Superstar. For the new show, FremantleMedia has partnered with ZengaTV, which is the largest mobile video…

Digital India is a big opportunity for us: HP

Technology firm HP sees India as ‘a big focal point’ for its services as it senses enormous opportunity for technology here mainly because the country is heavily under-penetrated. The opportunity only grows with the government’s Rs.1 lakh crore Digital India project. “India has got a significant position in any IT company’s scheme of things. It…