The second aspect of the IMPACT project is capacity building among stakeholders within India to recognize, allow and promote the use of ICT to advance democracy and human rights, specifically FoE and FOI

The capacity-building efforts include:

Awareness: Build awareness among target groups of the critical importance of protecting and promoting human rights on the internet as a pre-condition for democracy and the exercise of civil and political rights.
Implementation: Strengthen understanding among target groups of how restrictions of human rights on the internet are implemented (including the rights to freedom of expression, privacy, and freedom of assembly), how these rights are being threatened at technical and regulatory levels by both States and corporations, and what techniques they can use to communicate more securely and safely online.
Knowledge and Tools to uphold FoE: Provide human rights defenders (our primary target groups) with knowledge, tools and support to respond to rights violations and advocate for the long term protection of human rights on the internet.
Promote multi-stakeholder approach to building networks: Facilitate and support multi-stakeholder networks that can respond to threats to human rights on the internet and build stronger human rights cultures on the internet in each of the three countries.

Events

37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study: At a time when the mobile Internet has reached every nook and corner of the country, a study has shown that nearly 37…

Using RTI benefits community: Right to Information Act (RTI) came fully into force on 12 October 2005. Under this act, any citizen of India can request information from a public…

SECURE YOUR DATA: The internet can be a great ally or a formidable foe — it all depends on how adept you are at protecting your information. A cybersecurity expert…

Work with Google, Facebook to block explicit videos on internet: SC to Govt: With a view to ensure that explicit videos depicting rape, gang rape (RGR) and child pornography (CP)…

Raya Sarkar says all named in her list violated Visakha guidelines’ sexual harassment grounds: Responding to criticism of her crowd-sourced list naming academics who have been accused of sexual harassment by students,…

Boy, 10, Hit By Teacher For Not Bringing Aadhaar Number, Had Surgery: PUNE:  A 10-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his school teacher after he failed to bring his UID…

This new website will solve all your online privacy issues: A Delhi-based organization, SFLC.in(Software Freedom Law Centre), has launched a new website — ‘Privacy Bytes’, to provide policymakers, academics, media…

A Public Focused Approach To Net Neutrality: Net neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without improper discrimination…

Netizens lose calm over pervert’s photos: When women on social media were running a viral campaign #MeToo against the sexual abuse faced by women, a Mumbai-based man allegedly posted pictures…

Dear millennials, here is why you are a soft target for cyber criminals: What does it take to stay safe on internet in the age of mass malware and ransomware…

As cybercrime rises in Navi Mumbai, rape cases go up too: The cyber crime cell of the Navi Mumbai police commissionerate has informed that there is a disturbing trend of heinous crime…

Rise of Conservative Religious Ideologies’ Causes India to Fall 10 Spots on EIU Democracy Index: At a time when the political discourse on how essential dissent is for a democracy…

Take help of Facebook, Google to block porn: SC: In a bid to block porn sites on the Internet, the Supreme Court directed the government and the Information Ttechnology department…

Cybercriminals tug at heartstrings to loot women: Panaji: Online fraudsters continue to find innovative means of duping people and the latest to fall victim are helpless women on matrimonial sites.…

27,482 cybersecurity threat incidents in India till June 2017: CERT-In: India witnessed more than 27,000 cyber security threat incidents in the first half of 2017, according to Minister of State…

Indian consumers comfortable in sharing personal data online: report: Brands need to be more responsible with data as Indian consumers are far more trusting than those in other countries when…

Google Maps to become smarter, can be accessed offline on weak data connection: The Indian story in 2017 seems to have been good for Google. Google Maps is seeing a…

Kashmiri Journalists and Activists Face Twitter Censorship at Indian Government’s Request: Dozens of people who have tweeted about the conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir or shown sympathy for Kashmiri independence movements online…

Bhopal: Fake social media accounts turning out to be a ban for women: Fake profiles running on social networking sites bother us all and we try to avoid entertaining any…

Despite low connectivity, slow speeds Indians can’t imagine life without internet: Though internet penetration in India has been relatively low, this has not stopped its people from falling in love with staying…

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DEF IMPACT Team has conducted digital security and social media training to Department of Information & Media (MOIC) Bhutan at DEF Delhi office for 6 days from 25th September to 2nd October 2017…Read More

DEF IMPACT Team has conducted digital security and social media training to Tribal Children of Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh for 6 days at AKRSP Netrang Centre from 29th March to 5 April 2017…Read More

DEF IMPACT Team has set up a Digital Security Clinic at Social Media for Empowerment Awards (SM4E) 2017 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on April 29, 2017….Read More                                                                    .

DEF IMPACT Team has set up a Digital Security Clinic at mBillionth awards South Asia, recognising excellence in mobile innovations for development at EROS Hotel on 4th August 2017….Read More

DEF IMPACT Team has set up a Digital Security Clinic at Prayag, the first ever Grand Digital Mela or Fare of people, practice and Innovation being held on the 25th of February on the vast grounds of Surajkund, Haryana…Read More

DEF IMPACT Team has conducted Digital Literacy and Security training at CREA on 1 – 10th July 2017.  It focussed on digital security, hygiene, secure communication, basic introduction to computers, MS office, etc… Read More

DEF IMPACT Team has conducted Digital Literacy, Security and Social Media training in Bhutan on 30th January to 3rd February 2017.  It focussed on digital security, hygiene, secure communication, effective social media use etc… Read More

DEF IMPACT Team has conducted Digital Literacy and Security training at Indian Council for Historical Research on 24- 28th April 2017.  It focussed on digital security, hygiene, secure communication, basic introduction to computers, MS office, etc… Read More

IMPACT Advisory meeting was held on 5th August 2017 at Delhi. The main objectives of the meeting were to discuss on deliverables of the project, and the capability to conduct Digital Security Training and for that purpose, it can be transformed into a sustainable model…Read More

IMPACT Advisory meeting was held on 30th April 2017 at IDEO SYNC Office, Faridabad. The main objectives of the meeting were to discuss the upcoming research ideas, how training (SOC) can be organized in a systematic way and sustainable model and forming coalitions with like-minded groups… Read More 

IMPACT Advisory meeting

IMPACT Advisory meeting was held on 24th June 2017 at IDEO SYNC Office, Faridabad. The main objectives of the meeting were to discuss the status of the IMPACT project, the challenges and remedies to overcome, and the future plan.. Read More  

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