“Never have I seen a moment of so much excitement and yet so much anxiety,” said Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron early on in a recent speech, in which he went on to elaborate how his newspaper was tackling the digital transition. Baron was, of course, referring to the current state of journalism, a…
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) released that a contract which permits Skype customers to top up their accounts at over 50,000 Western Union Agent locations across the U.S. This strategic association advances Western Union’s market leadership in enabling digital-age participation by utilizing a walk-in payment solution for consumers. It as well paves the way for…
The political class jumped into the burning issue of net neutrality with Parliamentarians Tathagata Satpathy and Rajeev Chandrasekhar saying that any move to allow telecom operators to charge subscribers separately for using some apps would restrict people’s access to internet and go against the Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India. In a recent letter to…
With internet freedom on the brink of facing extinction, the social media is abuzz with trending hashtags like #NetNeutrality and #SaveTheInternet. In the present scenario, at the time when Internet has become an integral and incredible part of one’s life, the Internet Service Providers are trying to control the online traffic. As many netizens continue…
Goa is considering installing a monitoring system which will track suspicious activities off shore including possible terrorist landings and under sea movements, a government report said. The Goa State Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan which was released recently, spoke about installation of Vessel Traffic and Port Management System (VTPMS) which will monitor various activities including “terrorist landings and suspicious movements under sea.”…
Considered to be a low-surveillance nation, India needs to act fast to prevent it from encroaching on privacy WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have, at considerable personal cost, revealed how surveillance has eroded the private space in a world driven by digital technology. In India, the extent…
The Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary School Principals Association (MSSHSSPA) has written to the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbooks to include more of e-learning in the curriculum of class 5, which will be changing from the coming academic year. Pointing out to the need to making the class 5 curriculum more practical and at…
Quality or meaningful education still remains a mirage, something inaccessible in many interior areas of Ukhrul district such as Nongman, Sorde, Kumram and Patbung. Shortage of teaching staff and teachers’ absenteeism are the two biggest and most common problems afflicting school education in these areas as observed by a joint team of ICHAM volunteers and…
The career social network LinkedIn said on Thursday that it was buying the online learning site lynda.com in a cash-stock deal valued at $1.5 billion. The deal ties the 300-million member social network with an educational group which offers language training and other courses to governments, companies and individuals. “The mission of LinkedIn and the…
The Implications of Shreya Singhal v. Union of India for Intermediaries and Internet Users The Internet should be the virtual equivalent of a public park or a town square, where robust (and often fiery) public debate should be expected, encouraged and protected, and it is not just ordinary users that feel this way. The intermediaries…