Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and the Association for Progressive Communication have jointly submitted their submission for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) India Human Rights Council. DEF is majorly concerned with the human rights, internet rights and making the internet an effective tool to access right to information in India. DEF believes that the internet plays…
“No longer just a talking tool, women are using the mobile in a diverse number of ways. to stay safe in times of danger, to keep informed on community matters, to manage their finances, to receive regular updates on critical issues from farming to weather, to access much needed help lines, to learn english and…
” In tune with these times, the upcoming Electronic Service Delivery Bill mandates all government organisations to deliver public services through electronic mode to enhance transparency, efficiency, accountability, accessibility and reliability in delivery of such services.” “The Manthan Award 2011 nominations process generated 450 plus nominations, and thus, we are now a repository of more…
A new report commissioned by the APC written by Syed S Kazi and Divya Menon of the Delhi-based Digital Empowerment Foundation takes a critical look at what is being done in the country to manage e-waste.
The sixth annual global meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which took place in Nairobi in September 2011 was the first global IGF in Africa. The location of the global IGF in Africa meant that for the first time ever over half of attendees being from the Africa region. The large number of participants…
Addressing the issue of Internet and making it as a basic human right in India, DEF published the report, ‘The role of the internet in the right to information in India’ in GIS Watch focused on ‘The Internet, Human Rights and Social Resistance’.
