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Broadband internet access becomes a legal right in Finland, Universal access in Ecuador

Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program to Assess the Impact of Public Access to ICTs

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program to Assess the Impact of Public Access to ICTs.

Citizens’ Participation And Political Rejuvenation In India

Best Legal Information And Cyber Law Portals Of India

Legal information is a very important for almost all the segments of a society. However, there is a dearth of Law portals and web sites in India.

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ICT in the Election Manifesto for the 9th National Parliamentary Election 2008 of major Political Parties in Bangladesh

Commitment related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the election manifesto for the 9th National Parliamentary Election 2008 of major political parties in Bangladesh

THE IT ACT 2000 AMENDMENT BILL, 2006: MYTH OR REALITY

The Government of India (GOI) is planning to introduce in Parliament this month changes to the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act, 2000).

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Corporate Law in India and E-Governance

A very crucial question that has been recently raised by a reporter goes like this “Is National E-Governance Services Delivery Gateway Part of E-Governance?”.

Can Public Initiatives Fill The Governmental Policy Vacuum?

Policies making and their implementation is a governmental task. There is always a big gap between the desired policies and actual policies that are in existence.

IGF workshop focuses on the role of regulatory frameworks in improving access to Internet

Recommendations developed by workshop participants focused on four main themes; enhancing the development of and access to infrastructure; enabling policies and financing frameworks; offering technological choice, responding to demand and addressing the challenge/opportunities of convergence; and advancing the development dimensions of ICT regulation.

To act now or not act: Clash of views on content regulation at internet forum

Today I sat in a workshop in Rio de Janeiro. A workshop in Rio de Janeiro? A capoeira, volleyball or football workshop, you must be thinking. Even though I’m just 25 metres away from a beautiful beach, imagine, I sat in a room in a hotel, full of people with laptops… on their laps. Such is life in the second Internet Governance Forum. And let me tell you that it’s worth it. One of the 97 workshops unfolding here in Rio was called “Content regulation and the duty of states to protect fundamental rights”, brought to you by the APC’s women’s programme, the APC WNSP for all of you acronym-lovers. Read the full article on Feminist Talk.

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