All Posts | Apr 12,2019
All Posts | Apr 12,2019
We organised a Conference on 'Future of Tech Policy in India' on 15 March 2019 in Delhi. Over 150 people participated in the conference. Our report on Intermediary Liability 2.0 - A shifting Paradigm was launched during this conference.
A Blue Paper containing inputs received during this conference is available below. This document does not reflect the views of SFLC.in.
Brief agenda:
09:30 AM to 10:00 AM: Registration
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM: Session 1 - Misinformation and Intermediary Liability
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM: Overview of the Report on ‘Intermediary Liability 2.0: A Shifting Paradigm’
11:40 AM to 11:50 AM: Tea Break
11:50 AM to 01:15 PM: Session 2 - The Role of Social Media in Elections
01:15 PM to 02:00 PM: Lunch
02:00 PM to 03:20 PM: Session 3 - Online Harassment
03:20 PM to 03:30 PM: Tea Break
03:30 PM to 03:50 PM: Lightning Talk on FreedomBox
03:50 PM to 05:00 PM: Session 4 - The Future of Tech Policy
All Posts | Apr 04,2019
The 7-phase, 17th Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 11, 2019 and continue until May 19, 2019. Five major national parties – Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janta Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and All India Trinamool Congress have released their manifestos[fn]CPI (M) Election Manifesto, https://cpim.org/pressbriefs/cpim-election-manifesto-17th-lok-sabha;
CPI Election Manifesto, https://www.communistparty.in/blog/election-manifesto-of-the-communist-party-of-india-for-the-17th-lok-sabha-elections-2019;
TMC Election Manifesto, http://aitcofficial.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/TMC-MANIFESTO-Eng.pdf;
INC Election Manifesto, https://manifesto.inc.in/en/index.html
BJP Election Manifesto, http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5798075-Bjp-Election-2019-Manifesto-English.html[/fn], outlining party priorities and future course of action the parties promise to take if voted to power. At of the time of publication of this post, Aam Aadmi Party has not released its manifesto. We will update this blog as and when it is published. Acknowledging the indispensable role of digital technology in society and its capacity to impact our human rights, most party manifestos have touched upon digital rights.
We studied these manifestos and have captured promises made by these five national parties on digital rights. Kindly refer to the following table for a comparison: