Timeline for India’s MOOC platform – SWAYAM
2014: SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is announced by the Ministry of Human Rights Development (MHRD), as a national platform…
Cataloguing violations of Supreme Court’s orders on Aadhaar
The journey of the Aadhaar scheme can be traced back from its inception in 2006, following which it has undergone scrutiny by way of two Bills that…
SFLC.in at FSMK Camp 2016
Free Software Movement of Karantaka (FSMK) organizes annual week long technical camps for students, with a special emphasis on Free & Open Source Software (FOSS),…
Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment Online
The advances made possible by the advent of the Internet have impacted the notion of free speech in a great many ways. Online intermediary platforms…
Kerala State IT Policy – A Stakeholder Consultation (16th July, 2016)
SFLC.in, Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom (DAKF) and InfoPark Ernakulam Public Library Branch are jointly organising a discussion session to gather inputs from various stakeholders…
Counter Comments to the Consultation Paper on Free Data
Following our initial comments on the Consultation Paper on Free Data, below are our set of counter comments that serve as responses to the comments…
Journey of Aadhaar – Graphical Illustration
The Aadhaar scheme has undergone scrutinies and challenges at various levels since its inception as the flagship program of the Unique Identification Authority of India…
SFLC.in’s Comments on the TRAI Pre-Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on May 30, 2016 published a Pre-Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality, inviting stakeholder comments on 6 broad questions…
United Nations passes a resolution condemning Internet Shutdowns
The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on 1st July, 2016, condemning network disruptions and measures resorted by states to curb online access…
SFLC.in’s Comments on the TRAI Consultation Paper on Free Data
On 19 May, 2016 the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India floated a Consultation Paper on Free Data, inviting stakeholder comments on the need for a…
Economic Impact of Usage of FOSS in Government – IIMB Report – June 2015
A team of researchers, under a grant from ICFOSS, headed by Prof. Rahul De, Hewlett-Packard Chair Professor at IIM Bangalore, published a report on the…
Comments on draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016
On May 4, 2016, the Ministry of Home Affairs published the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, seeking to regulate the acquisition, dissemination, publication and…