Parminder's blog
Critical Internet Resources – What are the issues surrounding it
The meaning of Critical Internet resources as seen in the context of the Internet governance is not a well known phenomenon. In this blog, Parminder Jeet Singh dwells on the concept of Critical Internet resources and looks at the issues which make Critical Internet Resources what it is.
ICTs and Education – Can we afford to miss the bus?
There is a perception amongst certain quarters of the education fraternity that the introduction of ICTs in education is not very meaningful for a variety of reasons. These reasons may extend from lack of electricity to operate the ICT devices or the dominance of corporate led models which seem to be the only providers of ICT content in education thereby making it expensive and unaffordable. However while all the arguments mentioned above may be true, what is equally compelling and what needs to be answered is whether one can really afford to ignore this opportunity and what are those conditions which need to be encouraged to create an inclusive environment for ICTs in education.
Why and how is ICANN an exclusionary space?
The role of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been much debated over the past few years for various reasons. While ICANN claims itself to be an organisation which is purely into technical oversight of the Internet, there are several instances which prove that issues which are passed off as ‘technical’ clearly have a political hue to it, which brings it in the domain for public policy. By denying that it is the de facto institution which makes public policy and yet indulging in decisions which affect the lives of the entire world community, ICANN has clearly proved that there is an urgent need of an alternative governance framework which will address issues of Internet Governance.
Community Radio as a shared infrastructure
This is a response to an email on the community radio forum, seeking reasons for slow take up of community radio among NGOs.
Excerpts from the original e-mail in response to which this posting has been written have been reproduced below.
