ICANN and Nasscom collaborates to develop identifier technology

Global internet body Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Indian IT industry body Nasscom has collaborated to develop identifier technology that can be used for managing devices and infrastructure using internet. Under the collaboration, both the bodies ..

Tags: Digital technology • Domain name • Domain name system • ICANN • Information and communications technology

Digital Shakti Campaign

Digital Shakti campaign initiated last year has been now rolled out in 11 states. About the Campaign Digital Shakti campaign is an initiative of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in association with Cyber Peace Foundation and Facebook. The campaign ..

Tags: cyber crimes • Cyber Peace Foundation • Digital literacy • Digital Shakti • Facebook

Online Harms White Paper

The UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in association with Home Office have released the Online Harms White Paper. The White paper sets out a programme of action to tackle content or activity that harms individual users, particularly ..

Tags: cyber-bullying • Internet • Online Harms White Paper • Social networks • trolling

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Recommendations of Committee to revisit the Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act

The Committee headed Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha has submitted the report on revisiting the section 126 of the Representation of the People Act. The committee had nine officers from the Election Commission and one nominated member each from I&B ..

Tags: cable channels • CLAT • Deputy Election Commissioner • election silence • Internet

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Internet Society, ISPAI sign MoU to secure Internet infrastructure in India

US-based nonprofit The Internet Society and Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) have signed MoU to make Internet safe and secure in India by securing routers which is vital for healthy internet infrastructure. The MoU will also see both ..

Tags: Internet • Internet infrastructure • Internet security • Internet Society • ISPAI

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Ajay Data becomes first Indian to be appointed a council member of ICANN panel Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Dr. Ajay Data from Jaipur, the Founder and CEO of Data XGen Plus, has become the first Indian to be appointed a council member of ICANN panel Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). He has got a 2-year term and ..

Tags: Ajay Data • Computing • Country Code Names Supporting Organization • Country code top-level domain • Domain name