[bestbits] Re: [governance] Breaking my silence on Netmundial related concerns raised by colleagues from India
Suresh Ramasubramanian
suresh at hserus.net
Fri Apr 18 09:30:23 EDT 2014
Ian, do send me your address. I came across Alladin's lamp in an old flea market, and its genie is about the only way you'll ever get three such wishes fulfilled.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-
> request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Carlos A. Afonso
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:56 PM
> To: Ian Peter; Subi Chaturvedi; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Cc: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Re: [governance] Breaking my silence on Netmundial
> related concerns raised by colleagues from India
>
> Absolutely agree with Ian, including the three wishes.
>
> fraternal regards
>
> --c.a.
>
> On 04/18/2014 12:48 AM, Ian Peter wrote:
> > Subi,
> >
> > It would have taken a lot of courage to write that, and to engage here.
> > I am very glad you did,and thank you for doing so, because it will
> > help to eventually clear the air.
> >
> > My first wish is that, whatever the reactions are to your post, you
> > will continue to engage here with the rest of civil society interested
> > in internet governance. It’s not always a friendly space, as others
> > have discovered, but the interchange and dialogue among people with
> > different perspectives here is important, and leads to more
> > constructive and valuable inputs for civil society as a whole.
> > Whatever the reactions to your post are, I hope you continue to engage
> here.
> >
> > My second wish is that everyone involved in this dispute can find a
> > way to move past these issues. That’s not going to be easy, and
> > perhaps not immediate, but it is important we do so.
> >
> > My third and final wish is that my first and second wishes come to
> fruition!
> >
> > Ian Peter
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Subi Chaturvedi <mailto:subi.igp at gmail.com>
> > *Sent:* Friday, April 18, 2014 7:56 AM
> > *To:* governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> > <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
> > *Cc:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> > *Subject:* [governance] Breaking my silence on Netmundial related
> > concerns raised by colleagues from India
> >
> >
> > Dear CS colleagues and friends,
> >
> >
> > This has reference to the article published in HT on 8^th April, 2014
> > which has been shared and referred to on this mailing list, multiple times.
> >
> > At the outset I want to thank all of you who have written to me
> > showing solidarity against this vicious personal attack, based on
> > wrong, misleading and manipulated information, indicative of a
> > perverse mind, as you'd realize after, going through this post.
> >
> > I had chosen to maintain silence in the face of repeatedand grave
> > provocation but the attacks continue unabated, thwarting and
> > disrupting all attempts at having any civilized conversation about the
> > key issues that concern global CS, even on the eve of Netmundial. The
> > reason why we've invested our energy, faith and considerable amount of
> > time engaging with the process, in the first place.
> >
> > I am now also compelled to write this email, for it is unfair on those
> > who have shown solidarity with me by writing to me or defending me
> > publicly on this list and elsewhere, to be left in this position
> > without a minimal comment from me.I wish to assure global civil
> > society that our views are being shared, represented and recognised. I
> > have made multiple interventions on the calls as well as over emails
> > and continue to work across time zones to ensure that our views are
> > reflected. Anriette, my colleague from the MAG, has done a fairly
> > balanced assessment of the situation though, and I completely agree
> > with her, we have real challenges ahead of us. I think our time would
> > be utilised better if we focus on the issues at hand- in Netmundial, I
> > see a significant oppurtunity for change.
> >
> > In the internet, I see not just a source of knowledge but also an
> > amplifier of dissent and an enabler of human rights and permissionless
> > innovation. I have been a free speech activist and have fought for
> > these issues long and hard and therefore this is deeply painful. My
> > interventions are available publicly and a basic name search would
> > reveal my interventions at the global IGF as well on national media in
> > India. Many of these national meetings have been with my friends and
> > respected colleagues from civil society in India and remain on their
> > websites or any outreach platforms of communication. At the last
> > India IGF MAG meeting where three of the co-signatories, who are also
> > on the MAG, made interventions with me. Their interventions and mine
> > capturedare in the official minutes. In the same meeting I was also
> > appointed as the convenor of the Working group of the India IGF with
> > the knowledge and consent of Mr.Parmindar from ITfC and with consensus
> > from the floor.
> >
> > My work in the Internet Governance Space and related areas of media
> > and communication, deepening democracy and public policy can be found
> > on my blog *http://subichaturvedi.blogspot.in/*
> >
> > Now Iask all of you, who have been relentlessly subjected to the said
> > article and appeals by my respectable colleagues and collaborators
> > from Indian CS- was it appropriate toincludeme in this story related
> > to surveillance by a corporate? Is there any connection at all? Other
> > than to cause harm to me; in which they miserably failed.As identified
> > in Ian’s email, apart from being a vicious personal attack, the
> > article is manipulative on multiple levels and makesseveral inaccurate
> assertions.
> >
> > Notwithstanding this unfortunate exception, I want to assure all of
> > you that journalism in India is free, fair for the most part, and
> > aharbinger of truth and justice. I would urge you not to judge Indian
> > media based on this article.
> >
> > I submit the following for your consideration:the portions in italics
> > are direct quotes from the same article.
> >
> > .
> >
> > a. /“//Emails accessed by HT suggest that Bhatia championed
> > Chaturvedi's rise in Indian internet governance circles” ./
> >
> > You would surely notice that while pdfs of all charges were
> > hyperlinked, this allegation conspicuously remains unsubstantiated and
> > any proof to the effect is missing fromthe story. I challenge anyone
> > to put out any evidence of anyone- either me or anyone, at all doing
> > any advocacy for me to be appointed as the co-chair of Netmundial or
> > on the MAG. It is quite unfortunate that my work and my merit should
> > be called into question. Undermining all multistakeholder processes.
> > However malicious even the article does not make this extrapolation
> > that Mr. Parminder Jeet singh repeatedly continuesto make. Despite a
> > clarification on the 4th of April, 2014 issued by the distinguished
> > academician and General Chair of the Meeting Minister Virgilio Almeida.
> >
> >
> >
> > b. “/Chaturvedi has also publicly acknowledged a former AT&T
> > official, Marylin Cade as a "coach and mentor”:/
> >
> >
> >
> > / /I quote the same tweet: “frm (from) Ms. Marilyn Cade *_coach and
> > Mentor other proposals_*and IGF should limit it’s own”.
> >
> > Inline images 1
> >
> > In plain violation of the most basic tenets of journalism concocting
> > evidence, he disingenuously parades my tweet about Ms. Cade’s comment
> > at the UN MAG to “coach and mentor other proposals and limit proposals
> > from the MAG itself” as my “public acknowledgement” of Ms. Cade being
> > my “coach and mentor”.
> >
> > c. “/She was also paid upwards of //Rs.// //2.3 lakh for her role at
> > a FICCI-led conference on internet governance. Subsequently, she also
> > received part-funding from FICCI to attend an international conference.
> > This raises a clear conflict of interest since she was on board as a
> > civil society representative, but accepted payments from industry and
> > corporate bodies”./
> >
> > He knowingly suppressed the context of the Rs.2.3 lakh (3,814 USD),
> > payment by the industry association and presented it as “conflict of
> > interest”. The journalist knew fully well that the payment was a
> > reimbursement of costs incurred at the request of the conference
> > secretariat to produce professional videos, hire resources, material
> > and camera costs, still photography, new media activation and related
> > hardware and studio costs. He knew but purposefully left out my
> > extensive contribution to the conference as a speaker and session
> > organizer on a pro bono basis. He deliberately misrepresented in spite
> > of knowing that the travel assistance given by the industry
> > association was contributed by ISOC (Internet Society) and remaining
> > by NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India). He already knew but
> > hid that both organisations routinely provide travel assistance to
> > scores of civil society representatives, including to some who
> > authored the said letter.
> >
> >
> > This CANNOT under any circumstances be construed as accepting money
> > for advocacy from a corporate and presented as "conflict of interest".
> > This is the most absurd allegation which even seasoned propagandists
> > would shy away from.
> >
> > Further he deceitfully persisted with the false “conflict of
> > interest”, charge by suppressing scores of emails , tweets, posts,
> > videos, film and TV interviews given to him and easily available in
> > the public domain, as my firm stance against illegal surveillance,
> > invasion of privacy, and violation of freedom of speech and expression
> > and human rights.
> >
> > d. /Ph.D/: **
> >
> > *Can a **mere research studentship**,**which I am still
> > pursuing**,****be**the basis on which I was appointed at any forum?*It
> > was used only to put an unsubstantiated charge of plagiarism for my
> > character assassination. I preferred to change my guide then to “say
> > sorry”, to her for the offenseI had not committed and continue with her.
> >
> > With a view to purposefully mislead the readers, the journalist
> > grossly manipulated the facts around my PhD by deliberately
> > obfuscating that I have steadfastly refuted “any academic wrong
> > doing”. *
> > *
> >
> > *The IIT has never charged me with this offense, no show ca**use has
> > ever**been given to me and hence no action has been taken against
> > me,*detailed evidence was given to the journalist who chose to
> > deliberately ignore it in order to convey a premeditated message. IIT
> > has the highest ethical code of conduct and so do I.And my PhD. is
> > well underway.//
> >
> > //
> >
> > /*The letter of notable members of civil society.*///
> >
> > The CS letter from Indiacarried the support of 10 individuals+1
> > author, some of whom claim to represent different organisations. I
> > have worked with most who are in this space including Parminder,
> > Prabir,Anja Kovacs, Chinmayi Arun, Rishab Bailey, Mishi Choudhary,
> > Sunil Abraham; 7 Out of 10. Two of remaining 3 have attended a
> > national conference on IG with me where Parminder was present through
> > out. It is full of misrepresentation.Their claimsare absurd that:
> >
> > /1- They don’t know me///
> >
> > /2. They haven’t worked with me and I am not active in this space.///
> >
> > /3. They don’t know how to reach me//.///
> >
> > /4. And I do not teach IG/
> >
> > *My Response**:***
> >
> > Ø *Not only do they know me quite well***
> >
> > Ø *We have hosted joint events, ***
> >
> > Ø *We have served on organizational bodies together related to IG,
> > ***
> >
> > Ø *We have appeared as panelists together on IG, ***
> >
> > Ø *We have traveled and worked together on IG, ***
> >
> > Ø *We have submitted joint inputs to government of India on IG, ***
> >
> > Ø *Prepared background papers together for multistakeholder dialogues
> > and events on IG, ***
> >
> > Ø *Co-moderated dialogues and multistakeholder panels on IG. ***
> >
> > Ø *I receive emails from them, respond to them, they have appreciated
> > and thanked me for my inputs and efforts. ***
> >
> > Ø *They have called me on my mobile phone ***
> >
> > Ø *They have visited me in person and with their teams to seek my
> > inputs on their drafts. ***
> >
> > I am happy to compare and contrast my interventions and my work in the
> > IG space with all of them individually or collectively. **
> >
> >
> > The ITRs submission of CS was jointly made by
> >
> > Ø Society for Knowledge commons represented by Rishab Bailey (author
> > of the CS letter),
> >
> > Ø Internet Democracy Project (Anja Kovacs- co-signatory),
> >
> > Ø Free Software Movement of India (Kiran Chandra (General Secretary-
> > co-signatory),
> >
> > Ø Delhi Science Forum (Prabir – co-signatory),
> >
> > Ø Media For Change( represented by me)
> >
> > Ø SFLC.in (Mishi – co-signatory).
> >
> > Ø Ms. Chinmayi Arun was part of all the 4 day meetings and
> > discussions and is on all the emails but did not finally submit the
> > ITRs formal response.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > More evidence of Joint work (There’s a lot but I do not wish to burden
> > this list)-
> >
> > One of the recent multistakeholder meetingon IGthat I co-organized
> > including drafting the background paper with Ms. Anja Kovacs from the
> > Internet democracy project (yes we have worked together and
> > collaborated on many occasions and oftentake same positions publicly),
> > was on the 29^th January, 2014.
> >
> >
> >
> > Where I worked with
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Anja Kovacs, IDP (co-signatory)
> >
> > 2. Sunil Abraham , CIS (cosignatory)- represented by Snehashish Ghosh
> >
> > 3. Mishi Chowdhary, SFLC.in (Cosignatory)- represented by Prashanth
> > Sugathan
> >
> > 4. Ms. Chinmayi Arun Co-moderated the meeting with me and Ms. Anja
> > Kovacs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _
> >
> >
> >
> > *
> > *
> >
> > *Interlinkages between all the authors of the India CS letter:***
> >
> >
> >
> > Ms Anja Kovacs, IDP is a cosignatory & a CIS fellow and has also
> > worked for ITfC which is represented on this letter by Mr. Parminder
> > Jeet Singh, Ms. Chinmayi Arun from CCG (is a cosignatory & also a CIS
> > fellow), Mr. Sunil Abraham is the director of CIS, RishabBailey the
> > author of the CS letter has been associated with IDP, and with SFLC
> > (another co-signatory) and is now representing SKC which is currently
> > represented on this letter by Mr. Prabir Purkayastha (co-signatory)
> > who is also associated formally as an office bearer with the SFM
> > represented on the letter by Mr. Kiran Chandra (co-signatory). All
> > these are respected colleagues and have worked with me on the ITRs and
> > many other IG related workshops and panels as mentioned above.
> >
> >
> >
> > CIS’s director Mr. Sunil Abraham has also served with me on multiple
> > panels and bodies together and my interventions can be found online
> > and at the CIS website
> >
> > http://cis-india.org/@@search?SearchableText=subi+chaturvedi
> >
> >
> > They are all signatories to the letter.
> >
> >
> >
> > *Again, my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have written tome, or
> > supported me. We have a very important task at hand, thank you again
> > for reposing yourfaith and for believing in me. And I wish that at all
> > times the dignity of the caucus be preserved and upheld. *
> >
> >
> > Finally, I do not hold any grudges against those, including the
> > journalist who may have been involved in this unfortunate and
> > unwarranted personal attack. I continue to have the highest respect
> > for the work that my colleagues do.
> >
> >
> > I am look forward to working with all of you and will be available in
> > Sao Paulo from the 21st and over email. Do feel free to reach out with
> > any questions or comments you may have. I would be happy to
> > participate in any meeting or related discussion and will continue to
> > work to the best of my ability and do my utmost, towards the evolution
> > of the IG ecosphere so that we have an internet, which remains free
> > and open, which amplifies human rights and allows for permissionless
> > innovation and connects the unconnected.
> >
> >
> > More details about my IG interventions can be found on my blog here
> > http://subichaturvedi.blogspot.in/
> >
> >
> > and *Contributions at the UN IGF : (Partial List) is available here
> > for ready reference*
> >
> > https://www.google.co.in/search?q=igf+MAG+Subi+Chaturvedi+site:www.int
> > govforum.org&es_sm=91
> >
> > I am equally thrilled that our collective inputs and suggestions are
> > being taken on board. And I am also hopeful that the outcome document
> > will reflect truly, what will emerge from the floor. Our friends in
> > Brazil from the civil society and from across stakeholder groups have
> > also done commendable work to bring us here. Delighted that it will be
> > a multistakeholder panel, which will open Netmundial 2014 in Brazil.
> >
> > Many congratulations Nnenna, we are in great hands. Very proud to have
> > you representing us and your address at the IGF 2013, in Bali was both
> > profoundly evocative and stirring. I hope you will make time to
> > emphasize the role that the Internet is playing especially in peace
> > building and conflict transformation as well. Your tremendous and
> > deeply inspiring work in Côte d'Ivoire underscores the importance of
> > national and regional initiatives, along with intercessional work. We
> > have a fantastic ambassador in you. And it might be an uphill climb
> > for all of us but let's put our best foot forward.
> >
> > Looking forward to seeing you all in Sao Paulo soon.
> >
> > Safe travels, all.
> >
> >
> > Warmest,
> >
> >
> > Subi
> > ----
> >
> > Subi Chaturvedi
> >
> > Assistant Prof. Journalism & Comm,
> >
> > Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR),
> >
> > Delhi University, India
> >
> > Twitter:@subichaturvedi
> >
> > http://subichaturvedi.blogspot.in/
> >
> >
> > Member MAG, UN-IGF (Media & Civil Society)
> >
> > Member MAG, India-IGF (Civil Society)
> > Convenor WG-India IGF
> > Co-Chair, Netmundial (Civil Society)
> >
> >
> > Founder & Hon. Managing Trustee,
> >
> > Media For Change
> >
> >
> > Founder, Chief Mentor & Editor
> >
> > The Saltlist
> >
> > www.thesaltlist.org <http://www.thesaltlist.org/>
> >
> >
> > Independent DocumentaryFilmmaker, Photographer,
> >
> > Curator, Media Critic & Scholar
> >
> >
> > PhD. Scholar,
> >
> > Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D), New Delhi
> >
> >
> >
> > PS:
> >
> >
> > Global CS Community who may not aware of my contribution here’s
> > snapshot ABOUT me and my work specifically on internet /governances/
> > freedom of speech and expression:
> >
> > *
> > *
> >
> > *IG specific Roles:*
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Recipient of the NIXI (National Internet Exchange, India)
> > fellowship for IG 2014-2015
> >
> > 2. Co-Chair Netmundial 2014
> >
> > 3. Convenor Working group Indian IGF MAG
> >
> > 4. Member MAG UN IGF 2014
> >
> > 5. Member MAG India IGF 2013
> >
> > 6. Member MAG UN-IGF 2013
> >
> > 7. Co-Lead Breakout group- Multistakeholderism & Enhance cooperation
> > IGF 2013
> >
> > 8. Lead facilitator main focus session on principles of
> > Multistakeholderism IGF 2013
> >
> > 9. Member MAG IIGC 2013
> >
> > 10. Member MAG, IIGC 2012
> >
> > *Made several noteworthy contributions to the IGF and other global and
> > national Internet governance processes and capacity building
> > initiatives on information and communication especially for
> > under-represented stakeholder groups in IG.*
> >
> > *
> > *
> >
> > I’d be happy to provide detailed reports of my interventions and my
> > contributions at each meeting attended or organised National or global.
> >
> >
> > https://www.google.co.in/search?q=igf+MAG+Subi+Chaturvedi+site:www.int
> > govforum.org&es_sm=91#q=igf+MAG+Subi+Chaturvedi+site%3Awww.intgovforum
> > .org&start=0
> >
> >
> > I have been teaching Journalism and Mass Communication including but
> > not limited to papers on New Media technology (including IG) and
> > Media, Law and Ethics, since the last 5 ½ years in the capcity of
> > Assistant Professor at India’s leading liberal arts college for Women,
> > part of Delhi University.
> >
> > I hold 3 gold medals in Anthropology, Psychology, and a gold medal in
> > mass communication from the AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, cleared
> > the NET (which is a mandatory requirement for teaching at central
> > universities in India), while a final year student in my first attempt
> > and then hold a CGPA of 9.25/10 at the IIT-Das a part time registered
> > PhD student doing my course work without leave from LSR, while taking
> > full classes and contributing to the College immensely.
> >
> > My most recent article was published in the Hindu which is one of
> > India’s most respected news daily as the lead opinion commentary on
> > the 18^th of February- “for an unfettered internet”, and can be
> > accessed here
> >
> > http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/for-an-unfettered-internet/articl
> > e5699615.ece
> >
> > It calls for a review of the Indian government’s position on IG.
> >
> > An article for EPW (a prestigious journal) against Corporatisation of
> > Media in India and the loss of pluraity which I have co-authored and
> > the documentary film- Freedom Song on issues of Freedom of Speech and
> > expression in India for PSBT, co directed with Mr. Paranjoy Guha
> > Thakurta(an eminent journalist from India).
> >
> > http://www.epw.in/commentary/corporatisation-media.html
> >
> > The position that I often take isagainst corporatization and control
> > of the media including the Internet by a few,be they governments,
> > private sector including large small/corporate of any national origin,
> > civil society group All my interventions, which are quite a few and
> > substantive in their depth and coverage of issues are online on the
> > IGF website.
> >
> > *This is just a partial list of some of the work that I have done in
> > this academic year 2013-2014:*
> >
> > My article *“For an unfettered internet’, *was published as the lead
> > opinion commentary in The Hindu, India's most respected news daily on
> > why India needs to re-examine it's position on global Internet governance.
> >
> > _http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/for-an-unfettered-int
> > ernet/article5700871.ece_
> >
> > My co-directed critically acclaimed documentary FREEDOM SONG, a film
> > on freedom of Speech and expression in contemporary India for PSBT was
> > screened at theIIHS Bangalore City Campus this year and premiered at
> > the prestigious Open Frame. Two of my curated projects, The Many Moods
> > and Moments of Aung San Suu Kyi and ‘The Nobel Women for Peace
> > Project’, were exhibited as part of HH. The Dalai Lama’s visit at LSR.
> >
> >
> > In recognition of _my _*_contribution to Internet and society_*_,_I
> > been
> > awarded:
> >
> > 1) The prestigious NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India, GOI),
> >
> > Fellowship for Internet Governance 2013-2014.
> >
> > 2) I have been appointed as the first Indian woman from two
> > stakeholdergroups ( civil society and media) on the United Nations
> > –IGF MAG, for the second consecutive term.
> >
> > 3) I have also been invited to Co-Chair the Global Multistakeholder
> > Meeting in Brazil on the Future of the Internet.
> >
> > 4) I have also been appointed as the convener of the working group of
> > the India Internet Governance Forum (IGF) by the Chair from DeitY,
> > Ministry of Communication & IT. And also been appointed on the MAG
> > (Multistakeholder Advisory Group) of the India IGF (Internet
> > Governance
> > Forum) to be hosted by MOC&IT, India.
> >
> > 5) At the last Global IGF 2013, held at Bali, Indonesia. I contributed
> > on several panels on Access and diversity, Relating national and
> > regional IGFs, Broadband access and local content, emerging issues-
> > Surveillance and a enhance cooperation (I also the remote moderator
> > for it). And I also moderated and mentored DoT (MoC&IT), Government of
> > India’s Open forum “Connecting the next Billion”. Additionally I also
> > organized and spoke at the Main Focus session on Multistakeholderism
> > as a panelist.
> >
> > 6) I also co-organised a multistakeholder panel discussion on “Will
> > Internet and Social Media be a game changer for the next general
> > election 2014 with senior leaders and ministers from the government
> > and eminent journalists and editors at the India International Centre
> > (IIC), New Delhi.
> >
> > 7) I was also a panelist with sr. editors on the role of media in
> > promoting art at the global stage organized by exchange4media at IIC.
> >
> > 8) I was also a panelist at the National Convention on "Crisis of
> > Capitalism and brazen onslaught on DEMOCRACY" , organized by the INSAF
> > foundation at the constitution club for the session on SURVEILLANCE,
> > STATE AND PERILS OF DEMOCRACY. With Mr. Prabir who is a cosignatory
> > of the letter.
> >
> > 9) I was a panelist on IGF and the way forward organized by ORF, New
> > Delhi. Ms. Anja Kovacs was my co-panelist a basic online search would
> > reveal and expose the claims made in the letter. The ORF report is
> > online with our interventions and images together.
> >
> > 10) I was also the key note speaker on Internet –a
> > democratic space, at NALSAR along with eminent and sr. judges and
> > lawyers of the supreme court on Social Media and Hate speech. Both Ms.
> > Chinmayi Arun and Ms. Anja Kovacs were part of the same event. Ms.
> > Kovacs was,moreover on the same session as I was.
> >
> > 11) I also organized and moderated a multitsakeholder
> > panel discussion at the ITU-WSIS 2013, Geneva on, “ Ensuring Internet
> > Access and Better Governance by Deepening Multistakeholderism- A
> > Developing Nation Perspective with sr. ministers and heads of regional
> > and national Internet & ICT initiatives.
> >
> > 12) Held a capacity building Workshop for the youth
> > -"Towards a new Ethics of Cyberspace- Being a responsible online
> > Digital Citizen with sr. industry leaders as key resource persons.
> >
> > 13) I also appeared as a distinguished panelist on
> > national media on internet, new media regulation and social media,
> > women safety and empowerment related issues, through the year.
> >
> > 14) I also organised and moderated the MEDIA CONGRESS-
> > Panel on 'Government Surveillance vs Individual Privacy : Are they
> > mutually exclusive?' with distinguished speakers: Dr. Usha Rmanathan
> > eminent civil society activist, Dr. Govind, CEO NIXI, Mr. Pavan
> > Duggal, Prof. Vibodh Parthasarathi and Ms. Shalini Singh.
> >
> > 15) I was also a panelist at the IMDEC 2013, Panel on
> > “The Internet We Want: A Multistakeholder View” along with global
> > leaders from civil society, industry, government and the technical
> > community at FICCI. Mr. Sunil Abraham (CIS) was also an invited panelist.
> >
> > 16) I co-organised a multistakeholder dialogue on *The
> > Future of the Internet, who should govern it & what is at stake for
> > us*with sr. members of the government, industry, academia, technical
> > community, media at IIC. The youth were also invited as end users to
> > share their inputs and experiences. The background paper was jointly
> > prepared by me and Ms. Anja Kovacs.
> >
> > 17) I also organized a youth meet with over 700 youth
> > leaders from India on the Internet We Want- Conversation Series.
> >
> > 18) Another youth meet was organized by me at the
> > Aligarh Muslim University, a minority institutionwith over 300 youth
> > delegates from the minorities and the margins and sr. editors from the
> > media on the role of media and youth in election 2014particularly the
> > impact that social media and the internet can have in amplyfying
> > participation of the youth.
> >
> > 19) I was also invited to conduct a leadership training
> > workshop for the sr. management of TATA Sons and their group companies
> > on social media.
> >
> > 20) I also conducted a third youth meet over 700 young
> > leaders on the “Digital Agenda for the Youth and IG principals”. This
> > was part of the global #FightBack campaign against surveillance and
> > held on the world internet day.
> >
> > 21) I was also a invited to present my paper on
> > Cybersecurity a multistakeholder perspective by ORF New Delhi part of
> > the young voices policy forum. It was extremely well received.
> >
> > 22) I also led the new media outreach and supported the
> > on ground activation for the national Internet Safety campaign for the
> > youth in India in association with Data Security Council of India (A
> > NASSCOM initiative).
> >
> > 23) I am a member of the International Association for
> > Women in Radio and television (IAWRT) and the Internet Society (ISOC).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > warmest
> >
> > Subi
> > ----
> >
> > Subi Chaturvedi
> >
> > Assistant Prof. Journalism & Comm,
> >
> > Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR),
> >
> > Delhi University, India
> >
> > Twitter:@subichaturvedi
> >
> > http://subichaturvedi.blogspot.in/
> >
> >
> > Member MAG, UN-IGF (Media & Civil Society)
> >
> > Member MAG, India-IGF (Civil Society)
> >
> > Convenor WG-India IGF
> >
> > Co-Chair, Netmundial (Civil Society)
> >
> >
> > Founder & Hon. Managing Trustee,
> >
> > Media For Change
> >
> >
> > Founder, Chief Mentor & Editor
> >
> > The Saltlist
> >
> > www.thesaltlist.org <http://www.thesaltlist.org/>
> >
> >
> > Independent DocumentaryFilmmaker, Photographer,
> >
> > Curator, Media Critic & Scholar
> >
> >
> > PhD. Scholar,
> >
> > Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D), New Delhi
> >
> >
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