"Is Freedom of Expression under Threat in the Digital Age?" panel discussion at India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 15th January 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : Seminar Halls I, II & III, Kamaladevi Block, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : 'Is Freedom of Expression under Threat in the Digital Age?' panel discussion.
Who, if anyone, can or should police the Web? How do we protect freedom of expression online in the face of demands to respect religious, political or cultural sensitivities? How do we stop new technology from turning the Web into a snooper’s paradise for police or governments?

Panelists: Shri T.N. Ninan, Chairperson, Editors’ Guild of India; Ms Kirsty Hughes, Chief Executive on the Index on Censorship; Shri Milind Deora, Minister of Communications (tbc); Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairperson and CEO, Rediff.com; and Shri Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru

Collaboration : Editors’ Guild of India, Index on Censorship and Sage

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