[Reader-list] CIS Lecture Series | Talk on Internet, Transparency and Politics | April 15, 2009

[Pranesh Prakash]

Dear all,
The Centre for Internet and Society cordially invites you to a talk on
"Internet, Transparency and Politics" by Barun Mitra on Wednesday,
April 15, 2009 at 17:00.

Description:
The 2009 general elections in India have been preceded by various
initiatives that seek to provide information to the voters about
candidates contesting the elections. The aim of providing this
information is to help voters to make 'informed choices' when casting
their votes. This talk is being organized in the context of the
research that CIS-RAW fellow Zainab Bawa is carrying out on "Internet,
Transparency and Politics". Why has the Internet become an important
space for publishing information that is streamlined for facilitating
interaction between citizens and the state? What is the impact of
making such information available to citizens? How does it transform
their relationship with political actors and government agencies?
Simultaneously, how are elected representatives and political parties
responding to these 'transparency' initiatives?

About the Speaker:
Barun Mitra is the Director of Liberty Institute, a think-tank based
in Delhi. He has conceptualized EmpoweringIndia.org to enable voters
to cast their votes thoughtfully during the elections and to use the
information on the site to hold their elected representatives
accountable after they have been voted in. Barun Mitra also writes on
issues of environment, health, trade and democracy in national and
international publications.

Time and Date:
Wednesday, 15th April, 2009
17:00 - 18:30

Venue:
Centre for Internet and Society, No. D2, 3rd Floor, Shariff Chambers,
14, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560052
Map: http://bit.ly/cis-map

For more details, visit
http://www.cis-india.org/events/internet-transparency-and-politics

-- 
Pranesh Prakash
Programme Manager
Centre for Internet and Society
W: http://cis-india.org | T: +91 80 40926283