India Internet Governance Conference

The purpose of Internet Governance Forum is to support the United Nations Secretary-General in carrying out the mandate from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) with regard to creating a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.

C-DEP was invited to participate in, and partner with FICCI, the Internet Society and the Department of Electronics and IT, Government of India, at the India Internet Governance Session held on 4^th and 5^th October 2012 at New Delhi.

During IIGC, Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya, President, C-DEP Chaired a session on the impact of internet on Indian society.

Shri Kapil Sibal at the India Internet Governance Conference

The Panel at India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC)

The Panel for this session included the following:

1.      Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

2.      Shri Sitaram Yechury, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

3.      Lt. Gen. S.P. Kochhar, Signal Officer in Chief, Indian Army

4.      Shri. Nitin Desai, Former Special Advisor to UN Secretary General on Internet Governance and
Former Chairman of Multistakeholder Advisory Group for Internet Governance Forum

5.      Prof. Krishnakant Mane, Accessibility Expert, IIT Bombay

6.      Mr. Sunil Jain, Asst Managing Editor, The Financial Express

7.      Smt. Lata Vaidyanathan, Principal, Modern School, New Delhi

8.      Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Chairman & MD, Cyber Media