Dec 2021
6 Mon
7 Tue
8 Wed
9 Thu
10 Fri 03:00 PM – 06:30 PM IST
11 Sat
12 Sun
Jan 2022
24 Mon
25 Tue 03:00 PM – 07:10 PM IST
26 Wed
27 Thu
28 Fri
29 Sat
30 Sun
Dec 2021
6 Mon
7 Tue
8 Wed
9 Thu
10 Fri 03:00 PM – 06:30 PM IST
11 Sat
12 Sun
Jan 2022
24 Mon
25 Tue 03:00 PM – 07:10 PM IST
26 Wed
27 Thu
28 Fri
29 Sat
30 Sun
Breakout session
Main conference
15:00–15:10
Introduction - technological concerns with electronic voting.
Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay, curator of One Vote project
15:10–15:45
How data transforms elections
Shivam Shankar Singh, co-author of the book - The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities
15:45–16:30
Designing electronic voting systems - some considerations
Subodh Sharma, Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Delhi
16:30–16:40
Break
16:40–17:25
Citizens' Commission on Elections (CCE) report and analysis of voting systems in India
Prof. Subhashis Banerjee, Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Delhi
17:25–17:35
Break
17:35–18:20
How a state examines technology
Dr. Taha Ali, Professor at NUST; information security practitioner
18:20–18:30
Summary; way forward
Breakout session
Main conference
15:00–15:10
Introduction to the One Vote Conference on Rights and Access in Elections
Maansi Verma, Curator, member of the Article 21 Trust
15:10–15:15
Introduction to the conference flow
Padmini Ray Murray, Founder Design Beku
15:15–15:45
Databasing Voters and Concerns on Privacy of Voters.
Usha Ramanathan, Scholar in Law
15:45–16:15
How to Fix an Indian Election
Anand Venkatanarayanan, Independent cybersecurity researcher
16:15–16:45
Examining the Relevance of Political Advertising Transparency
Nayantara Ranganathan, Independent Researcher, Lawyer
16:45–17:15
The Limitations of the Model Code of Conduct in Regulating Digital Campaigning
TVS Sasidhar, Assistant Professor at Azim Premji University
17:15–18:00
Breakout session: Resisting Aadhaar and Voter ID linking - what you can do
Ria Singh Sawhney (Lawyer and researcher), Praavita Kashyap (Lawyer and researcher)
17:30–18:00
Analysing Electoral Bonds
Jagdeep Chhokar, Founding member of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)
18:00–18:30
The Introduction of Facial Recognition for Electoral Roll Verification in Hyderabad
S. Q. Masood, Social Activist, Hon. Secretary ASEEM
18:30–19:00
Surveillance Democracy
Seema Chishti, Journalist and writer
19:00–19:10
Conclusion - summary and takeaways
Padmini Ray Murray
Dec 2021
6 Mon
7 Tue
8 Wed
9 Thu
10 Fri 03:00 PM – 06:30 PM IST
11 Sat
12 Sun
Jan 2022
24 Mon
25 Tue 03:00 PM – 07:10 PM IST
26 Wed
27 Thu
28 Fri
29 Sat
30 Sun
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Ria Singh Sawhney (Lawyer and researcher), Praavita Kashyap (Lawyer and researcher)
Jan 25, 2022, 5:15 PM–6:00 PM
Breakout session, Online
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The Indian Parliament passed The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that allows for Voter ID-Aadhaar linkage, despite evidence of Aadhaar contributing to marginalization of already vulnerable communities. Concerns about privacy of voter’s data abound, with this new policy.
In this session, we will help participants understand how to participate in forums and spaces where you can voice your opinion and register your dissent against linking Aadhaar and Voter ID. In this session, we will look at:
This will be an interactive session, with moderators facilitating the discussion.