Center for Telecom Management and Studies 

(CTMS)

 

Telecom and Internet Consumers Association

(TICA)

 

Invite you to a

One-Day Seminar:

Life and Work in Cyber Times & Space

Themes:

n Quality of Service (Telephone & Internet)

n Security, Privacy and Crime in Cyber Space

 

1000 Hrs to 1600 Hrs, Wednesday, 2 March 2005

 Surana Auditorium, FAPCCI, Red Hills,

Lakadi-ka-pul, Hyderabad

( Programme Overleaf)

 

Dr T.H.CHOWDARY                    MAJ.GEN.(Dr.) R.K.BAGGA

                CTMS                          TICA

 

 

RSVP:

 e-mail: hanuman.chowdary@tcs.com

Fax:  (40) 5567-1111

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Programme

    Wednesday, 02 March 2005

0930 Hrs.              Registration (no fee,  but any voluntary contribution is welcome)

1000-1100            Inaugural Session

Keynote Address by Sri  Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General,

Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS),  Jaipur

1100-1115            Tea

1115 - 1300          Security  Privacy and Crime in Cyber Space

                                Speakers include:

Ÿ  Sri Pendyala Krishna Sastry

   Asst. Government Examiner of  Questioned Documents,

   Cyber Forensics, Hyderabad

Ÿ  Prof. Madabhushi Sreedhar,  Associate Professor

    NALSAR University of  Law, Hyderabad

Ÿ  Sri M. Sivananada Reddy, IPS

    Suptd. of  Police, Cyber Crimes, GOAP

Ÿ  Sri Rahul Swarup, VP, SIFY  

1300-1330            Lunch

1330-1500            Quality of Service (QOS) :   Telephones & Internet

Chief Guest: Justice. I. Venkatnarayana, President,

  AP State   Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

  Speakers include:

 Ÿ Sri Sanjay Kumar, Chief Gen. Manager, Telecom AP

Ÿ Smt. M. Sirisha, Member,

     AP  State  Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

 Ÿ Sri G. Padma Reddy, TICA

 Ÿ Sri K.G.Ranganathan, GM, Tata TeleServices

 Ÿ Sri N.V.Subba Rao, VP, Airtel

1500-1600            Panel discussion and interaction

Valedictory Address: Dr. G. Vijayarama Rao

Hon’ble Minister, Civil Supplies (i/c Consumer Grievance Redressal, GOAP)

Tea

 

 

 

 

 

Background Note

Life and Work in Cyber Times & Space

  • Furious growth of mobile telephones with increasing affordability  and sturdy growth of  Internet users, internet cafes, e-mail, e-commerce, e-banking, tele-marketing ,   e-education…
  • Intellectual property rights for writers and publishers of  books,  music,  pictures, works of  art  ….
  • Different laws  in different countries  but   work and activity in cyber space  across  national boundaries .
  • Ease of sophisticated  crime including pornography , terrorism … 
  • Competition whipping up  mobile telephone  subscriptions  but  little concern for Quality of Service (QOS) or redressal of  consumer grievances .
  • User behaviour on mobile phone and Internet.

 

       Citizens’ Concerns: Burning Issues

  • Cell operators’ apparent non-concern for Quality of Service
  • ISPs’ role as carrier of information which could affect Privacy, Security and Crime
  • IPR protection for innovation: WTO  Ordinance in 2005
  • Impact of ICTs on the  new generation with unbound freedom and  resources
  • National Security and  Terrorism
  • Law and Order  agencies’ ability to cope with fast changing technology and criminal activities
  • Cyber Crime and  Cyber Cafes’  (Internet) Role

 

Objectives of the Seminar

 

 

·         Create awareness of the  Issues in Telephone & Internet Services and  Activity in Cyber Space

·         Responsibilities of various Stake-holders, Cell Operators, ISP’s, Police

·         Legal frame work’s ability to tackle the issues with IT ACT-2000

·         DOs & DONTs for users  while on telephone, Internet & Cyber –Space

 

Co-Sponsored by

 

     Federation of Andhra Pradesh  Chambers of Commerce and  Industry

     (FAPCCI)

     Institution of  Engineers (India) A. P Center   and

     Institution of  Electronics & Telecom Engineers (IETE) (India),

     Hyderabad Centre

     Computer Society of India (CSI), Hyderabad Chapter

 

 

Enquiries: Smt. A. Sujatha, CTMS; T: (40) 5567-1191

e-mail: hanuman.chowdary@tcs.com