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,
Surana
Auditorium, FAPCCI, Red Hills,
Lakadi-ka-pul,
( 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,
Ÿ Prof. Madabhushi Sreedhar, Associate Professor
NALSAR
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 (
Institution of
Electronics & Telecom Engineers (IETE) (
Computer Society of
Enquiries: Smt. A. Sujatha, CTMS; T: (40) 5567-1191
e-mail: hanuman.chowdary@tcs.com