Sunil Abraham
Sunil Abraham | |
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.jpg) Sunil Abraham | |
| Born | 17 June 1973 |
| Alma mater | Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering |
| Occupation(s) | Director of Public Policy, Facebook India[1] Endowed Professor, ArtEZ University of Arts Former Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society (India) |
Sunil Abraham is a prominent Indian expert in technology policy and a proponent of free software. He currently holds the position of director of public policy at Facebook India.[1] Previously, he was an endowed professor at ArtEZ University of Arts[2] and served as co-founder and executive director at the Centre for Internet and Society (India). Additionally, he is a board member of the Open Society FoundationsCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and acts as an honorary steward for the Shuttleworth Foundation.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Abraham assumed leadership of Facebook's Public Policy team in India in October 2020.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Career
Abraham established Mahiti in 1998, a firm providing affordable software solutions tailored to the nonprofit sector,[3] where he continues to participate as a board member.[4] In 1999, he was honored as an Ashoka Fellow,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name followed by receiving the Sarai FLOSS Fellowship from The Sarai Programme at CSDS in 2003.
Between 2004 and 2007, he oversaw operations for the United Nations’ International Open Source Network.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name[3] In 2008, Abraham co-founded the Centre for Internet and Society (India), a research-focused nonprofit organization based in India.[3][4]
Views
Abraham is a strong advocate for broader online free speech, protection of digital privacy, and maintaining net neutrality. He has expressed concerns regarding certain elements of India's biometric identity initiative, Aadhaar, and was among the early proponents pushing for comprehensive data protection laws within India.
Bibliography
- Digital Natives with a Cause?: A Knowledge Survey and Framework (2009)
- Open government data study: India (2012)
- Government access to private-sector data in India (2012)
- Open standards (2008)
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