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Prasad Krishna
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8 Aug 2016
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In Tulu, India's 23rd Regional Wikipedia Goes LiveIn a major boost to ancient Indian languages, Tulu wikipedia has finally gone live.
8 Aug 2016
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Apps can give personal information to strangersWe love our apps. A study done last year, found that app usage in India has grown 131 per cent. But apps are notorious for accessing personal data and we’re obligingly careless with our privacy. Inadvertently, users give away third-parties …
7 Aug 2016
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WikiConference India 2016WikiConference India 2016 is an event to provide a common platform for all Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange useful tips, best practices and other information. The Conference is open for …
7 Aug 2016
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Why experts are worried about Aadhaar-based authenticationAs private companies are increasingly using Aadhaar data, is the privacy and security of personal data really at risk? What do those defending Aadhaar have to say?
7 Aug 2016
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Tulu Wikipedia Goes 'Live'Tulu Wikipedia became live on August 5, 2016. CIS-A2K took making of Tulu Wikipedia live as one of its activity in 2014. The efforts bore fruit and Tulu Wikipedia is live now.
7 Aug 2016
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India's 23rd regional Wikipedia, in Tulu, goes liveThe Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up with the times and speedily changing technology.
7 Aug 2016
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After eight years, Tulu Wikipedia goes liveAround eight years after its launch and in incubation, the Tulu Wikipedia has gone live with over 1,000 articles. It can be accessed at http://tcy.wikipedia.org
6 Aug 2016
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An India Where the Disabled have a ChoiceThe Roundtable on Digital Access to the Disabled held in Bangalore brought forward many issues related to the topic. Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan, Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society speaks to Dr. Archana Verma about the problems …
5 Aug 2016
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WikiConference India 2016 Starts Friday in ChandigarhIndia, a key growth area for Wikipedia, is gearing up for a national conference "for Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange useful tips, best practices and other information".
4 Aug 2016
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Live Webinar on Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipAnubha Sinha participated in this event organized by RCEP on July 27, 2016 in New Delhi.
2 Aug 2016
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Open Data Charter Lead Stewards In-Person MeetingSunil Abraham participated remotely in this meeting which was held in Mexico on July 4 and 5, 2016. The event was organized by Open Data Charter.
2 Aug 2016
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IGF Academy Regional WorkshopSunil Abraham will be a speaker at this event organized by LIRNE Asia in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 4, 2016. He will speak on the status of freedom of expression, internet governance and multi-stakeholder processes
2 Aug 2016
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Digital in South AsiaSunil Abraham participated in this event organized by the World Economic Forum on July 19, 2016 at Taj Mahal Hotel in Bangalore.
2 Aug 2016
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3rd International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property Rights and StrategyShailesh J. Mehta School of Management, at IIT Bombay, through the MHRD IPR Chair, organized 3rd International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy (MIPS) on July 15 and 16, 2016 at National Institute of …
1 Aug 2016
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Art, Science and Open Electromagnetic Spectrum Culture [ENG]Sharath Chandra's practice based research in the area of Open Spectrum, in a conversation with Dr Roger Malina, Executive Director of the MIT Leonardo Press was published on the Creative Disturbance Platform. Sharath talks about his …
30 Jul 2016
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Mandatory Aadhaar card for govt scholarships violates SC orderThere seems to be no end to the government’s legal troubles.
30 Jul 2016
30 Jul 2016
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India and Regional Mega-Trade AgreementsAnubha Sinha was invited by the Observer Research Foundation for a panel discussion on "India and Regional Mega-Trade Agreements" with Ambassador Robert Holleyman, Deputy US Trade Representative and Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, …
30 Jul 2016
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Architectures of KnowledgeRohini Lakshane was a speaker at a workshop organized by Columbia's Group for Experimental Methods in the Humanities at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai.
28 Jul 2016
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Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment OnlineJapreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
28 Jul 2016
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Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian KashmirFilm makers, activists and journalists accused Facebook of blocking their accounts this week after they posted messages and images related to the violence in the trouble-torn province of Kashmir. In recent weeks, the India administered, …
24 Jul 2016
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Belling the trollsOnline abuse - specially against women - is like one of those rapidly-mutating viruses that resists all antibodies.
16 Jul 2016
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Workshop on Declaration on Patents Protection: Regulatory Sovereignty under TRIPSTo discuss the focus areas of the Patent Declaration with key stakeholders in India, the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru …
16 Jul 2016
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Meeting on Net Neutrality and Related IssuesA meeting was convened by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on July 15, 2016 in New Delhi to discuss Net Neutrality and related issues. Sunil Abraham attended this meeting.
13 Jul 2016
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Tamil Nadu likely to hold Facebook accountable for suicide caseThe recent suicide of a 21-year-old woman from Salem district in Tamil Nadu over her morphed pictures being uploaded on Facebook could turn into a flash-point between the state police and the world's most-popular social networking site.
13 Jul 2016
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Place for a safety netVinupriya took her life last week, humiliated by the morphed images of her naked body posted on a social media site. Experts warn that the spike in Internet traffic brings with it an increase in online sexual crimes. Measures must be taken …
9 Jul 2016
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଅଭିଧାନରେ ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଶବ୍ଦA news article on Odia Wiktionary's 11th anniversary that got published in Odia-language daily Sambad on June 18.
9 Jul 2016
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TRAI Free Data paper: Paytm to Hike, the responses from other companiesHere's a look at responses of other players like Paytm, Hike Messenger, Nasscom, Centre for Internet Society to TRAI's paper.
9 Jul 2016
9 Jul 2016
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India No Haven For Net Freedom But It Did Not Oppose UN Move on Internet RightsIndia hasn’t had the best record when it comes to Internet rights. The country regularly carries out Internet shutdowns under flimsy pretexts, is still fumbling when it comes to the drafting of a comprehensive privacy bill, and most …