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Prasad Krishna
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13 Oct 2014
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Communication technology opens 'doors' for everyone, not only people with disabilitiesToday, most Americans overlook improvements made since the dawn of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) in 1990.
13 Oct 2014
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Barcamp BangaloreThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team participated in a Barcamp at SAP Labs, Bangalore on October 12, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja and Rahmanuddin Shaik participated in the event.
9 Oct 2014
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Is India the next frontier for Facebook?Pushing to bring hundreds of millions of Indians into the online world, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday called for expanding his pet project to provide free mobile Internet for developing countries into India.
7 Oct 2014
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Training for Internet Governance ActivistsGeetha Hariharan attended a training session for Internet rights activists in Cambridge, organised by Global Partners Digital, UK on September 23 and 24, 2014.
30 Sep 2014
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Workshop on Enabling Information Systems for Local GovernanceThis event was organized by Jamia Milla Islamia at Tagore Hall in New Delhi on September 18, 2014. Sunil Abraham was a participant.
30 Sep 2014
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The Power of Communication: The Media, Public Space and Participatory DemocracyBhairav Acharya will be presenting a paper at this event to be held in the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla on October 13 and 14, 2014.
30 Sep 2014
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State Level Seminar on "Odia alphabet and order teaching in primary education"Subhashish Panigrahi participated in a state-level seminar on "Number of Odia characters and order teaching in primary education" (ପ୍ରଥମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅକ୍ଷର ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଓ କ୍ରମଶିକ୍ଷା) co-organised by Institute of Odia Studies and Research, and …
30 Sep 2014
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Publishing NextT. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at Publishing Next organized by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Margao (Goa)-based publishing house that provides publishing services to authors and publishers. The event was held in Goa on September 19 and 20.
30 Sep 2014
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National Consultation on Media LawThe Law Commission of India and the National University, Delhi have joined hands to organize the National Consultation on Media Law at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on September 27 and 28, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari participated in this …
30 Sep 2014
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Implementation of IT in KannadaDr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Basaveshwara Science College, Bagalkot on September 20, 2014.
30 Sep 2014
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CPDP 2015The eighth international conference on computers, privacy and data protection will be held in Brussels from January 21 to 23, 2015. The Centre for Internet and Society is a moral supporter of CPDP.
30 Sep 2014
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105 Kannada books released under Creative CommonsContents will now be available in Wikisource for use by everyone.
19 Sep 2014
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Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital AgeIT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a speaker.
16 Sep 2014
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Fighting battles onlineInternet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space.
12 Sep 2014
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Social Media Aids Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit KashmirAs flood-ravaged Indian Kashmir faces a communication blackout, social media posts on Facebook and Twitter are playing a huge role in tracing people stranded in the region.
12 Sep 2014
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Google aims to win 40% of India with Android OneWhen Google launches its low-cost Android One devices next Monday, Indian users will be able to give voice commands, type messages and use almost all major mobile applications in Hindi.
8 Sep 2014
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Colonial yoke or bureaucratic insouciance?‘Blame the British’ is an oft-invoked argument when the subject of India’s outdated laws comes up for discussion. But 68 years since Independence, can we still afford to parrot that old line?
4 Sep 2014
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Mobile, Trust and PrivacySunil Abraham was a speaker at the event organized by GSM Association on September 4, 2014.
3 Sep 2014
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Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of FragmentationSunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014.
2 Sep 2014
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Implications of post-Snowden Internet Localization ProposalsSunil Abraham was a speaker in this workshop organized by Center for Democracy and Technology on September 2, 2014.
31 Aug 2014
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT ActSection 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
29 Aug 2014
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Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to be overcome.
28 Aug 2014
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Understanding Surveillance and Privacy in IndiaBhairav Acharya delivered a lecture at the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on August 28, 2014.
28 Aug 2014
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The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify EveryoneLast Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
22 Aug 2014
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Digital Publishing MeetingAs an initiative towards building a community, a meeting on digital publishing was conducted by C-DAC GIST Pune on August 22, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja attended the meeting.
20 Aug 2014
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ALC signs MoU for better net accessAndhra Loyola College (ALC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society – Access to Knowledge (CSI-A2K) here on Thursday.
19 Aug 2014
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Dot Bharat domain to roll out on August 21Web addresses are set to get multilingual in India. Soon you will be able to type in addresses in a web browser in the Devnagri script – with “dot bharat” standing in for the currently common “dot in” domain to begin with. The roll-out of …
15 Aug 2014
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CIS-A2K Signs MoU with Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada: Coverage in EenaduThis article was published in Enadu on August 15, 2014.
11 Aug 2014
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Sunil Abraham | The online warriorWith a vision that combines free speech with digital privacy, this policymaker has redefined the role of the internet in society.
6 Aug 2014
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Now, Christ students will contribute to WikipediaThe department of languages at Christ University has set a precedent by including contribution to Wikipedia as a part of the undergraduate course work.