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22 Mar 2014
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Twenty-five distinguished experts appointed to Global Commission on Internet Governance’s Research Advisory NetworkTwenty-five distinguished scholars and internationally recognized experts have been appointed to the Global Commission on Internet Governance’s (GCIG) new Research Advisory Network (RAN).
22 Mar 2014
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ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and BeyondA conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to 18:00. Organized by the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) of the Generic …
21 Mar 2014
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No to homosexuals, yes to their voteThe ad appears at the bottom of the page. It has BJP’s symbol and Modi’s photograph displayed prominently.
21 Mar 2014
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C-DoT's surveillance system making enemies on internetReporters Without Boundaries says it gives unbridled power to law- enforcement agencies to snoop on citizens.
14 Mar 2014
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Design!PublicCentre for Knowledge Societies is organizing this event in partnership with Grameen Foundation India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP, et.al. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at this event to be held in New Delhi on March 14, 2014.
12 Mar 2014
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When politics gets socialIn the run-up to the general election, social media companies explain how the political campaigns this time are very different from what they were five years ago.
12 Mar 2014
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The Internet Will Be Everywhere In 2025, For Better Or WorseIn 2025, the Internet will enhance our awareness of the world and ourselves while diminishing privacy and allowing abusers to "make life miserable for others," according to a new report by the Pew Research Center and Elon University.
12 Mar 2014
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International Conference on Cyberlaw & CybercrimeThe International Conference on Cyberlaw and Cybercrime will take place on March 13, 2014. The event is organized by Cyberlaws.net and Pawan Duggal Associates. Sunil Abraham is participating in the event as a panelist.
11 Mar 2014
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Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation to Host Design PublicThe conclave in its 5th edition will feature Aam Aadmi Party members Rajmohan Gandhi and Somnath Bharti along with Sunil Abraham in conversation with Dr. Aditya Sood about different approaches through citizen centric governance.
9 Mar 2014
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory ProcessesLIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
8 Mar 2014
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Integrating Urdu with Modern Technology the Need of HourA report of the Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University by the Department of Translation Studies on March 6, 2014. Syed Muzamiluddin is quoted.
8 Mar 2014
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Girls just wanna have... a voiceMany Indian women have taken to Twitter, the micro-blogging site, to air their views. And some of them have become social media celebrities by virtue of their wise and witty tweets. Prasun Chaudhuri looks at the women who matter in India’s …
6 Mar 2014
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Stakeholders meeting to discuss the NCAER Report on "Parallel Imports"Nehaa Chaudhari will be participating in this meeting to be held in New Delhi on March 26, 2014.
6 Mar 2014
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Constitution of the High Level Advisory Committee (HLAC) on National Policy on Universal Electronic AccessibilityThe Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to serve on the high level committee on electronic accessibility policy constituted by the Government of India.
5 Mar 2014
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ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a 2-day workshop-cum-editathon at Sagara on March 1 and 2, 2014. Vijaya Karnataka published a report on March 2.
5 Mar 2014
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Wikipedia Mangalore Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)Dr. U.B.Pavanaja gave a presentation on Wikipedia with a special focus on students and women at Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore on February 26, 2014. An event report was published in Prajavani the following day.
5 Mar 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia workshop on March 1, followed a by edit-a-thon on Mar 2, 2014, at Sagara. A report of the inauguration program, appeared in Suvarna Prabha, Sagara on March 1, 2014.
5 Mar 2014
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India’s ballot battle will also run through FacebookFacebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social media as a political tool in a rapidly urbanizing India.
5 Mar 2014
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India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU DirectiveThe Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill comes after a series of roundtable discussions in 2013. The last CIS roundtable on …
5 Mar 2014
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“The Internet and Controls: A Disturbing Scenario”Prof. Mohan SundaraRajan, a renowned science writer will give a talk at the Bangalore International Centre in TERI on March 7, 2014 at 6.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham will chair and moderate the session.
5 Mar 2014
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‘Mobile’ voters may sway pollsBABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
4 Mar 2014
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RightsCon 2014RightsCon Silicon Valley 2014 was an incredible mixture of more than 700 attendees from more than 65 countries and 375 institutions. Pranesh Prakash and Malavika Jayaram were speakers at this event organized by RightsCon at San Francisco on …
4 Mar 2014
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Internet Governance Round-table at British High CommissionA Internet Governance Round-table was hosted at the residence of the British High Commissioner in Delhi on March 4, 2014. Geeta Hariharan participated in the round-table.
3 Mar 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijayavani)Vijayavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop held in Sagara.
28 Feb 2014
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Zero Project Conference on Accessibility: Innovative Policies and Practices for Persons with DisabilitiesEssl Foundation, the World Future Council and the European Foundation Centre convened an international conference at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria on February 27 and 28, 2014. Pranesh Prakash participated in the conference as …
27 Feb 2014
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India ‘tea parties’ enable politicians to woo urban youth with technologyBabalal Patel’s tiny tea stall in southern Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
26 Feb 2014
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National Conference on Use of Technology in Higher EducationThe Ministry of Human Resource and Development and Planning Commission in partnership with Microsoft Research and British Council organized a conference at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay on February 25, 2014.
25 Feb 2014
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Questions to Nishant ShahDr. Nishant Shah had a text interview with the Hybrid Publishing Lab around questions on Digital Humanities.
25 Feb 2014
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Pranesh Prakash: Influencing India's IP LawsPranesh Prakash believes intellectual property laws need to evolve and change with time.
21 Feb 2014
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The Forbes India 30 Under 30 ListShowcasing an enterprising new generation that dreams big and refuses to say die.