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Prasad Krishna
2,093 items.
29 Oct 2013
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Your private data may be online, courtesy govtSome depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach.
29 Oct 2013
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Saving privacy as we knew itLong overdue protection law still on the back-burner; meanwhile, depts put more of one's personal details online.
29 Oct 2013
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Nowhere to hide: Govt making your personal details publicThe worst fears are coming true. Your sensitive private data may be up online turning you into a potential target of frauds. What is all the more dangerous is that you may be not even aware of this.
29 Oct 2013
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E-governance hopes rise as India crosses 1 billion transactionsGovernment agencies and departments, regarded as bywords for inefficiency and red tape, have recorded over a billion e-governance transactions so far this year, watershed for the world's largest democracy that is betting on technology to …
28 Oct 2013
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Asian Forum on Global GovernanceThe Asian Forum on Global Governance is an annual workshop jointly organized by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, and the Observer Research Foundation.
25 Oct 2013
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Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile PhonesWikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.
25 Oct 2013
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Taking Stock: Emerging Issues - Internet SurveillanceThis session was held at the IGF in Bali on October 25. Pranesh Prakash made intervention in this session.
25 Oct 2013
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Location Tracking: Why the Govt-Mobile Manufacturer War Won’t End SoonThe Union government and mobile operators are at loggerheads on location based services (LBS) – the service through which mobile companies can provide real time location of mobile users to the government.
25 Oct 2013
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India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil SibalThe site of the impact of a cyber crime should determine jurisdiction, says information technology minister Kapil Sibal.
25 Oct 2013
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Bouquets & brickbats for Google's new privacy policyGoogle's recent privacy policy change that allows the internet search company to use names, photographs and endorsements by its users in online advertisements is getting mixed reviews in India - advertisers love it, and activists love to …
24 Oct 2013
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Re-sourcing Indian Cinema: Humanities Research, New Archives and Collaborative Knowledge ProductionThe Centre for Contemporary Studies and the Centre for Study of Culture and Society invites you to a symposium on "Re-sourcing Indian Cinema" and a launch of a book titled "Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema" by …
24 Oct 2013
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'Free Speech and Media in South Asia: Human Rights Concerns in a Globalizing World'A seminar organized by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Centre for Media and Governance, National Law University, Delhi. Chinmayi Arun is one …
23 Oct 2013
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कोंकणी विश्वकोश ‘विकिपीडिया’वरNews about digitalization of Konkani Vishwakosh, appeared in Navprabha daily on October 22, 2013 on front page.
23 Oct 2013
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Removing Barriers to Connectivity: Connecting the UnconnectedThe workshop was organised by Internet Society and ETNO on October 23, 2013. Pranesh Prakash was a panelist.
23 Oct 2013
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Indian politicians yet to tap voters online: CIS’s AbrahamSunil Abraham talks about the role online media will play in forthcoming elections and the behaviour of online readers of news.
23 Oct 2013
23 Oct 2013
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Bali meet to discuss Internet governance issuesFour-day event hosted by Internet Governance Forum to also discuss Internet access and diversity, privacy, security.
23 Oct 2013
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Asian Video Cultures: In the Penumbra of the GlobalBrown University organised the Asian Video Cultures event at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts between October 24 and 26, 2013. Nishant Shah presented a paper titled “In Access: Approaches to Understand Digital and Online Video in …
22 Oct 2013
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OSOD 2013: International Workshop on Open Science and Open DataNehaa Chaudhari was a panelist at the International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 2013, held on October 07, 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute. She gave a presentation on "Government Copyright and the Open Access Conundrum"
21 Oct 2013
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Privacy: from regional regulations to global connections ?This workshop is being organised by Internet Society at Bali on October 24. Sunil Abraham is one of the panelists for this.
21 Oct 2013
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National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in IndiaNehaa Chaudhari was a panelist/speaker at the National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India.
21 Oct 2013
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FOSS: Smart Choice for Developing CountriesThis workshop is being organised by TechNation and Open Source Alliance of Central Asia on October 23. Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist and will speak on FOSS and IT Growth Policies in South Asia.
21 Oct 2013
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Fair process frameworks for cross-border online spacesThis workshop is being organised by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of France, Western Europe and Others Group and Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of Germany, Western Europe and Others Group. Sunil Abraham …
21 Oct 2013
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Charting the Charter: Internet Rights and Principles OnlineThis workshop is being organised by IRP Coalition on October 22 in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre. Pranesh Prakash is participating as a panelist.
16 Oct 2013
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Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013FICCI, in association with the Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India is organizing Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013 on 17th October 2013 at Federation House, FICCI, New Delhi. The theme for this …
15 Oct 2013
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Digitalization of CultureDr. Nishant Shah did an introduction keynote to 1600 undergraduate students at the Leuphana University on October 8, 2013.
13 Oct 2013
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The quest for genuine clout on the internetThere is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
13 Oct 2013
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The 2013 EPT Award for Individuals in Developing Countries Working for Open AccessBelow is the press release announcing the 3rd Annual Award for individuals in the developing world who have made a significant contribution to Open Access. The application form for nominations follows the announcement. The EPT hopes to …
11 Oct 2013
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RENEW: The 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and TechnologyThe 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology – RENEW, is hosted by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture in Riga in partnership with the Art Academy of Latvia, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and …
11 Oct 2013
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Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the MediaThe Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, together with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, will be convening a Round-table on Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media on October 16, 2013 at the Observer …