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Prasad Krishna
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14 Feb 2011
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Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities - A Call for Peer ReviewPratyush Shankar's research project on "Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities" is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. His monograph explores the trajectories of transformation …
10 Feb 2011
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Open Letter to the Finance Committee: Finance and SecurityThis note explores the three connections between finance and security and demonstrates the cost implications of operating a centrally designed identity management system as proposed by the UID. In doing so, it shows how the monitoring, …
9 Feb 2011
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A FLASH of ChangeA fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from September 2010 onwards. In this article published on February 6, 2011, Nishant Shah writes …
7 Feb 2011
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Conference Report: 'Privacy Matters' BangaloreOn February 5th the 'Privacy Matters" conference was held at the TERI Regional Center in Bangalore. The event was a full day and centered around issues of privacy including: privacy rights of minorities, privacy and open government data, …
2 Feb 2011
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What Are You Accused of? Find Out OnlineStarting Tuesday, police authorities in the Indian capital will make many crime reports, also known as First Information Reports, publicly accessible from its Web site. The report can be attained by entering details such as the name of the …
2 Feb 2011
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Digital WrongsProtecting Intellectual Property Rights. This article by Rohin Dharmakumar was published in Forbes India on January 28, 2011.
31 Jan 2011
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One among the clan of WikipediansIn 2005, I lived in Johannesburg and worked as an activist to make knowledge more accessible. Between fighting copyright treaties in Geneva that would give corporations an even bigger stranglehold on our minds and finding ways to supply …
29 Jan 2011
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E-Governance Interoperability Framework — Meeting in IraqA meeting to create a plan of action for the development of e-Governance Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) in Iraq and include formulation of an e-GIF policy and technical document within the larger framework of public sector …
24 Jan 2011
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Wiki changes the worldA fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from September 2010 onwards. This article was published in the Indian Express on January 23, …
24 Jan 2011
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Privacy Matters — Conference ReportA one-day conference on Privacy Matters was held on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Law School in Kolkata. This was the first of a series of eleven conferences on ‘privacy’ that Privacy India …
24 Jan 2011
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Knowledge WarriorsDieci anni fa, quando Jimmy "Jumbo" Wales lanciò l'idea di una piattaforma della conoscenza partecipativa e plurilingue, di tipo enciclopedico, basata sul web, pochi erano pronti a raccoglierla. L'industria della conoscenza era rigidamente …
24 Jan 2011
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Digital Natives with a Cause? - Workshop in Chile seeks participantsThe third and final workshop in the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from the 8 to 10 February. An open call for participation follows.
24 Jan 2011
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Accessibility in TelecommunicationsCIS seeks to gather information about the accessibility of telecommunications products and services for persons with disabilities and elderly persons in India.
24 Jan 2011
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A Refreshing Start!Parmesh Shahani enters the New Year inspired by the various ideas he’s been exposed to in The Hague and Lavasa.
14 Jan 2011
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Privacy Matters Conference AgendaThe "Privacy Matters" conference is taking place on Sunday January 23rd, at NUJS Law school at 10:30. It is a full day event that will discuss the challenges and concerns of privacy in India. Below is the agenda for the event. We look …
12 Jan 2011
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Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Citizen Media OutreachRising Voices is seeking project proposals from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or individuals for funding of up to $4,000 USD for digital media outreach projects around the world. Application Deadline: Friday, February 4, 2011 at …
11 Jan 2011
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Getting ConnectedNishant Shah of the Centre for Internet & Society talks about the growing adoption of social media, and what can constitute a "social media network"
10 Jan 2011
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Is That a Friend on Your Wall?Before you start reading today’s column, have a look at the person sitting next to you. It might be a family member if you are at home, a friend in the club, a stranger in a cafe or a fellow commuter on the bus. Now take a moment to figure …
7 Jan 2011
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Nishant Shah Quoted in Livemint 2011 Tweet-outLivemint, recently did a tweet-out which quoted people about what will be big in 2011. Nishant Shah was also quoted.
3 Jan 2011
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Would it be a unique identity crisis ?The UID project will centralise a humongous amount of data but the fear is that it might fall into the wrong hands.
3 Jan 2011
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Nel suk dei nativi digitali. Perché gli studenti 2.0 hanno bisogno di una bussola per orientarsiAddio al vecchio sapere lineare fondato sulla parola scritta e sulla trasmissione di conoscenza maestro-alunno: imparare oggi ha la forma di un suk arabo nell'ora di punta. Tra social network, video-racconti su YouTube, la musica di …
3 Jan 2011
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Civic hackers seek to find their feet in IndiaIn 2006, when Sushant Sinha,who holds a doctorate in Internet security from the University of Michigan, tried to use the Indian government’s judicial rulings website, Judis.nic.in, he found it difficult to get the data he was looking for. …
3 Jan 2011
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A Tweet and a poke from the CEOThe official grapevine has moved online, and Twitter is the new water-cooler.
26 Dec 2010
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Mothers discuss kids, music, fashions, on NetAmong the many conversations about behavioural problems seen among teenage children and the benefits of organic foods, there is one that raves about a baby-sitter who takes care of pets too, and one that reviews newly opened art classes in …
24 Dec 2010
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Call for Comments for Report on Open Government Data in IndiaThe Centre for Internet & Society is pleased to announce a public call for comments on the Report on Open Government Data in India prepared by Glover Wright, Pranesh Prakash, Sunil Abraham and Nishant Shah.
23 Dec 2010
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Accessibility at CIS – Looking back at 2010From its inception, CIS has been working towards reform of copyright law both at the national and international levels and towards formulation of an electronic accessibility policy for India. The year 2010 has been quite eventful for …
22 Dec 2010
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Nirmita Narasimhan wins National AwardNirmita Narasimhan was awarded the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from the Government of India on 3 December 2010 on the occasion of the World Disability Day. The award was presented by Smt. Pratibha Patil, …
22 Dec 2010
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G3ict-GW Global Policy Forum: "ICT Accessibility: A New Frontier for Disability Rights"The Institute for Global and International Studies, Elliott School of Intenational Affairs at George Washington University, in cooperation with G3ict hosted this conference in Citiy View Room, Washington, D.C on 15 and 16 November 2010. …
21 Dec 2010
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Wikipedia Meet-up in TERIThe Wikipedia Bangalore meet-up is a monthly get-together of Wikipedians (contributors and users) to meet, discuss, share experiences, reach out and advocate for Wikipedia and Wikimedia. Danese Cooper, Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia …
21 Dec 2010
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Pornography & the Law - A Call for Peer ReviewNamita Malhotra's research project on "Pornography & the Law". is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. Her monograph is an attempt to unravel the relations between pornography, …