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Prasad Krishna
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28 Dec 2016
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‘IT hub’ K’taka ranks No 12 in e-dealsKarnataka may be dubbed the ‘IT hub’ of the country but when it comes to e-governance transactions, the state clearly has a long way to go. Statistics from Union government web portal Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer …
26 Dec 2016
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Nirmita Narasimhan appointed to the Communication Policy Research (CPRsouth) BoardDr. Nirmita Narasimhan has been appointed to the CPR South Board for a term of 3 years.
23 Dec 2016
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Workshop on Center for IT and SocietyThis workshop was held at IIT, Delhi on December 20, 2016. Amber Sinha attended the workshop. The meeting focused on the curriculum and the way forward, especially with respect to the industry requirements.
23 Dec 2016
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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch)They are gathering more information on you.
22 Dec 2016
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The EU and Free Flows of Data - Data Protection, Trade and Law EnforcementAmelia Andersdotter, Cofounder of Dataskydd.net, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society and former Member of the European Parliament gave a talk on December 14, 2016 at the Department of European Studies in Manipal.
21 Dec 2016
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Digital accessibility helps diverse users: participants at IIM-B meetThere is a need for diverse groups in the country to work on ensuring inclusion, which in turn will ensure the success of digital accessibility policies and programmes.
20 Dec 2016
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విజ్ఞాన నిధి వికీపీడియా..The article about Telugu Wikipedia appeared in Namaste Telangana on December 11, 2016.
20 Dec 2016
20 Dec 2016
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पीजी जूलॉजी विभाग में एक दिवसीय समागम का आयोजनरांची विश्वविद्यालय के पीजी जूलॉजी विभाग में शनिवार को इंटरनेट एक्सेस पर आधारित संगोष्ठी ‘ओपनकॉन हुई। कुलपति डॉ रमेश कुमार पांडेय ने इसकी अध्यक्षता की। कार्यक्रम में डीएसडब्ल्यू डॉ सतीश चंद्र गुप्ता, प्रो संजय मिश्रा, प्रो अभिजीत दत्ता और …
20 Dec 2016
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With power, phone and internet services affected, Chennai is still recovering from Cyclone VardahNearly a week after Cyclone Vardah rattled the city, bringing normal life to a halt for a few days, Chennai is still reeling from the aftershock of the powerful storm.
20 Dec 2016
20 Dec 2016
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Changing the typographic landscape of a country: one letter at a timeMy interest in designing typefaces in Indian scripts grew out of years of disappointment with the way most Hindi books I came across looked. Apart from a few exceptions, they looked like poor cousins of English books. Whether it was a …
17 Dec 2016
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Wikipedian Pavan Santhosh says Telugu Wikipedians are creating Knowledge revolution (in Telugu)Pavan Santhosh said that Telugu Wikipedians are creating a knowledge revolution in Telugu. On Sunday, December 12, 2016, in Golden Threshold, Abids, Telugu Wikipedians celebrated Telugu Wikipedia day. Telugu Wikipedians Pranay Raj and Meena …
17 Dec 2016
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Wikipedia is a NewspaperCoverage about Mini MWT and TTT first day. News item also explains about Telugu Wikipedia and its growth. Mentioned some of the participants and organizers Pranay, Katta Srinivasa Rao, Kasyap, etc.
17 Dec 2016
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Myanmar Digital Rights ForumSunil Abraham was a speaker at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum in Myanmar on December 14 and 15, 2016. The two day event was organized by Phandeeyar, You Can Do IT, Engage Media and Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business with support form …
17 Dec 2016
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7th Emerging Markets Finance ConferenceAnubha Sinha participated as a panelist in the "Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patent Finance" session in Mumbai on December 15, 2016. The event was organized by Finance Research Group in association with Vanderbilt Law School.
17 Dec 2016
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11th DSCI-NASSCOM Annual Information Security Summit 2016Udbhav Tiwari participated as a panelist in the 11th DSCI-NASSSCOM Annual Information Security Summit 2016 in New Delhi on December 14, 2016. The event was organized by DSCI and NASSCOM.
17 Dec 2016
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"Decoding the Digital"- Winter School at IIIT BangaloreThe Centre for IT and Public Policy at IIIT Bangalore organized a winter school from December 12 to 14, 2016 at the IIIT campus on Decoding the Digital, where the theme for the same was Smart Cities and Social Media. Vanya Rakesh …
16 Dec 2016
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Best Practices in Digital AccessibilityNirmita Narasimhan will be part of a discussion on the best practices in digital accessibility to be organized by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) on 19 December 2016 in Bengaluru.
15 Dec 2016
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Writing skills improve with Wikipedia editingPavan Santhosh said that contributing to Wikipedia and working in Wikimedia community improves our leadership qualities and writing skills. In an awareness session conducted about "You can edit Wikipedia" in JKC college, Guntur, Santhosh …
10 Dec 2016
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Vijay Mallya cries foul after his Twitter and email accounts are hackedThe attackers said they were able to access over a gigabyte of data from Mallya's email.
10 Dec 2016
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Most popular smartphone apps inaccessible to disabled: StudyBooking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
10 Dec 2016
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Fake Narendra Modi apps aplenty, but it’s up to users to protect themselvesThe app, hosted on Google Play store, automatically gets excessive permission including full network access and ability to take pictures and videos once downloaded.
10 Dec 2016
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English gottila,job illaQuoted as the ‘golden boy of Karnataka’, after winning two gold medals for India in Special Olympics in 2003 in Dublin, once Aslam Pasha quit his last job as a night watchman a week back.
10 Dec 2016
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Bumpy road ahead for RFID Tags in vehiclesThe government plans to make digital tags in vehicles mandatory to ensure seamless passage at the toll booths, but the implementation of the proposed move may not be so smooth.
8 Dec 2016
6 Dec 2016
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Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention - DSCIUdbhav Tiwari was a panelist for an Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention organised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) at the Le Meridian, New Delhi on 23 November 2016.
6 Dec 2016
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10th NLSIR Symposium - Regulating E-Commerce in IndiaVidushi Marda participated in a panel at the "10th NLSIR Symposium on Regulating E-Commerce in India" at NSLIU on November 27, 2016 in Bengaluru.
5 Dec 2016
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Your digital wallet can be a ‘pickpocket’If you have installed a wallet app on your smartphone, be careful. Many such apps can access data, even sensitive personal information, and have features that do more than just make payments. All that, with your due “permission”.
2 Dec 2016
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No laws in India to protect customers if they lose money during digital transactionsThe lack of basic privacy and security laws pertaining to digital payments in India puts the onus on consumers who use such services.