Author
Radha Rao
81 items.
29 Sep 2009
News
‘Right to Read’ campaign launched - Fighting against copyright regulationsTo highlight the issues faced by persons with print disability – those deprived of Indian books due to unfriendly copyright regulations – a group of organisations launched the Right To Read (R2R) campaign on September 26 - an article by L …
24 Sep 2009
Blog post
The Right to Read CampaignThe nationwide Right to Read campaign will begin with road shows in four metros and will then be taken up in different cities. There will be half day events with publicity. Events shall comprise presentations, debates and demonstrations, …
24 Sep 2009
Blog post
Reading options for persons with print disabilitiesAn article by Mr.Dipendra Manocha (Regional co-ordinator for developing countries of the Daisy Consortium and president DFI) on the reading options which are available for the blind.
24 Sep 2009
News
Quantifying India's research output - Public Lecture by Prof. Subbiah ArunachalamInternational Strategic and Security Studies Programme, IISc. Bangalore, is organizing a Public lecture by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam on Friday, Sept 25th, on Quantifying India's research output.
24 Sep 2009
News
A fight for the Right to ReadThe copyright Law remains blind to the rights of the Visually Impaired - An article by N T Balanarayan, DNA Bangalore - 24th September, 2009
23 Sep 2009
Blog post
ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಪದ - ಇ-ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಪರಿಸರ ಬರಹಗಾರ ನಾಗೇಶ್ ಹೆಗಡೆ ಅವರು ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರಿನ ಸ್ವಿಚ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಪರದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಪುಟ ಬೆಳಗಿ "ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಪದ" ಇ-ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನನ್ನು ಇಂಟರ್ನೆಟ್ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದರು.
15 Sep 2009
Blog post
Wiki AcademyAn article by Hari Prasad Nadig on Wiki Academy, a workshop based on usage of Indian languages, editing and its applications in academics of Wikipedia - the free online encyclopedia, was held at Eric Mathias hall in St Aloysius College in …
15 Sep 2009
News
Now, online books for disabled personsAn article by L Subramani – Deccan Herald (6th Sept, 2009)
15 Sep 2009
News
Manglore: State-level 'Wiki Academy' Daylong Seminar at St AloysiusDaijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SB)
15 Sep 2009
Blog post
Information and Communication Technology For Improving Agriculture and Rural Livelihoodsಮೈಕೇಲ್, ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ (ಮೈಕೇಲ್ ರಿಗ್ಸ್ ಭಾಷಣ) - ಚಾಮರಾಜ ಸವಡಿ
15 Sep 2009
News
Handy Origins of the winds of changeA seminar in Bangalore revealed how mobile technology is being harnessed across India to bring about development and social change, reports Shrabonti Bagchi - DNA (6th Sept, 2009)
15 Sep 2009
News
Class attendance rises after restriction on Internet useby Neha Bhayana, Hindustan Times (Mumbai, September 06, 2009)
2 Sep 2009
News
Highest wiki takerBangaloreans are beginning to debate if Wikipedia is a reliable source of info, reports Shweta Taneja. TimeOut Bangalore, published an article on the upcoming WikiWars event that the Centre for Internet and Society is organising in January …
1 Sep 2009
News
Pushing the buttons for social changeIMMENSE POTENTIAL: With its myriad applications, a mobile phone can be used as an instrument of social change. Meet on how mobile technology can be a power tool to this end - An article in The Hindu on 01st September 2009
31 Aug 2009
News
Deconstructing ‘Internet addiction’An article by Sruthi Krishnan and Shyam Ranganathan in The Hindu on August 30th,'09
28 Aug 2009
Blog post
Value Added Services of Information & Communication Technology- Mobile Telephony for Farmers BenefitMr. G Raghunatha, State Manager, IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd., Bangalore and Secretary, Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Bangalore has written an article on how ICT - Mobile Technology can be used for the farmers' benefit.
27 Aug 2009
News
Change is coming, thanks to the mobileAn article by NT Balanarayan in the DNA on August 27th,'09
26 Aug 2009
News
Internet, first source of credible information about A(H1N1) virusAn article was publised in The Hindu, 16th August '09 on how the internet has evolved as a de facto information system around the world and in India. Nishant Shah, Director- Research, CIS, has provided inputs for the article.
21 Aug 2009
News
Wikipedia Academy in MangaloreThe one-day workshop will focus on the use of Indian languages in Wikipedia, editing and its application in academics.
21 Aug 2009
News
Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with DisabilitiesThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and in partnerships with the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), the National …
16 Aug 2009
News
Piracy Boils Down to ConvenienceCommercial Piracy is on the rise. But how big a role does money have to play in the piracy game was the question we asked those seated on either side of the proverbial fence.