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27 Nov 2008
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Accessibility Test Results: Government and Other Popular WebsitesThe CIS conducted some automated accessibility tests on a few Government web sites, including that of the National Informatics Centre, and on the web sites of some banks, medical and educational institutions. This is a report of the …
25 Nov 2008
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The Accessibility Campaign--Intervention Where and How?As a follow up to our first meeting on a national policy for accessibility, this blog entry looks at some of the important international and national provisions that deal specifically with accessibility over the internet.
10 Nov 2008
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The Future of the Moving ImageAll dissimilar technologies are the same in their own way, but all similar technologies are uniquely different. This was probably at the core of the zeitgeist at the international seminar on “The Future of Celluloid” hosted by the Media Lab …
10 Nov 2008
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Launch of Public Juris (An Online Archive of Legal Resources)Aparna Balachandran, Rochelle Pinto, and Abhijit Bhattacharya announce the launch of Public Juris, an online archive of legal resources.
7 Nov 2008
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First Meeting on a National Policy for Web AccessibilityThe first meeting to discuss having a national policy for web accessibility to ensure universal and inclusive participation was held at the Centre for Internet and Society's office on 7 November 2008. It was aimed at formulating an action …
5 Nov 2008
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of doctors and maps - Snippet twoThis may seem like a careless swipe at the volumes of critique of technology. And yet ... I need to know ...
5 Nov 2008
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of doctors and maps - Snippet oneThe clinic is not what it was. It is highly technologized, flooded with information systems. But what of the relationships it traditionally supported, between patient and doctor?
3 Nov 2008
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Writing the Future - IIT DelhiThe First Ever Asia-Pacific Festival of Writing: An internationally-supported event for emerging and established writers, scholars of contemporary literature from Asia and the Pacific, publishers, and all those interested in new writing …
3 Nov 2008
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The Anxiety of the Future and Internet TechnologiesNishant Shah and Sunil Abraham attended the "Writing the Future" conference organised by the Humanities Department at the IIT Delhi, and supported by the CIS and the Kusuma Trust. Nishant made a presentation at the conference entitled "Some …
2 Nov 2008
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Proposed WIPO Treaty for Improved Access for the Visually Impaired and Reading DisabledThe Centre for Internet and Society is organising a signature campaign in India to lobby Indian government support for the proposed WIPO Treaty for Improved Access for the Visually Impaired and Reading Disabled. Signatories so far include …
31 Oct 2008
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Meeting on National Policy for e-Access for AllThe world over, there is a move towards making the internet more accessible for persons with visual and print disabilities and for elderly persons. Many countries like the USA and UK have adopted legislation to make adherence to web …
31 Oct 2008
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i4D Interview: Social Networking and Internet AccessNishant Shah, the Director for Research at CIS, was recently interviewed in i4D in a special section looking at Social Networking and Governance, as a lead up to the Internet Governance Forum in December, in the city of Hyderabad.
21 Oct 2008
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Open Access Day celebrated in IndiaThe Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance co-organised joint celebrations of Open Access Day in Jamia Millia Islamia campus on the 14th of October 2008. Around 50 people attended the …
20 Oct 2008
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Unpacking technology - beginningsThis is a work-in-progress that seeks to inaugurate a field of critical technology studies with the women-technology relationship as a unique entry point of investigation.
4 Oct 2008
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The National Public Meeting on Software PatentsOn Saturday, October 4, 2008, the Centre for Internet and Society, with the support of eighteen other organization, held a meeting on the National Public Meeting on Software Patents in the United Theological College campus. The aim of the …
23 Sep 2008
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Cyberspace in its Plurality: Cybercultures Workshop at TISS, MumbaiCyberspace has become one of the most potent and persuasive metaphors of our times, enveloping and embracing a wide range and scope of areas across disciplines and perspectives. The cybercultures workshop is designed to be an introduction …
23 Sep 2008
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A2K3 Panel XI: Open Access to Science and ResearchProf. Subbiah Arunachalam participated in the third Access to Knowledge hosted by The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School between September 8-10, 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference held at the Geneva International …
22 Sep 2008
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Essay Competition for Software Freedom DayThe Free Software Users Group of Bangalore and the Centre for Internet and Society in collaboration organise an essay competition for schools and colleges in Bangalore on the topic of "Software Freedom"