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16 Mar 2017
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Women’s History Month: Sambad collaborates with Odia Wikipedia for a Two Day Edit-a-thonSambad's 100 Women Edit-a-thon: Two day edit-a-thon to increase quantity and quality of women-related articles on Odia Wikipedia
15 Mar 2017
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Train The Trainer 201710 Mar 2017
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Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, PuneSterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini joined hands with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team to hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Ambawane in Pune on March 10, 2017. …
10 Mar 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Environment ManagementA Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organized by CSIBER College and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in Kolhapur on March 30, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was a trainer. The edit-a-thon was attended by 32 students.
9 Mar 2017
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Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jnana PrabodhiniA Marathi Wikipedia Women's Day edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Jnana Prabodhini to commemorate the celebration of International Women's Day.
7 Mar 2017
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"Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din" celebrations in MaharashtraMarathi Language Day was recently commemorated across the state of Maharashtra to celebrate the Marathi language, its literature and culture.
3 Mar 2017
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Digital native: Who will watch the watchman?The state mining its citizens as data and suspending rights to privacy under the rhetoric of national security is alarming.
3 Mar 2017
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Digital Native: Do not go Gently into the Good NightIf there’s a lesson to be learned from the resistance to the Trump administration, it is this — patriotism is not a feeling, it is an action.
3 Mar 2017
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A Pathfinding Approach for Digital IndiaIt's not only the installation of the OFC, but of ensuring quality and reliability.
1 Mar 2017
28 Feb 2017
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Comments on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 'Vision Document 2030'The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted comments for the consideration of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) on the Vision Document 2030 brought out earlier this month.
27 Feb 2017
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WikiTungi: Bhubaneswar City Wiki Community Turns 1The Odia Wikipedia’s WikiTungi is an attempt at building a community of Wikimedians at the city level.
27 Feb 2017
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Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Decision on Aadhaar?When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.
21 Feb 2017
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Privacy Gaps in India's Digital India ProjectThis paper seeks to assess the privacy protections under 15 e-governance schemes: Soil Health Card, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), Project Panchdeep, U-Dise, Electronic Health Records, NHRM Smart Card, MyGov, …
19 Feb 2017
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Big Data in Governance in India: Case StudiesThis research seeks to understand the most effective way of researching Big Data in the Global South. Towards this goal, the research planned for the development of a Global South big data Research Network that identifies the potential …
18 Feb 2017
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Marathi Wikisource & Digitisation WorkshopA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) team on February 17 and 18, 2017. Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited and Jnana Prabhodini were the …
15 Feb 2017
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50p and Digital Payments Masterclass Learning - CISSunil Abraham, Saikat Dutta and Udbhav Tiwari from the CIS team attended 50p on the 24 and 25 of January 2017 in Bangalore, India. We had the following learnings from the event, which will shape our work in the digital finance and payments …
13 Feb 2017
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Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists in Satara on 13th February 2017A Marathi Wikipedia Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists was held in Satara on 13 February, 2017
12 Feb 2017
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Ranking Digital Rights in IndiaThis report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service …
12 Feb 2017
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Imperial College Orientation Program, BargarhAn Odia Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Imperial College, Bargarh on 12 February, 2017.
12 Feb 2017
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Bargarh Manuscript Digitisation ProjectThe digitisation of temple manuscripts at the Dadhivamana Temple, Bargarh in Western Odisha followed by a workshop for the students of Imperial College took place between 11- 12 February, 2017.
10 Feb 2017
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Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)This article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.
10 Feb 2017
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Survey on Data Protection RegimeWe request you to take part in this survey aimed at understanding how various organisations view the changes in the Data Protection Regime in the European Union. Recently the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 was passed, …
9 Feb 2017
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Only 8.5pc of Wikipedia Editors are Women. How do we fix the Gender Gap on the Internet?Women-related articles are generally shorter, more prone to deletion, and more likely to be peripheral pieces under male-centric articles.
8 Feb 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thonA Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) on February 5, 2017 at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal in Pune.
8 Feb 2017
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Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise: February iterationThe February iteration of the Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise took place online.
8 Feb 2017
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"Free-license Wings To Your Books" in Vijayawada"Free-license Wings To Your Books" event held at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
7 Feb 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, PuneA Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune on 7th February 2017
7 Feb 2017
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Comparison of General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection DirectiveRecently, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) was passed. It shall replace the present Data Protection Directive (DPD 95/46/EC), which is a step that is likely to impact the workings of many organizations. This …
5 Feb 2017
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"Free-license Wings To Your Books" in Guntur"Free-license Wings To Your Books" event held at Annamayya Library, Guntur