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14 Nov 2012
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ICOMM2012: International Communications and Electronics FairThe seventh India International Communications and Electronics Fair (ICOMM2012) organized by CMAI Association of India was held at the NSIC Expo Grounds in New Delhi from September 14 to 15, 2012. Jadine Lannon attended the event, and …
11 Nov 2012
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A Wikipedia Mini-hackathon in DelhiWikipedian Yuvaraj Pandian visited the CIS office in Delhi and helped the Access to Knowledge team conduct a super-ad-hoc mini-hackathon with two other volunteers, Sheel from Delhi and Harsh from Ahmedabad. The aim was to get them a …
10 Nov 2012
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An Odia Wikipedia Workshop at Academy of Media LearningOdia Wikipedians were invited to Academy of Media Learning (AML), Bhubaneswar for a guest lecture and a workshop on contributing to Odia Wikipedia. The event was organised by the Centre for Internet & Society on November 10, 2012. This is a …
9 Nov 2012
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Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on PrivacyIn January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to …
8 Nov 2012
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Whose Change Is It Anyway? | DML2013As a preparation for the DML conference, Nishant Shah had an interview with Howard Rheingold, a cyberculture pioneer, social media innovator, and author of "Smart Mobs. Nishant Shah is chair of 'Whose Change Is It Anyway? Futures, Youth, …
8 Nov 2012
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Super WiFi & Shared Spectrum: A Time to Start SharingLook into sharing spectrum and 'Super Wi-Fi', instead of auctions, refarming and exclusive allocation.
5 Nov 2012
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Indian Government's Submission to ITUThe following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
3 Nov 2012
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Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRsGiven below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and …
1 Nov 2012
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Submission by Indian Civil Society Organisations on Proposals for the Future ITRs and Related ProcessesThe Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories of this submission which was sent in November 2012, in response to the International Telecommunication Union's call for public comments in relation to the revision of …
31 Oct 2012
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Super Cassettes v. MySpaceThe Delhi High Court’s judgment in Super Cassettes v. MySpace last July is worrying for a number of reasons. The court failed to appreciate the working of intermediaries online and disregard all pragmatic considerations involved. The …
31 Oct 2012
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Gujarati Wikipedia Article Competition – 10 schools, 200 students, 20 articles on Gujarati WikipediaThis was a competition to raise Wikipedia awareness and help students discover the joy of writing articles in their native language and an attempt to connect producers having knowledge in Gujarati to a wide audience of more than four lakh …
31 Oct 2012
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Gujarat Wikipedia Education Program: RajkotThis report analyses a series of meetings and workshops held in Rajkot, a city in Gujarat, India during the month of October 2012.
31 Oct 2012
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First Pune Odia Wikipedia Workshop Organized!The first Pune Odia Wikipedia workshop was organized in Pune on October 27, 2012. Subhashish Panigrahi recollects his experience about the events through this report.
30 Oct 2012
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The Hathitrust Judgment and its impact on TVI negotiations at WIPOThose of you who have been following my earlier posts on the WIPO negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired will remember that one of the biggest concerns of the World Blind Union on the draft wording of the Treaty was with the …
30 Oct 2012
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Banking and Accessibility in India: A Study on Banking Accessibility in India — Call for CommentsThe adoption of accessible features and technologies by banks in India is low despite there being legislative and executive push for it. It is important for the banks to understand not just their obligations but also the benefits that will …
29 Oct 2012
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The Rules of EngagementWhy the have-nots of the digital world can sometimes be mistaken as trolls. I am not sure if you have noticed, but lately, the people populating our social networks have started to be more diverse than before.
29 Oct 2012
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Rethinking DNA Profiling in IndiaDNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the individual, including medical history, family history and so on, a more comprehensive …
29 Oct 2012
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Malayalam Wikipedia Education Program: August to October UpdatesThree months back, I wrote a blog post (http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/06/wikipedia-education-a-model-from-malayalam-wikipedia/) about the inauguration of the Wikipedia education program in Malayalam Wikipedia. This program is the first …
29 Oct 2012
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Bridging Gender Gap in Pune: WikiWomenDay 2012 Celebrated with Success!A2K team members Subhashish Panigrahi and Noopur Raval participated in the "WikiWomenDay" organized by Wikipedia Club Pune at PAI International Learning Solutions, Azam Campus on October 28, 2012. Subhashish unfolds the happenings of this …
25 Oct 2012
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Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack PolicyCCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, …
23 Oct 2012
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Who’s that Friend?If you are reading this, stand on your right foot and start hopping while waving your hands in the air and shouting, “I am crazy” at the top of your voice. If you don’t, your Facebook account will be compromised, your passwords will be …
23 Oct 2012
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Habits of Living: Being Human in a Networked SocietyRecently, in Bangalore, a cluster of academics, researchers, artists, and practitioners, were supported by Brown University, to assemble in a Thinkathon (a thinking marathon, if you will) and explore how our new habits of everyday life need …
23 Oct 2012
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Digital Habits: How and Why We Tweet, Share and LikeThere aren’t always rational explanations for the ways in which we behave on networks. While there are trend spotting sciences and pattern recognition methods which try to make sense of how and why we behave in these strange ways on …
22 Oct 2012
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The Supreme Court DeliversNow, the spectrum and licence issues need resolution. On September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of India delivered the opinion of a bench comprising five Judges on the Presidential Reference regarding the auction of 2G spectrum.
22 Oct 2012
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Launch of Assamese Wikipedia Education Program at Guwahati UniversityThe Assamese Wikipedia community has shown a rapid growth in the past six months from 20 active editors in January 2012 to 29 active editors in June 2012. The absolute numbers might seem low but in terms of percentages its an overwhelming …
19 Oct 2012
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Wikipedia workshop @ Inmantec College, GhaziabadThe Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet & Society was approached by Gaurav Prashar, Assistant Dean at Inmantec College, Ghaziabad to organize a Wikipedia workshop. Accordingly, a workshop was organized on October 17, 2012.
16 Oct 2012
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Bengaluru: A Hub for Kannada and Sanskrit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects!Kannada Wikipedia is one of those Indic language wikipedias which has seen many readers coming up every month. Subhashish Panigrahi summarizes the experiences of some of the very active Kannada wikipedians from the recent Kannada Wikipedia …
11 Oct 2012
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WIPO General Assemblies Approve Road Map on Treaty for the Visually ImpairedIn a significant development the 50th session of Assemblies of WIPO member states reached a breakthrough decision on how to complete negotiations on a pact to improve access to copyrighted works for the many visually impaired or print …
1 Oct 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 4 Live Blog: Wendy Chun on FriendsThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multi-disciplinary scholars and …
1 Oct 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 4 Live Blog: Namita A Malhotra on Amateur PornographyThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multi-disciplinary scholars and …