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1 Oct 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 4 Live Blog: Closing RemarksThe 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 …
30 Sep 2012
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Wikipedia comes to Hyderabad!This post is a report on the series of Wikipedia meets organized in the city of Hyderabad on September 29-30, 2012. These workshops were a a part of the larger effort to help Wikipedia contributors in the same city to meet each other and …
30 Sep 2012
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Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at AmritsarAfter Ludhiana and Patiala we came to Amritsar, which we all know is home to the Golden Temple and the spiritual centre of Sikh religion, to introduce Punjabi Wikipedia. The workshop was held at the Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar on …
30 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 4 Live Blog: Finding and Funding the MassesThe 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 …
30 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 3 Live Blog: Rijuta Mehta on Militant Hindu Nationalist NetworksThe 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 …
30 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 3 Live Blog: Joshua Neves on Media ArchipelagosThe 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 …
30 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 3 Live Blog: Eivind Rossaak on Archives in MotionThe 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 …
30 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 3 Live Blog: Akansha Rastogi's Performance on Exhibition SpaceThe 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 …
30 Sep 2012
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Access To Knowledge/Programme PlanPursuant to the announcement made on July 30, 2012 and as reflected in the FAQ accompanying the announcement, the India Program will become a project of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) an …
29 Sep 2012
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Feedback to Draft Copyright Rules, 2012The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its written comments on the Draft Copyright Rules, 2012 to Mr. G.R. Raghavender, Registrar of Copyrights & Director (BP&CR), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
29 Sep 2012
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Editor Growth & Contribution Program on Telugu WikipediaNitika Tandon tells us about the Editor Growth & Contribution Program on Telegu Wikipedia, how it will run, its necessity and the future steps.
29 Sep 2012
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A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in DelhiOn September 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a public talk at the Indian International Centre focused on the draft DNA Profiling Bill. Presenting at the meeting were international experts Dr. Helen Wallace, director of …
28 Sep 2012
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WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired — Moving from a Treaty on Paper to a Treaty that is Workable on the GroundAfter many years of hard lobbying by the World Blind Union, it appears that the WIPO Treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons/persons with print disabilities (TVI) could become a reality next year. However, due to …
28 Sep 2012
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Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, PatialaPatiala is the home to the famous Punjabi University. A Wikipedia workshop was organized at the Punjabi University's Punjabi Department on August 16, 2012.
28 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 2 Live Blog: Radhika Gajjala Lectures on e-PhilanthropyThe 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 …
28 Sep 2012
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Creating a National Resource Kit for Persons with Disabilities: An IntroductionThe Centre for Internet & Society is engaged in a two-and-a-half year project starting from August 2012 to create a national resource kit of state-wise laws, policies and programmes on issues relating to persons with disabilities in India. …
28 Sep 2012
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Breaking News on Electronic AccessibilityThe Parliamentary Standing Committee constituted to study the Electronic Delivery of Services Bill has in its report explicitly recognized the concept of electronic accessibility and reasonable accommodation. This is the first time in the …
27 Sep 2012
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Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, ChandigarhA Wikipedia workshop was organized in Chandigarh by the British Library over two days on August 24 and 25, 2012. Bipin Kumar, Head of British Library and Christina, Deputy Manager had pivotal roles in designing this workshop with support …
27 Sep 2012
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The First Punjabi Wikipedia WorkshopFor those who might not be aware, Punjabi Wikipedia is one of the first Indic Wikipedias where community started editing way back in 2002. However, after the initial few edits all activities got stopped and it was inactive over the last …
27 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 2 Live Blog: On Technology and Affective Indian Feminism(s)The Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bengaluru, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multidisciplinary scholars and …
27 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 2 Live Blog: Deepak Menon on Water in IndiaThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bengaluru, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multidisciplinary scholars and …
27 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 1 Live Blog: PechaKuchaThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bengaluru, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multidisciplinary scholars and …
27 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 1 Live Blog: Globalising Lady GaGaThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bengaluru, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multidisciplinary scholars and …
26 Sep 2012
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The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold WaterThe Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
26 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 1 Live Blog: IntroductionThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bengaluru from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multidisciplinary scholars and practitioners. The …
26 Sep 2012
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An Introduction to the Issues in Internet GovernanceThat the internet cannot be governed was a central conviction of the early architects of the internet. In many ways it proved true when a majority of nation-States were kept off interference with the functioning of the internet. However …
26 Sep 2012
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Accessibility of Government Websites in India: A ReportThe Centre for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the publication of a report on the accessibility of government websites in India. The report is published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation. Nirmita Narasimhan, Mukesh Sharma …
25 Sep 2012
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Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Marketplace — CIS’s Upcoming A2K Research InitiativePervasive technologies have flooded the Indian market and are changing the ways in which the average Indian accesses knowledge but very little is understood about these technologies, particularly when it comes to their legality. The Centre …
25 Sep 2012
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Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur UniversityTumkur University, Karnataka hosted a Kannada Wiki Workshop on September 15, 2012. This was the first Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Tumkur.
25 Sep 2012
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Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic …