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25 Jan 2017
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For India’s complaints department, visit Facebook LiveNotebook: Social media cuts through red tape in a country beset by inertia.
23 Jan 2017
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Workplace Solutions Champions Consultative WorkshopA two day workshop was held on January 21 - 22 at Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore. The workshop was organized by Enable India. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the workshop.
20 Jan 2017
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Training programme for Chairs, Convenor and Experts for International Standardization WorkUdbhav Tiwari attended this programme organized by National Institute of Training for Standardization, under the Bureau of India Standards on the 19 and 20 of January, 2017 in Nodia, New Delhi.
19 Jan 2017
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Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar's misuse during demonetisationSunil Abraham spoke to Economic Times on the misuse of Aadhaar during demonetisation.
19 Jan 2017
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Govt should take a relaxed view of 'violations' of flag code in products sold in foreign countries: ExpertsWhen it comes to products on sale in global ecommerce vendor sites that seem to violate India’s strict flag code, the government should take a more relaxed and less punitive approach.
18 Jan 2017
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Lost your phone? Here's how you can make your mobile theft-proofLosing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society.
17 Jan 2017
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The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking AboutLess than three months ago, India’s banking sector was hit by a data breach which compromised 32 lakh debit cards and led to fraudulent transactions worth Rs 1.3 crore.
17 Jan 2017
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Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacyAnalysts said India lacked data protection laws.
17 Jan 2017
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India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety RealityIndia’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it promised for shop owner Om Prakash and customer Daya Chand.
17 Jan 2017
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Demonetisation: Cost Vs BenefitSunil Abraham took part in a discussion on Demonetisation in NDTV's Big Fight programme aired on December 24, 2016.
16 Jan 2017
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The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprintPaying for your groceries and other goods by using your biometrics instead of an e-wallet, debit card or cash seems to be the next phase in the Centre’s ambitious push to shift the country to a “less cash” economy, as its mandarins term it.
16 Jan 2017
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Millions of Indians move from cash to digital payments. But some ask whether it’s safeMinutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began an ambitious new mobile-phone-payment application in December, several clones of the app popped up at Android smartphone stores.
10 Jan 2017
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Myanmar Digital Rights Forum proposes a path away from 66(d)More than 55 representatives from technology companies, government, media and civil society organizations gathered at the innovation lab Phandeeyar to participate in the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum this morning. The two-day event was …
31 Dec 2016
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India’s ruling party takes online abuse to a professional levelIndian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employs an army of trolls to harass and intimidate critics through social media, a new book claims.
28 Dec 2016
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‘IT hub’ K’taka ranks No 12 in e-dealsKarnataka may be dubbed the ‘IT hub’ of the country but when it comes to e-governance transactions, the state clearly has a long way to go. Statistics from Union government web portal Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer …
26 Dec 2016
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Nirmita Narasimhan appointed to the Communication Policy Research (CPRsouth) BoardDr. Nirmita Narasimhan has been appointed to the CPR South Board for a term of 3 years.
23 Dec 2016
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Workshop on Center for IT and SocietyThis workshop was held at IIT, Delhi on December 20, 2016. Amber Sinha attended the workshop. The meeting focused on the curriculum and the way forward, especially with respect to the industry requirements.
23 Dec 2016
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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch)They are gathering more information on you.
22 Dec 2016
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The EU and Free Flows of Data - Data Protection, Trade and Law EnforcementAmelia Andersdotter, Cofounder of Dataskydd.net, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society and former Member of the European Parliament gave a talk on December 14, 2016 at the Department of European Studies in Manipal.
21 Dec 2016
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Digital accessibility helps diverse users: participants at IIM-B meetThere is a need for diverse groups in the country to work on ensuring inclusion, which in turn will ensure the success of digital accessibility policies and programmes.
20 Dec 2016
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విజ్ఞాన నిధి వికీపీడియా..The article about Telugu Wikipedia appeared in Namaste Telangana on December 11, 2016.
20 Dec 2016
20 Dec 2016
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पीजी जूलॉजी विभाग में एक दिवसीय समागम का आयोजनरांची विश्वविद्यालय के पीजी जूलॉजी विभाग में शनिवार को इंटरनेट एक्सेस पर आधारित संगोष्ठी ‘ओपनकॉन हुई। कुलपति डॉ रमेश कुमार पांडेय ने इसकी अध्यक्षता की। कार्यक्रम में डीएसडब्ल्यू डॉ सतीश चंद्र गुप्ता, प्रो संजय मिश्रा, प्रो अभिजीत दत्ता और …
20 Dec 2016
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With power, phone and internet services affected, Chennai is still recovering from Cyclone VardahNearly a week after Cyclone Vardah rattled the city, bringing normal life to a halt for a few days, Chennai is still reeling from the aftershock of the powerful storm.
20 Dec 2016
20 Dec 2016
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Changing the typographic landscape of a country: one letter at a timeMy interest in designing typefaces in Indian scripts grew out of years of disappointment with the way most Hindi books I came across looked. Apart from a few exceptions, they looked like poor cousins of English books. Whether it was a …
17 Dec 2016
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Wikipedian Pavan Santhosh says Telugu Wikipedians are creating Knowledge revolution (in Telugu)Pavan Santhosh said that Telugu Wikipedians are creating a knowledge revolution in Telugu. On Sunday, December 12, 2016, in Golden Threshold, Abids, Telugu Wikipedians celebrated Telugu Wikipedia day. Telugu Wikipedians Pranay Raj and Meena …
17 Dec 2016
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Wikipedia is a NewspaperCoverage about Mini MWT and TTT first day. News item also explains about Telugu Wikipedia and its growth. Mentioned some of the participants and organizers Pranay, Katta Srinivasa Rao, Kasyap, etc.
17 Dec 2016
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Myanmar Digital Rights ForumSunil Abraham was a speaker at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum in Myanmar on December 14 and 15, 2016. The two day event was organized by Phandeeyar, You Can Do IT, Engage Media and Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business with support form …
17 Dec 2016
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7th Emerging Markets Finance ConferenceAnubha Sinha participated as a panelist in the "Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patent Finance" session in Mumbai on December 15, 2016. The event was organized by Finance Research Group in association with Vanderbilt Law School.