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20 Feb 2015
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Cultural knowledge needs to be more openSubhashish Panigrahi is an educator and open source activist based in Bangalore, India. He is currently working at the Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program where he builds partnership with universities, language …
20 Feb 2015
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Analytics to help govt read public mood onlineThe Union government is in the process of commissioning a project to analyse public sentiment about it on various online platforms.
19 Feb 2015
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Online Free Content in Telugu WikipediaWikimedians gathered at Tirupati for a strategic meet. This was covered by the regional newspaper Andhra Jyothy
19 Feb 2015
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More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soonWikimedians gather at Tirupati for a strategy meet.
12 Feb 2015
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[OpenGLAM] Nominate an OpenGLAM project today for the 2015 Muse AwardsIt's that time of the year again to nominate projects for the Muse Awards! This is like the Oscar of GLAM awards in the USA and welcomes international submissions.
11 Feb 2015
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NetGain: Working Together for a Stronger Digital SocietySunil Abraham made a presentation at this event.
11 Feb 2015
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Facebook launches Internet.org in IndiaJoins hands with Reliance Communications. Move spurs neutrality concerns.
10 Feb 2015
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Govt may turn to supercomputing for better use of Aadhaar databaseTechnology experts working with the Aadhaar project have spotted other potential uses for it, all to be powered by a string of supercomputers.
10 Feb 2015
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Facebook offers free but limited access to the Internet in IndiaFacebook-backed Internet.org is extending its offer of free but limited Internet access to India via a mobile app.
9 Feb 2015
7 Feb 2015
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Regional Open Data Agenda-Setting Workshop 2015Open Data Lab Jakarta Web Foundation hosted this workshop from February 4 to 6, 2015. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
7 Feb 2015
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Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2015Nehaa Chaudhari participated as a panelist at the Library and Information Professionals Summit, 2015 at NLU-Delhi. The event was jointly organized by Society for Library Professionals, National Law University Delhi with UN Information …
7 Feb 2015
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Launch of the Open Data Lab JakartaWorld Wide Fund's first Open Data Lab was launched on February 5, 2015. It was launched at the Istana Ballroom, Sari Pan Pacific Hotel. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
5 Feb 2015
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WWW: The Hackers’ HavenIn an increasingly connected world, it pays to be careful when sharing personal information
5 Feb 2015
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Winners of the Opensource.com 2015 Community AwardsEvery year, Opensource.com awards people from our community who have excelled in contributing and sharing stories about open source.
5 Feb 2015
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TOI literary festival kicks off todayThe Times Litfest 2015, Bengaluru, kicks off on Saturday at the Jayamahal Palace Hotel. The two-day festival is among the biggest such literary enclaves in Bengaluru. It'll see some of India's foremost creative minds talk, argue, debate, …
5 Feb 2015
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Section 66A not for curbing freedom of speech, govt saysSection designed to fight cybercrime and protect the right to life, central government tells Supreme Court.
5 Feb 2015
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ASSOCHAM National Council on IT / ITesThis meeting was held in New Delhi on January 30, 2015 at ASSOCHAM Corporate Office.
5 Feb 2015
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‘Internet is an absolute human right’The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said.
30 Jan 2015
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Winter School on Privacy, Surveillance and Data ProtectionThe Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow conducted a week-long winter school on 'Privacy, Surveillance …
28 Jan 2015
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India’s cyber-security budget 'woefully inadequate': ExpertsIndia's cyber-security budget was more than doubled last year. Yet, it is "woefully inadequate" in the wake of revelations made by US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and increasing cyber-attacks on government …
25 Jan 2015
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Citizen Media Summit 2015The Citizen Media Summit 2015 was held in Cebu City, Philippines on January 24 and 25, 2015. Subhashish Panigrahi was a speaker at the event.
22 Jan 2015
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Musician donates Gwalior Gharana songs to free e-libraryA few years ago, Mumbai-based musician Neela Bhagwat realized that her old notebooks filled with lyrics and notations of age-old 'bandishes' were in tatters. Afraid that she might lose them forever, Bhagwat decided to make fresh copies.
20 Jan 2015
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350% surge in Cyber crimes in last 3 yearsIndia’s registered cyber crimes leapt 350% in three years but the legal system is struggling to cope with more and more lawbreakers exploiting the anonymity of the internet.
18 Jan 2015
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Seventh Global Intellectual Property ConventionThe Seventh Global IP Convention took place in Mumbai from January 15 to 17, 2015. Rohini Lakshané attended the event.
17 Jan 2015
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Symposium on Human Rights and the Internet in IndiaOn January 17, 2015 the Center for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg hosted a pubic symposium on “Human …
16 Jan 2015
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Centre should partner local communities in 'Digital India': ExpertThe central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country's vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an expert said here Friday.
9 Jan 2015
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India at Leisure: Media, Culture and Consumption in the New EconomyMaggie Huang attended the event and presented a paper titled “The Future of Music Streaming: Business Practices and Copyright Management in India”. The paper was co-authored by Maggie and Amba Kak.
7 Jan 2015
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India Public Libraries ConferenceThe India Public Libraries Conference is being held from March 17 to 19, 2015 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. It is being organized by DELNET and Digital Empowerment Foundation. The Centre for Internet & Society is a …
3 Jan 2015
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Pastebin, Dailymotion, Github blocked after DoT order: ReportA number of Indian users are reporting they're not able to access websites such as Pastebin, DailyMotion and Github while accessing the internet through providers such as BSNL and Vodafone.