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3 Sep 2014
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Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of FragmentationSunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014.
2 Sep 2014
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Implications of post-Snowden Internet Localization ProposalsSunil Abraham was a speaker in this workshop organized by Center for Democracy and Technology on September 2, 2014.
31 Aug 2014
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT ActSection 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
29 Aug 2014
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Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to be overcome.
28 Aug 2014
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Understanding Surveillance and Privacy in IndiaBhairav Acharya delivered a lecture at the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on August 28, 2014.
28 Aug 2014
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The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify EveryoneLast Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
22 Aug 2014
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Digital Publishing MeetingAs an initiative towards building a community, a meeting on digital publishing was conducted by C-DAC GIST Pune on August 22, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja attended the meeting.
20 Aug 2014
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ALC signs MoU for better net accessAndhra Loyola College (ALC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society – Access to Knowledge (CSI-A2K) here on Thursday.
19 Aug 2014
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Dot Bharat domain to roll out on August 21Web addresses are set to get multilingual in India. Soon you will be able to type in addresses in a web browser in the Devnagri script – with “dot bharat” standing in for the currently common “dot in” domain to begin with. The roll-out of …
15 Aug 2014
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CIS-A2K Signs MoU with Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada: Coverage in EenaduThis article was published in Enadu on August 15, 2014.
11 Aug 2014
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Sunil Abraham | The online warriorWith a vision that combines free speech with digital privacy, this policymaker has redefined the role of the internet in society.
6 Aug 2014
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Now, Christ students will contribute to WikipediaThe department of languages at Christ University has set a precedent by including contribution to Wikipedia as a part of the undergraduate course work.
4 Aug 2014
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We the goondasYou can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the Indian Copyright Act. If govt thinks you are planning to send a 'lascivious' …
4 Aug 2014
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Connecting the Next Two Billion: The Role of FOSSSunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by ICFOSS at the APrIGF in Noida on August 4, 2014.
4 Aug 2014
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APrIGF Delhi 2014 (Towards an Accessible Internet for People with Disabilities)Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by International Centre for Free and Open Source Software and ISOC, Australia on August 4, 2014.
3 Aug 2014
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'I'm going to ruin you, dear'Revenge porn is sweeping across the developed world. And now it's being seen in India. The culprit, says Prasun Chaudhuri, is often a former friend, partner, relative or colleague.
31 Jul 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Presentation for Kannada Science WritersThe following is the media coverage for the Kannada Wikipedia presentation at the Central University at Gulbarga on July 30,2014, in Gulbarga edition of Prajavani Kannada daily, dated July 31.
30 Jul 2014
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The joys of being a WikipedianRadha Krishna, an engineer, had always wanted to share information online so that people who wanted to learn more could just log in and benefit by reading his articles. Eight years ago he started his own website for this very purpose. But …
30 Jul 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia PresentationThe following is a scanned copy of the media coverage for the Kannada Wikipedia presentation at the Kannada Science Writers workshop at Gulbarga on July 29,2014, in Gulbarga edition of Vijayavani Kannada daily, dated July 30.
29 Jul 2014
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India’s dedicated Cryptology centre gets Rs. 115 crore fundingWork on India's first dedicated cryptology centre – plans for which were first announced in June 2012 – will likely accelerate as the project has gained initial funding of Rs. 115 crore from the federal government, stepping up the nation's …
28 Jul 2014
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The trouble with trollsSocial networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack.
28 Jul 2014
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Telugu Wikipedia struggles to stay afloatFor a language that is spoken by 10 crore people, content is sparse.
28 Jul 2014
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Open Knowledge Festival 2014Subhashish Panigrahi represented India as the India Ambassador of OpenGLAM local in Berlin. The event was organized by Google, Omidyar, et.al., in Berlin from July 15 to 17, 2014.
28 Jul 2014
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Ministry of Science makes open access to research mandatoryResearchers who fail to meet the requirements would not considered for promotions, fellowships, future grants or appointments.
28 Jul 2014
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Information Influx ConferenceMalavika Jayaram was a speaker at the event organized by the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam from July 2 to 4, 2014.
28 Jul 2014
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Indian Govt looks to provide free access to publicly-funded research worksSunil Abraham gave his inputs to the blog entry published in Medianama on July 23, 2014.
28 Jul 2014
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'Trolled' from US Congress, Wikipedia bans editsOnline encyclopaedia Wikipedia has issued a ten-day ban against an anonymous editor of its website located on the premises of the U.S. Congress, after the latter engaged in “disruptive editing,” on a wide range of subjects, from …
27 Jul 2014
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ICT Awareness Program for Myanmar Parliamentarians in YangonMyanmar ICT for Development Organization-MIDO conducted ICT policy training for multi- party parliamentarian representatives in Yangon on July 26 and 27, 2014. Sunil Abraham presented on Innovation Ecosystem and Thinking about Internet …
25 Jul 2014
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Plan for open access to science researchThe policy is open to comments from the public till July 25.
25 Jul 2014