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18 Jun 2014
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Research Advisory Network MeetingAll sessions will take place at the OECD Headquarters, located at 2 Rue André Pascal, 75016, Paris, France. Sunil Abraham is participating in the event.
12 Jun 2014
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Yogyakarta Meeting on Open Culture and Critical MakingSharath Chandra Ram will be part of the ASIA LABS theme panel and will also be doing community FOSS/FOSH workshops at the Maker events at the event organized by HONF Foundation, Catec, and r0g from June 12 to 15, 2014.
12 Jun 2014
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Stay connected even when you go undergroundCMRL may soon start making arrangements to ensure good mobile connectivity on the underground stretch.
10 Jun 2014
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Open Data in Cultural Heritage – OpenGLAM in GermanySubhashish Panigrahi took part in this event as a member of the OpenGLAM Working Group.
9 Jun 2014
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Right to be forgotten poses a legal dilemma in IndiaThe “right to be forgotten” judgment has raised a controversy, while some argue that it upholds an individual’s privacy, others say it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
31 May 2014
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WSIS+10 High-Level Event: Open Consultation ProcessJyoti Panday represented the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the WSIS+10 High-Level Event:Open Consultation Process held in Geneva from May 28 to 31, 2014.
28 May 2014
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Digital death: Log off in peaceFrom email and e-banking to shopping and social media sites, Indians have expanded their online footprint. Now, a small but rising number are planning for their digital death.
27 May 2014
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Subhashish Panigrahi joins Open GLAM Working GroupSubhashish recently joined the OpenGLAM Working Group (a global network of people who work to open up cultural data and content.) as a member and OpenGLAM Local (a local affiliate of OKFN's OpenGLAM project) as an ambassador for India. Both …
23 May 2014
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India needs better cyber policeOn Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.
21 May 2014
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Students lead the way with apps for ideasAt 1am, the lights are still on in 15-year-old Pratik's room at his house on 80 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The NPS-Koramangala student is busy typing code on his laptop for his latest app called Resolve.
15 May 2014
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Wikipedia in UG Education program at Christ UniversityOn May 15, 2014, Prajavani published an article about Wikipedia in UG Education program in Christ University.
15 May 2014
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The Future of Cyber GovernanceHague Institute for Global Justice in association with the Observer Research Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for International Relations - Clingendael organized a conference on the …
14 May 2014
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Does Size Matter? A Tale of Performing Welfare, Producing Bodies and Faking IdentityMalavika Jayaram gave a talk.
8 May 2014
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Re:publica 2014: Looking for FreedomRe:publica in partnership with DAIMLER, Global Innovation Gathering, Microsoft and Science:Lab organized this conference at Berlin from May 6 to 8, 2014.
6 May 2014
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WIPO: Scope and rights of potential broadcasting treaty clarifiedThis post by Alexandra Bhattacharya was published in SUNS #7796 dated 5 May 2014.
6 May 2014
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Pushing the Boundaries in Open Governance: Insights from OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Day 1)Sunil Abraham is quoted. He said that open governance is more about citizens checking on what government leaders are doing than on government coding its citizens to exercise surveillance.
6 May 2014
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Civil Society Pushes for Privacy PanelThe article was published in the Times of India on May 6, 2014. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
3 May 2014
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OGP Asia Pacific Regional ConferenceOpen Government Partnership is organizing this conference in Bali on May 6 and 7, 2014. Sunil Abraham is a speaker for this event.
2 May 2014
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Is the WIPO Treaty for Broadcasters Moving Forward at SCCR 27?The WIPO treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organization: The Way Forward?
2 May 2014
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Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference 2Yale Law School organized the Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference 2 from May 2 to 4, 2014. Pranesh Prakash participated as a discussant in the session "Speech and Safety Laboratories".
2 May 2014
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At WIPO, Authors, Civil Society Watchful Of Rights For BroadcastersThe article by Catherine Saez was published in IP Watch on May 1, 2014. CIS statement on the broadcast treaty is mentioned.
28 Apr 2014
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Wikipedia Session for Trainee Journos of PrajavaniDr. U.B.Pavanaja took a session for the trainee journalists of Prajavani Kannada daily on Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia for the media persons.
26 Apr 2014
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Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ceremony to honour the sherpas who died during an avalanche at the Everest last week, …
26 Apr 2014
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Delhi meet focuses on Bhagabat Tungi revivalThe Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center held a seminar on “Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital age” …
25 Apr 2014
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India for inclusive internet governanceIndia wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean …
24 Apr 2014
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Seminar on Odia Language in New Delhi by the IntellectsRecently the Odia Language has been accorded classical status by the Government of India. It has increased the responsibility of all Odias to protect, promote and propagate the Odia literature at this digital age while the next gen Odias …
24 Apr 2014
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Round-table on User Safety on the InternetElonnai Hickok participated in this round-table meeting organized by Consumer Voice in collaboration with Google at Infantry Road, Bangalore on April 24, 2014.
24 Apr 2014
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'India wants core internet infrastructure'India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean …
23 Apr 2014
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World Book Day (Coverage in Vijayavani)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja participated in the event as a speaker. A scanned version of the report is below:
23 Apr 2014
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World Book DayDr. U.B.Pavanaja was one of the speakers on the program arranged on account of World Book Day by Karnataka Publishers’ Association at the Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi.