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31 Jan 2014
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Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar)Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.
30 Jan 2014
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Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google?Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
30 Jan 2014
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FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and SocietyThe Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.
29 Jan 2014
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TACTIS Symposium 2014Tata Consultancy organized the TACTIS Symposium at TCS Siruseri, Chennai on January 28 and 29, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in the event and gave the key note address.
29 Jan 2014
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Data Privacy Day 2014January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
27 Jan 2014
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Workshop: Social Justice in an Internet-mediated WorldIT for Change and the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities invite you to a workshop on social justice in an internet-mediated world at the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities on January 31, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan, Program …
24 Jan 2014
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The net is taking overFor many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it …
22 Jan 2014
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Internet Governance and India: The Way ForwardSnehashish Ghosh is participating in this event organized by the Observer Research Foundation on January 22 in New Delhi.
20 Jan 2014
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What is net neutrality and why it is importantInternet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
20 Jan 2014
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Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repositoryWorld' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and …
20 Jan 2014
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Multistakeholders Consultation on International Public Policy IssuesThe Department of Electronics & Information Technology has called for a meeting on January 21 in New Delhi to discuss international public policy issues. Snehashish Ghosh will participate in the meeting.
20 Jan 2014
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KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiativeCentre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
19 Jan 2014
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Social Notworking - 'Murder by Twitter'Suketu Mehta (@suketumehta) - terrible news about sunanda tharoor. this is murder by twitter.
17 Jan 2014
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EU parliament report slams US surveillanceReport that outlines need for stringent laws for protecting citizen privacy, democratizing Internet governance holds lessons for India, say analysts.
13 Jan 2014
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Global Congress On IP and Public Interest Adopts Principles for NegotiationsA recent conference on intellectual property and the public interest concluded with the adoption of public interest principles to guide international trade negotiations and international organisations.
12 Jan 2014
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ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆSubhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
12 Jan 2014
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‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
9 Jan 2014
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Election panel rejects Google’s proposal for electoral services tie-upEC had earlier signed a non-disclosure agreement with Google but had not shared or handed over any data to the Internet giant so far.
8 Jan 2014
6 Jan 2014
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Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBTOnce DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
5 Jan 2014
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Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media"NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.
5 Jan 2014
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Rise of the bot: all you need to know about the latest threat onlineIn the last week of December, 2013, former union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal lodged a police complaint in Chandigarh after witnessing “an unusual rise in his online fan following”. The former minister told the police that his …
4 Jan 2014
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Digitising contest to preserve rare books in MalayalamThe Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
2 Jan 2014
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Inventions that will make a differenceIn an increasingly tech-driven world, what does 2014 have to offer? Geeta Padmanabhan turns the spotlight on some life-changing gadgets.
31 Dec 2013
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Pranesh Prakash elected as Asia-Pacific Representative to the Executive Committee of NonCommercial Users ConstituencyPranesh Prakash has been elected as the Asia-Pacific representative to the executive committee of the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) (part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, which is in turn part of the Generic Names …
31 Dec 2013
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Odisha: Odia Wikipedia reaching 5000 article mark!Many are not aware of the existence of Odia Wikipedia and other Indian language Wikipedias. But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia …
31 Dec 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Alvas Vishva Nudisiri VirasatThe Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop at Moodabidre from December 19 to 22, 2013.
31 Dec 2013
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An “Advocacy” Saga and the Inspiring Legacy of Rahul CherianFor those interested in policy advocacy, the NUJS Law Review has an elaborate paper outlining the tireless advocacy efforts (spanning more than 10 full years) of a bunch of dedicated campaigners who strove valiantly to foster access for the …
30 Dec 2013
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Odia #Wikipedia reaches 5000 Article MarkFor the online Odia, something very special happened this week. The ever-growing Odia edition of Wikipedia now has 5000+ quality articles on diverse topics. While many are not aware of the existence of such a Wiki, But Odia Wikipedia has …
27 Dec 2013
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Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, GmailWorried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.