Topic
Openness
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23 Oct 2010
22 Oct 2010
1 Oct 2010
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Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in IndiaGlover Wright of the Center for Internet and Society talks about Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India at the Innovate/Activate Unconference in New York Law School on 24 September 2010.
9 Sep 2010
13 Aug 2010
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New Project to Assess Potential of Creating Open Government Data Initiatives in Chile, Ghana and TurkeySteve Bratt, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation (founded in 2009 by Tim Berners-Lee) has made an announcement on moving forward with a project to assess the potential of creating open government data initiatives in Chile, Ghana, and …
10 Aug 2010
Blog post
Open Access to Science and Scholarship - Why and What Should We Do?The National Institute of Advanced Studies held the eighth NIAS-DST training programme on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Science, Technology and Society” from 26 July to 7 August, 2010. The theme of the project was ‘Knowledge …
28 Jul 2010
Blog post
Civic Hacking WorkshopCIS, with the UK Government's Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office Team for Digital Engagement, and Google India, is organizing a workshop on open data (or the lack thereof) and 'civic hacking'.
27 Jul 2010
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Open is the FutureThe third Open World Forum will gather together decision-makers from the open digital world, in Paris. 1,500 participants from 40 countries will come together to analyze the technological, economic and social impact of Open Source, the …
15 Jul 2010
Blog post
Open Access to International Agricultural ResearchOpen access advocates have urged the top management of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to give open access to its research publications. A report by Subbiah Arunachalam on 3 June, 2010 was also circulated to …
26 May 2010
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The Potential of Open Development for Canada and AbroadIDRC held a panel discussion on 'The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad' on May 5, 2010 in Ottawa.
24 May 2010
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A letter to CGIAR in support of Open AccessProfessor Subbiah Arunachalam wrote a letter to CGIAR apprising them of the need for, and advantages of making their research output Open Access.
18 Mar 2010
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An open answer to OfficeOpenOffice with its new features is giving Microsoft Word tough competition, says Deepa Kurup in this article published by The Hindu on March 14, 2010.
22 Jan 2010
Blog post
Impaired Social MobilityLeading e-mail providers like Gmail and Yahoo Mail have introduced open protocols for copying e-mails offline through Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird but popular social networking websites like Facebook, Myspace, etc generally do …
15 Jan 2010
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Wiki's worth, on a different turfAn Indian duo–a programmer and a mathematician–have developed a tool to expose anonymous writers and cleanse Wikipedia of rogue editors
11 Jan 2010
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Time Out Bengaluru - Software PatentingAn article by Akhila Seetharaman published as a precursor to the national public meeting on software patents held on 4th in Bangalore.
28 Dec 2009
Blog post
Openness, Videos, ImpressionsThe one day Open Video Summit organised by the Centre for Internet & Society, iCommons, Open Video Alliance, and Magic Lantern, to bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss the possibilities, potentials, mechanics and politics of …
22 Dec 2009
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When the virtual world gets a roomWikipedians have found a permanent abode, and the comfort of increasing numbers, at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society, a research and advocacy organisation.
21 Dec 2009
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Watch what you read on that websiteGoogle has decided to give newspapers better control over their content appearing on the search engine but netizens don’t seem too pleased about it, says an article by NT Balanarayan of DNA on December 9, 2009
8 Dec 2009
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Present, tense: Future classroomsAn article by Nishant Shah in the December issue of Teacher Plus - the magazine for the contemporary teacher.
8 Dec 2009
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Creative Commons Casestudies, Featuring Status.NetThe Centre For Internet and Society and JAAGA organised a CC Salon on 02nd December, 2009 at 7.30pm.
30 Nov 2009
Blog post
Open Standards Workshop at IGF '09The Centre for Internet and Society co-organized a workshop on 'Open Standards: A Rights-Based Framework' at the fourth Internet Governance Forum, at Sharm el-Sheikh. The panel was chaired by Aslam Raffee of Sun Microsystems and the …
30 Nov 2009
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Asia Source 3 MeetingThe Asia Source 3 Meeting Reinforces Asian Free and Open Source Software Movement - More than 150 Asian Open Source activists met in the Philippines from 07th November to 12th November to discuss the latest IT-tools for NGOs and SMEs and …
18 Nov 2009
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Imagining the Internet – A History and ForecastWorkshop: A Rights-Based Framework - Open Standards - A report on the workshop by Senior segment producer, Janna Anderson - IGF 2009 – Egypt – Sharm El Sheikh (Nov 15th, 2009)
4 Nov 2009
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Open Source Peluang tidak Terbatas Industri TIK (GCOS 2009)JAKARTA--MI: Perangkat lunak Open Source membuka peluang tak terbatas untuk mengembangkan industri di bidang teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) dalam negeri sekaligus sumber daya manusia di sektor TIK. GCOS '09 was organized by AOSI …
4 Nov 2009
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Open DebateDeepa Kurup's article in Frontline on the battle over open standards in e-governance.
4 Nov 2009
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GCOS 2009The Global Conference on Open Source, held on 26th and 27th of October, 2009 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia was organized by AOSI (Asosiasi open Source Indonesia) and was supported by the State Ministry of Research and …
24 Sep 2009
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Quantifying India's research output - Public Lecture by Prof. Subbiah ArunachalamInternational Strategic and Security Studies Programme, IISc. Bangalore, is organizing a Public lecture by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam on Friday, Sept 25th, on Quantifying India's research output.
15 Sep 2009
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Manglore: State-level 'Wiki Academy' Daylong Seminar at St AloysiusDaijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SB)
2 Sep 2009
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Highest wiki takerBangaloreans are beginning to debate if Wikipedia is a reliable source of info, reports Shweta Taneja. TimeOut Bangalore, published an article on the upcoming WikiWars event that the Centre for Internet and Society is organising in January …
21 Aug 2009
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Wikipedia Academy in MangaloreThe one-day workshop will focus on the use of Indian languages in Wikipedia, editing and its application in academics.