Centre for Internet & Society

Medianama is hosting an open house session on "The Digital Future of Indic Languages" at the Oberoi in Bangalore on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The event will begin at 4.30pm and be followed by cocktails and dinner. Subhashish Panigrahi will participate in the event.

The following will be discussed in the event:

  • Growth of consumption of content in Indic languages in India.
  • Impact of mobile on Indic languages consumption.
  • Challenges of discovery of Indic language content: role of social and search.
  • Defining standards and the role of tools and translation.
  • Driving user generated Indic language content creation.
  • Video versus Text in Indic languages.
  • The role of government policy in supporting Indic language content.
  • The role of mobile devices and touch screens.
  • Beyond content: service delivery in Indic languages.