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Blog Entry Consultation on 'National Geospatial Policy' - Notes and Submission
by Anubha Sinha published Mar 29, 2016 last modified Mar 29, 2016 05:03 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has constituted a National Expert Committee for developing a draft National Geospatial Policy (NGP) to provide appropriate guidelines for collection, analysis, use, and distribution of geospatial information across India, and to assure data availability, accessibility and quality. A pre-drafting consultation meeting for the NGP was organised in Delhi on February 03, 2016. Ms. Anubha Sinha represented CIS at the meeting, and shares her notes.
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Wikipedia: State of Tech — A Talk by Erik Moeller
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 02, 2012 last modified Dec 18, 2012 06:51 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore is hosting a talk by Erik Moeller, Vice President of Engineering and Product Development at the Wikimedia Foundation at its office in Bangalore on November 12, 2012, from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., followed by a lunch discussion.
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Blog Entry The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report
by Pranesh Prakash published Jan 25, 2011 last modified Oct 03, 2011 09:31 AM — filed under: , , ,
iCOMMONS, the OPEN VIDEO ALLIANCE, and the CENTRE FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY have initiated a research project which seeks to survey the online video environment in India and the opportunities this new medium presents for creative expression and civic engagement. This report seeks to define key issues in the Indian context and begins to develop a short-term policy framework to address them.
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Free and Open Source Software and Standards for Public Health Information Systems in India: “Making them Work” by Bridging the Policy Practice Gap
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 27, 2017 — filed under: ,
Anubha Sinha spoke at the ORF Health Policy Workshop on the panel: The policy landscape in India with respect FOSS software and standards in the public sector more generally. The event was organized by Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi on February 27 and 28, 2017 in New Delhi.
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Now you can search Google in Kannada, in your handwriting
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 18, 2015 last modified May 09, 2015 08:29 AM — filed under: , ,
All you need to do is to make changes in settings on your phone or tablet.
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Wikipedia taps students for Kannada content
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 24, 2014 last modified Apr 03, 2014 10:01 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Conducts workshops in Ujire, Moodbidri for training in vernacular editing.
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Sessions on Kannada Wikipedia at Tumkur University
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 27, 2014 last modified Apr 06, 2014 04:50 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a session on Kannada Wikipedia for students of M.Sc. Library and Information Sciences followed by an advanced Kannada Wikipedia session for students of M.A. Literature on March 27, 2014. The event was organized by Tumkur University.
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Community Capacity Building Workshop at KIIT University
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 30, 2014 last modified Apr 08, 2014 05:22 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team is organizing a workshop for community capacity building at KIIT University on March 30, 2014.
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Odisha Day 2014: Coverage in Sambad
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 31, 2014 last modified Apr 11, 2014 12:32 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Odia newspaper Sambad covered the Odisha Day 2014 and published a report on March 31, 2014.
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NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2014
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 08, 2014 last modified Apr 08, 2014 04:49 PM — filed under: ,
As part of the NASA Open Government Plan , the NASA International Space Apps Challenge have brought together citizen scientists, FOSS enthusiasts , Data Scientists, Open Hardware hackers and students throughout the world for collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to address global needs applicable to both life on Earth and life in Space.
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