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Blog Entry One Pokémon to Rule Them All
by Nishant Shah published Jul 25, 2016 — filed under:
America’s head start on the augmented reality game Pokémon Go shows that the interweb is not an egalitarian space.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry IPv6: The Transition Challenge
by Nishant Shah published Jun 05, 2012 last modified Jun 13, 2012 09:59 AM — filed under:
The future of our connected networks is Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Not only is it more efficient and faster than IPv4 which we are currently working with, it is also more reliable and secure.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry IPv6: Embrace The Change
by Nishant Shah published Jun 11, 2012 last modified Jun 13, 2012 06:09 AM — filed under:
A moment of transition is always filled with anxiety. There is concern over the unknown and there is a reluctance to move out of the familiar. However, a transition does not necessarily mean migration; or in other words, as we transition to IPv6 as the new protocol for digital and electronic communication, it does not mean that we are going to abandon the internet as we know it.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Digital Native: The bigger picture
by Nishant Shah published Jul 01, 2018 last modified Aug 01, 2018 12:11 AM — filed under: , ,
For all our sleek machines, we are slaves to the much larger Internet of Things.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry Digital Native: How smart cities can make criminals out of denizens
by Nishant Shah published Jul 15, 2018 last modified Aug 01, 2018 12:19 AM — filed under: , ,
People download information and share it without knowing about the intellectual property rights. On social media bullying, harassment and hate speech find easy avenues.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry We Are All Cyborgs
by Nishant Shah published May 24, 2012 last modified Apr 24, 2015 12:00 PM — filed under: , ,
The cyborg reminds us that who we are as human beings is very closely linked with the technologies we use.
Located in Digital Natives
Blog Entry The Digital Classroom: Social Justice and Pedagogy
by Nishant Shah published Dec 23, 2011 last modified May 08, 2015 12:36 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
What happens when we look at the classroom as a space of social justice? What are the ways in which students can be engaged in learning beyond rote memorisation? What innovative methods can be evolved to make students stakeholders in their learning process? These were some of the questions that were thrown up and discussed at the 2 day Faculty Training workshop for participant from colleges included in the Pathways to Higher Education programme, supported by Ford Foundation and collaboratively executed by the Higher Education Innovation and Research Application and the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore.
Located in Digital Natives / Pathways to Higher Education
Blog Entry So Much to Lose
by Nishant Shah published Dec 02, 2012 last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Staying silent about cyberbullying is no longer an option
by Nishant Shah published Jun 16, 2019 last modified Jul 02, 2019 03:52 AM — filed under:
Cyberbullying is the dangerous new normal.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry Digital Native: On mute, the Voice of the People
by Nishant Shah published Jun 24, 2017 last modified Jul 05, 2017 05:04 PM — filed under: ,
We are at the mercy of trigger-happy governments and profit-hungry corporations that hold our digital lives ransom. They have the capacity to censor, contain, control and eradicate all our digital data without our consent and without repercussions.
Located in RAW