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Wiki Kannada: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 28, 2016 02:26 PM
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Invitation for Padartha Chintamani: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 28, 2016
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Data Privacy Day 2016: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Bangalore chapter of Data Privacy Day was organized by Data Security Council of India on January 28, 2016 at Electronic City in Bangalore. Sunil Abraham was a panelist.
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Wikipedia initiative - Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2016 — last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:44 PM — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Black is beautiful, and it can go places if it is well researched. When HL Omshivaprakash wrote a Wikipedia article about Karnataka's bidriware, the metal handicraft where gleaming black bowls and hookahs are dotted with delicate silver strips, he didn't expect it to be picked up by the French and Swedes.
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Read Bengali, Malayalam classics online as free Wiki libraries grow: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 10, 2016 — last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:51 PM — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Content Includes Classics In Malayalam, Bengali.
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#NetNeutrality, Data Protection Laws among topics at ITechLaw Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2016 — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
The who’s-who of the technology law sector convened at the ITechLaw India International Conference held from January 27-29 in Bangalore.
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Facebook is no charity, and the ‘free’ in Free Basics comes at a price: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Internet Governance
Who could possibly be against free internet access? This is the question that Mark Zuckerberg asks in a piece for the Times of India in which he claims Facebook’s Free Basics service “protects net neutrality”.
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Wikipedia Digital Centre now at Andhra Loyola College: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2016 — last modified Feb 05, 2016 08:49 PM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Telugu Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Access to Knowledge programme (CIS-A2K) of the Centre for Internet and Society has opened up a Wikipedia Digital Centre at Andhra Loyola College in the city on Wednesday. The centre, which has trained a couple of students in contributing to Wikipedia earlier, has now set up a lab called ‘Wikipedia Digital Centre’ to continue the activity.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Nasscom wants board to protect Net neutrality, regulate pricing: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2016 — last modified Jan 31, 2016 09:25 AM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
The debate against differential pricing of data services at the cost of net neutrality doesn’t seem to be getting over yet. While internet activists have gone out on streets in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to protest in favour of net neutrality, industry experts believe that differential pricing, when regulated could be tailored for public interest.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
3rd Expert Committee Meeting on reference of secretary, MHRD on representation of Internet and Mobile Association of India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2016 — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:04 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
The 3rd Expert Committee meeting was held on January 11, 2016 in Committee Room No.654, 'A' Wing, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in New Delhi. Nehaa Chaudhari and Anubha Sinha attended the meeting.
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