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Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.
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GFM 2013: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 06, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
Nishant Shah participated in a panel discussion with Wendy Chun, Tom Levine and Geert Lovink , around 'The End of Bibliographies: New Media and Research'. Nishant also participated as a panelist in a panel discussion on 'Open Up: Pragmatism and Politics of Open Access'. The programme was held at the University of Luneberg in Germany from October 3 to 5, 2013.
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NVDA and eSpeak (May 2014) Quarterly Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 24, 2014
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NRK May 2014 Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 24, 2014
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Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 29, 2014 — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Cellular Operators Association of India invite you to a roundtable at the India International Centre, New Delhi on July 4, 2014.
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Loyola Faculty Enlightened About Open Edn Resources: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 25, 2014 — last modified Jul 02, 2014 04:50 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
“The tremendous changes in the digital technology have introduced the newage faculty to certain open and collaborative tools like Wiki, termed as open educational resources (OER),” Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) progarmme director T Vishnu Vardhan has said.
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SpicyIP Tidbit: India ratifies the Marrakesh Treaty for the Visually Impaired: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 02, 2014 — filed under: Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
In an encouraging step towards promoting accessibility among the differently abled, India became the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013.
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Consultation to Frame Rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 02, 2014 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) and Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG at NLUD) invite you to a consultation to draft rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011.
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Unicode: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 02, 2014 09:51 AM
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Wiki Editors: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 03, 2014 06:04 AM
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