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Seminar on Software Patents and the Commons: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 01, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:59 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
A seminar on Software Patents and Commons is being held on 1 September, 2010 in Delhi. It is jointly organised by CIS, Knowledge of Commons and the Software Freedom Law Centre. The event is sponsored by Red Hat. Pranesh Prakesh will speak on Arguments against Software Patents in India.
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Digital Activism and Online Advocacy: Experiences from the Tibetan Freedom Movement – A Talk by Shibayan Raha: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 06, 2010 — last modified Sep 23, 2011 05:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A talk on the role of digital activism, online advocacy and use of social media in the Tibetan freedom struggle by Shibayan Raha at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore on 9 August, 2010.
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Technical Aspects of UID: A Public Talk: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 11, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:23 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Prof. K Gopinath from Indian Institute of Science and Sunil Abraham from the Centre for Internet and Society will give a lecture on the technical aspects of UID on 20 October 2010 at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore.
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Panel Discussion on UID – Its Feasibility, Utility and Legality: by Prasad Krishna — published May 25, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 04:11 AM — filed under: Meeting, Internet Governance
A panel discussion on "UID, its feasibility, utility and legality" is being organised by Citizen’s Action Forum, Grahak Shakti and the Centre for Internet and Society. It would be held at The Energy and Resources Institute (at TERI auditorium) in Domlur, Bangalore (near Domlur Club) on Thursday, May 26, 2011. The program commences with lunch at 1 p.m. and ends at 5.30 p.m. You are cordially invited to attend this program.
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UNESCO's Open Forum: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
As UNESCO organized Freedom of Expression related workshops, this Open Forum will be dedicated to other key IGF topics, notably multilingualism in cyberspace, open access to scientific information, open educational resources, and accessibility for marginalized groups. In addition, UNESCO will take this opportunity to announce new initiatives and share experiences with participants. The interactive panel format will start with brief presentations from experts, followed by a moderated discussion with participants.
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Unique Identity (UID) Project: A Debate on Fundamental Rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 06, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:08 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A half day workshop on unique identity number and fundamental rights is being held on Friday, 16 April, 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists in Bangalore. The event is being co-organised by Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Slum Janandolana – Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society.
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Web Sites Accessibility Evaluation Methodologies: A New Imperative for State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 21, 2011 — last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:40 AM — filed under: Event Type, Workshop, Accessibility
W3C-WAI, G3ict and CIS are joining hands to organise the 20th International World Wide Web Conference in Hyderabad, India on March 30, 2011 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Room H-01.
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Critical Point of View: WikiWars II: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:12 AM — filed under: Research
The Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore), in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam) is hosting the second Critical Point of View (WikiWars) conference in Amsterdam on March 26 and 27, 2010. In this two day event that seeks to engage with different aspects of Wikipedia across different disciplines and practices, we invite students, researchers, Wikipedians and interested stakeholders to come and join us at WikiWars.
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Meeting on the Refreshable Braille Displays and Copyright Frameworks for Open Hardware Development: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2010 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:49 AM — filed under: Meeting
A meeting on Refreshable Braille Displays and Copyright Frameworks for Open Hardware Development will be held in the office of the Centre for Internet and Society on 4 December 2010.
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Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore seeks Programme Associate: by Prasad Krishna — published May 06, 2011
The Higher Education Cell, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore, is looking for a Programme Associate under its Social Justice initiative.
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