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‘Internet is an absolute human right’: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 05, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said.
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‘IT hub’ K’taka ranks No 12 in e-deals: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 28, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
Karnataka may be dubbed the ‘IT hub’ of the country but when it comes to e-governance transactions, the state clearly has a long way to go. Statistics from Union government web portal Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer (etaal), which manages e-transactions undertaken by e-governance projects, suggests that Karnataka ranks 12th in the country with just 5.66 crore e-transactions this year as of Monday.
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‘Miracle at Marrakesh’ to help visually impaired read: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 30, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 10:07 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The treaty will make access to books for the visually impaired, blind and print disabled easier.
Located in News & Media
‘Mobile’ voters may sway polls: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
BABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
Located in News & Media
‘Not mandatory’ but maids, guards get fingerprinted: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 09, 2011
The Cubbon Park police have begun profiling domestic help in their jurisdiction. Personal details will be stored in a database, which can be accessed by potential employers, writes Hemanth Kashyap in this article published in Bangalore Mirror on 9 November 2011. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in this article.
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‘Smack’ the Trolls!: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 06:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A car was put up for sale on a Facebook (FB) page by a woman. The first few comments were genuine questions asking about the price and the woman was asked to check her inbox, where price negotiations were carried out.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘Some Indian laws could be challenging’: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Wikipedia’s founder member Erik Möller says their principle is not to decide the map of India, but to explain that there is a controversy.
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‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in place is fine but the stakeholders need to be educated on implementing it better.
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‘Tulu Wikipedia’ in incubation stage, 600 articles uploaded, says U.B. Pavanaja: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 26, 2014 — last modified Dec 07, 2014 03:21 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Tulu Wikipedia
In all, 600 articles have been uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia which is still in its incubation stage, according to U.B. Pavanaja, Wikipedia representative and Programme Officer, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
Located in Openness / News & Media
‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 12, 2014 — last modified Feb 03, 2014 06:05 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
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