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Wiki Media Foundation keen on developing Urdu Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2014 — last modified Nov 01, 2014 01:23 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Urdu Wikipedia, Openness
The Wikipedia India Community Consultation 2014 was organized by the Wiki Media Foundation (WMF) and Wikipedia India Chapter in collaboration with Centre for Internet Society (CIS A2K) Bangalore on The venue was Movenpick Hotel and scheduled for October 4th and 5th here.
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editorial: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2011 05:42 AM
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juan: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2011 05:50 AM
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Much at stake for tech sector in UID project: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 12, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
With the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance raising a red flag against the National Identification Authority of India ( NIAI) Bill to grant the UID (or Aadhar) project legal status, the project looks set for a slowdown. That could have broad implications for the tech sector that had laid substantial hope on it, especially when global markets are slowing down.
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Nishant Shah: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 13, 2011 06:11 AM
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2011 05:51 AM
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Censorship — A Death Knell for Freedom of Expression Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 19, 2011 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
On December 8, 2011, NDTV aired an interesting discussion on internet censorship. Shashi Tharoor, Soli Sorabjee, Shekhar Kapoor, Ken Ghosh and Sunil Abraham participated in this discussion with NDTV's Sonia Singh.
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Digital Alternatives Video Contest: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2011 10:27 AM
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Free Speech Online in India under Attack?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2011 — last modified Mar 02, 2012 03:03 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Lecture, Event Type
When the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal suggested pre-censorship for a range of popular online platforms and social networking sites, the suggestion was met by a barrage of criticism, which soon forced him to back down. Yet Sibal’s suggestion is not the only threat to free speech on the Internet in India today. Legislation such as the Intermediary Due Diligence Rules and Cyber Café Rules (also jointly known as the IT Rules) issued in April 2011 is equally dangerous for free speech online.
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Privacy Matters — Analyzing the "Right to Privacy Bill" Poster: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 20, 2011 04:28 AM
The event poster for Privacy Matters — Analyzing the "Right to Privacy Bill"
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