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The Utility Model Framework: by Prasad Krishna — published May 01, 2016
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The Utility Model Framework (1).pdf: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2016
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The Walls Have Ears: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2011 — last modified Jul 06, 2011 06:26 AM — filed under: Privacy
The proposed Privacy Bill seems skewed towards the state rather than the citizen, writes Saikat Datta. This news was published in the Outlook magazine, issue, July 11, 2011.
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The War for India's Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 14, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Why is the world's biggest democracy cracking down on Facebook and Google? Rebecca Mackinnon's article was published in Foreign Policy on June 6, 2012.
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The Wikimedia India Program Trust: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 13, 2011 — filed under: Openness
A new entity, the “Wikimedia India Program Trust”, has now been formed and registered (in Delhi.) This will be the organization that will eventually drive India programs and house the team in India.
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The Working Draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2010: Does it exceed its Mandate in Including Provisions Relating to Other Disability Legislations?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:32 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The Centre for Internet and Society, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Law and Policy Research in this legal note analyse how far the January draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act touches upon the provisions of the other disability legislations, namely the Mental Health Act and The National Trusts Act and thereby exceeds the mandate given by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to amend only the Persons with Disabilities Act.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
The World Blind Union document: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 30, 2012 07:25 AM — filed under: Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
WBU Version of the Working Document
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The world is your oyster, by invitation only: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 01:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Recent trends show the world of social networking actually reflects the social divides and groupings in the real world. This article by Shreya Ray was published in the Livemint on April 26, 2011.
Located in News & Media
The Write Stuff: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 14, 2011 — filed under: Digital Natives
“Digital natives are no longer those youngsters who fit in the bracket of a Harvard return professional, glued to their PC all day,” says Nishant Shah, director of research, Centre for Internet and Society, a Bengaluru-based organisation. For Nishant, and many youngsters across the globe, digital natives are not any of those secluded geeks who spend hours on the Internet. “I am a homemaker, yet I am a digital native,” says Nilofer Ansher, a community manager who manages members from across three continents.
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The year social media came of age in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Sambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.
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