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File Transparency and Privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 10, 2012 — last modified Feb 28, 2014 04:54 AM — filed under:
The two concepts, transparency and privacy, can be both opposing and inter related. On one level the protection of individual privacy is achieved through institutional and governmental transparency, as transparency of actions taken by the government or private sector, concerning the individuals works to inspire trust. On another level situations of privacy and transparency bring out the question of how the public good should be balanced against public and private interests.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Transparent Government, via Webcams in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 20, 2011 — last modified Jul 21, 2011 05:41 AM — filed under:
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — Little Brother is watching you. That is the premise for the webcam that a top government official here has installed in his office, as an anticorruption experiment. Goings-on in his chamber are viewable to the public, 24/7.
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Travel Insurance Policy
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2013 — last modified Oct 13, 2018 12:29 PM — filed under:
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Image Tree
by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 08, 2011 12:45 PM
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Image Trolled
by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 26, 2017 12:49 AM
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Image Trump
by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 12, 2019 04:51 PM
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Image Tulika
by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 29, 2013 10:57 AM
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Tulu gets official Wikipedia page, but Mumbai linguists say more is needed
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Sitting in his Sunkadakatte home in Bengaluru, Dr UB Pavanaja still recalls the moment when he was at the WikiConference India 2016 in Chandigarh earlier this month. Academicians from all over India had gathered at the event, to share their views about issues related to India on Wikipedia. While the talks were still in progress, Katherine Maher, executive director, Wikimedia Foun-dation, USA, paused to make an announcement.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Tulu takes a major Wiki leap, all thanks to a dedicated team
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2016 — last modified Aug 22, 2016 04:38 PM — filed under: , ,
Tulu is one of the five Dravidian languages but it has the least number of speakers. Though it has a script, lack of usage has made it almost obsolete, forcing Tulu writers to write in Kannada. This has, however, benefited Tulu today, allowing it to boast of its own Wikipedia
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Image Tulu Wiki
by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2016 01:36 AM
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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