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Privacy By Design — Conference Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, an Open Space meant to answer these questions and more around the topic of privacy. Below is a summary of the conversations and dialogs from the event.
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Iraqi Minister meets Secretary, Indian Ministry of Panchayat Raj: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 03:52 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
His Excellency Mr. Abdul Kareem El-Samarai, the Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology was among 15 other senior bureaucrats from Iraq who met with Mr. ANP Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj to discuss the Ministry’s efforts at introducing ICT at the Panchayat level through its e-Panchayat initiatives. This was as part of their study tour to India in association with UNDP-Iraq and UNDP-India. They also met with Mr. Shankar Aggarwal, Additional Secretary, DIT earlier in the day who briefed them about the various aspects of the National e-Governance Plan envisaged by the Government of India to make government services accessible and affordable to all Indian citizens. This news was published by the Karnataka News Network on April 27, 2011.
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Bright lights, geek city: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 02:41 AM — filed under: Digital Natives
Bangalore serves as my anchor because this is where the geek is, says Nishant Shah. The news was published in the Hindu on April 28, 2011.
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India Puts Tight Leash on Internet Free Speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 02:20 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Free speech advocates and Internet users are protesting new Indian regulations restricting Web content that, among other things, can be considered “disparaging,” “harassing,” “blasphemous” or “hateful.” This article by Vikas Bajaj was published in the New York Times on April 27, 2011.
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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.
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No access to pornography in cyber cafes, declare new rules: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 01:09 AM — filed under: Research
Fresh guidelines, which are part of Information Technology (guidelines for cyber cafe) Rules 2011, will require cyber cafe owners to "tell users" not to surf websites that contain "pornographic or obscene material". Experts termed the rule arbitrary, saying that watching pornography is not an offence in India. This article by Javed Anwer was published in the Times of India on April 26, 2011.
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The Task of the Translator after Google: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2011 — last modified Oct 07, 2011 05:36 AM — filed under: Lecture, Research
Hans Verghese Mathews, a distinguished fellow with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) will give a public lecture on April 30, 2011.
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The Gary Chapman International School on Digital Transformation — Deadline Expires on April 30: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2011 — last modified Apr 26, 2011 06:23 AM
The application period for the Gary Chapman International School on Digital Transformation is now open! The deadline for applications is April 30, 2011.
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On the Path to Global Open Access: A Few More Miles to Go: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 01, 2011 — last modified Aug 20, 2011 02:35 PM
This editorial by PLoS Medicine Editors Virginia Barbour, Jocalyn Clark, Susan Jones, Melissa Norton, and Emma Veitch was published in the magazine's March 2011, Volume 8, Issue 3.
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Who the Hack?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2011 — last modified May 14, 2015 12:16 PM — filed under: Web Politics, Researchers at Work, Digital Natives
A hacker is not an evil spirit, instead he can outwit digital systems to bring about social change, writes Nishant Shah in this column published in the Indian Express on April 24, 2011.
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