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Western Ghats Portal: Workshop on Biodiversity Informatics: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 08, 2011 — filed under: Open Data, Openness
The Western Ghats portal team is organising a one-day workshop to explore the contemporary state on biodiversity informatics on 25 November 2011 at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore.
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WG 1 Recommendations and Resolutions: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2017
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WG 5 Resolutions: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2017
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What are People's Rights in Digital World: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 12, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Vanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore.
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What Are You Accused of? Find Out Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 02, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Starting Tuesday, police authorities in the Indian capital will make many crime reports, also known as First Information Reports, publicly accessible from its Web site. The report can be attained by entering details such as the name of the accused or victim and also the area where the crime took place. So far, no crime reports have been posted on the Web site.
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What Bengaluru Thinks of the Big Tech Announcements in Silicon Valley: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 01:26 PM — filed under: Social Media, Facebook, Internet Governance
There is a split verdict on the big tech announcements made out of California during the Prime Minister's visit, in the desi version of Silicon Valley - Bengaluru.
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What documents will you need, to get UID?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2011 — last modified May 30, 2011 10:18 AM
UID or Aadhaar will roll out in Bengaluru in June. Here are the various documents one can use to make the enrolment easier. This news was published in CitizenMatters.in on May 28, 2011.
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What does it mean to be a digital native?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2012 — filed under: Digital Natives
The war between natives and immigrants is ending. The natives have won.
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What does Sri Lanka’s ratification of the Disability Convention mean?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 15, 2016
The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the United Nations in 2006 according to the universal declaration of Human Rights and international conventions on human rights. Sri Lanka has signed the convention in 2007 and the proposal made by S.B. Dissanayake, Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare, to ratify the convention for the benefit of Sri Lankan disabled persons, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
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What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Video, Internet Governance
Chinmayi Arun, Assistant Professor at National Law University India and Fellow at the CIS India, talks about the Internet Governance Forum 2012 Workshop 154 "What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services", which was hosted by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project on November 8, 2012.
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