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Tech transformation: how agriculture is being redefined through digital innovation and startups: by Admin — published Jun 30, 2018 — last modified Jul 06, 2018 03:39 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
At a recent YES Bank panel and digital startup competition, it was evident that India’s digital boom was lending the Indian startup ecosystem a distinctly agri-flavour.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Submission to TRAI (November 6, 2017): by Admin — published Nov 08, 2017
Located in Telecom / Files
Bangla Wiki turns 10: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 04:10 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The 10th anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia was marked with a a gathering of Wikipedians of vernacular languages from across the country and beyond at Jadavpur University. Bengali is one of 20 Indian languages to have a Wikipedia presence. The event also celebrated 14 years of the mother edition in English of the open-access, crowd-sourced online encyclopaedia.
Located in Openness / News & Media
India seeks a tighter grip on social media: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
India, with the world's third largest number of Facebook users, is clamping down on social media after recent posting of inflammatory videos on Web sites.
Located in News & Media
WikiConference India 2016 Starts Friday in Chandigarh: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 05, 2016 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
India, a key growth area for Wikipedia, is gearing up for a national conference "for Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange useful tips, best practices and other information".
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Piracy: by Velankanni Royson — published Sep 18, 2008 — last modified Jan 26, 2009 10:23 AM
Located in About Us / Substantive Areas / New Pedagogies
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from NLU, Jodhpur: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published May 26, 2016 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
The author has analysed all the data received through which, the author seeks to trace the presence of unjustified underutilisation of funds by the aforementioned university as provided by the MHRD during the period of 2013-2014.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Dec 24, 2014 — filed under: Event, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society and the Observer Research Foundation invite you to a one day conference on January 8, 2015 in New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Konkani-language books from Konkani-language culture center Mannd Sobhaann to enrich Konkani Wikipedia: by Rahmanuddin Shaik and Tanveer Hasan — published Oct 30, 2015 — last modified Nov 12, 2015 01:08 PM — filed under: Konkani Wikisource, Konkani Wikipedia, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Mangalore based cultural centre Maand Sobhaann has recently relicensed 3 of their publications under a free license so that the books could be digitised on Konkani Wikisource and enrich Konkani Wikipedia.
Located in Openness
Right to Exclusion, Government Spaces, and Speech: by Torsha Sarkar — published Jul 02, 2021 — last modified Jul 02, 2021 12:05 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Intermediary Liability, Information Technology
The conclusion of the litigation surrounding Trump blocking its critiques on Twitter brings to forefront two less-discussed aspects of intermediary liability: a) if social media platforms could be compelled to ‘carry’ speech under any established legal principles, thereby limiting their right to exclude users or speech, and b) whether users have a constitutional right to access social media spaces of elected officials. This essay analyzes these issues under the American law, as well as draws parallel for India, in light of the ongoing litigation around the suspension of advocate Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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