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Lost your phone? Here's how you can make your mobile theft-proof: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2017 — last modified Jan 19, 2017 02:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Losing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Resisting Internet Censorship: Strategies for Furthering Freedom of Expression in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2012 — last modified Jun 21, 2012 05:29 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Foundation for Media Professionals invite you to an open discussion on 'Resisting Internet Censorship: Strategies for Furthering Freedom of Expression in India' at the Bangalore International Centre on April 21, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Located in Internet Governance
State of Digital Rights in India (Delhi, March 24): by Japreet Grewal and Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 23, 2017 — last modified Mar 27, 2017 01:21 PM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Civil Society, Security, Digital Rights
The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi and the Internet Freedom Foundation, in association with Access Now, are hosting a discussion on The State of Digital Rights in India on March 24, 2017 (Friday) from 6.00 pm onwards at Lecture Room-I, India International Centre- Annexe, New Delhi. Japreet Grewal and Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate in the panel discussions.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global web: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: Free Basics, Social Media, Internet Governance
The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Wikipedia workshop at Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science, Pune: by Abhinav Garule — published Oct 07, 2015 — last modified Feb 26, 2016 10:10 AM — filed under: Marathi Wikipedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
The goal of this Wikipedia workshop is to increase awareness about Wikipedia and equip its participants with the rudiments of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them. The participants will be learn about Wikipedia and its sister projects. Furthermore, they will be encouraged to contribute in these projects.
Located in Openness / Events
India launches crackdown on online porn: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 05, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
India has launched a crackdown on internet pornography, banning access to more than 800 adult websites, including Playboy and Pornhub.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Workshop on Digital Annotation and Content Generation with research scholars in Pune: by Abhinav Garule — published Oct 27, 2015 — last modified Dec 31, 2015 07:17 AM — filed under: Higher Education, Access to Knowledge, Marathi Wikipedia, CIS-A2K, Hindi Wikipedia
The Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education (CILHE) is conducting a two-day workshop on Digital Annotation and Content Generation with research scholars at KSP Women’s Studies Centre, Pune on October 30-31, 2015.
Located in Openness
GCSC Response: by Admin — published Sep 11, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Telugu Wikipedians create Articles on Punjab in Telugu Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 12, 2016 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Telugu Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Telugu Wikipedians created articles on Punjab in a national level contest. Telugu Wikipedians received a trophy during the closing ceremony of Wiki conference India at Chandigarh.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Indian Wikimedian Communities and the Gender Gap - A Space of Change, Negotiation, and Growth: by Bhuvana Meenakshi — published Mar 09, 2020 — last modified Mar 09, 2020 12:15 PM
This blog post covers key findings of the Wikipedia Gender Gap research completed by Ting-Yi Chang in April 2018. The paper was titled “Examining Female Editors’ Identity and Agency Negotiation Process within Indian Wikimedia Projects and Communities”. Here Ting-Yi brings us several observations on how the contributions by women editors' impacts Indian Wikimedia. This research focuses on participation of the women in Wikimedia activities with an emphasis on creating safe spaces and encouraging skill development.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs

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