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Blog Entry Analysis on the strategies of Mozilla and Wiki communities on gender gap aspects
by Bhuvana Meenakshi published Aug 28, 2019 last modified Aug 28, 2019 01:27 PM
There is a need for research on how Open Source communities are trying to balance the gender ratio and how they provide the safe space environment to its contributors. With this in mind I have come up with this blog as I am an active contributor of Mozilla since 5 years and also got myself recently introduced to Wikimedia and its sister projects, have interacted with few Indian women contributors in both of these communities and came out with a few observations on how I see them in India and what could be improved in both communities.
Located in Access to Knowledge
Blog Entry Analysis on the strategies of Mozilla and Wiki communities on gender gap aspects
by Bhuvana Meenakshi published Oct 03, 2019 last modified Oct 03, 2019 11:56 AM — filed under: , , ,
There is a need for research on how Open Source communities are trying to balance the gender ratio and how they provide the safe space environment to its contributors. With this in mind I have come up with this blog as I am an active contributor of Mozilla since 5 years and also got myself recently introduced to Wikimedia and its sister projects, have interacted with few Indian women contributors in both of these communities and came out with a few observations on how I see them in India and what could be improved in both communities.
Located in Access to Knowledge
File Analyzing Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 25, 2013 last modified Feb 25, 2013 08:13 AM
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
And now, Aadhaar-enabled smartphones for easy verification and money transfer
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 12, 2016 — filed under: , ,
As reported earlier, the Indian government has planned to make Aadhaar-enabled smartphones , with which users would be able to self-authenticate and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients. This would also help in the government's aim of a cashless society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Andhra Loyola College and the Centre for Internet & Society sign MoU for Better Net Access
by Rahmanuddin Shaikh published Aug 19, 2014 last modified Jan 20, 2015 06:47 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Andhra Loyola College (ALC) and the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to steward the growth of Telugu Wikipedia and to make available free knowledge in Telugu to all Telugus across the globe.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Animating the Archive – A Survey of Printed Digitized Materials in Bengali and their Use in Higher Education
by Sneha PP published Apr 14, 2014 — filed under:
With the advent of digital technologies and the internet, archival practice has seen much change in its imagination and function, such as to extend its scope beyond preservation to a collaborative, open source model which facilitates new modes of knowledge production. In this blog post, Saidul Haque reflects upon his research project on a survey of digitized materials in Bengali, and some of the impediments to their use in higher education and research.
Located in RAW / Digital Humanities
File Annotated ver PDP Bill 2019
by Pallavi Bedi published Feb 21, 2020
Located in Accessibility / Blog
File Annotated version of Comments to The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
by Akash Sheshadri published Feb 12, 2020
Located in Internet Governance
Announcing the Asia Pacific Google Policy Fellows
by Prasad Krishna published May 27, 2011 last modified May 30, 2011 09:26 AM — filed under:
Posted by Ross LaJeunesse, Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Asia Pacific
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Announcing the dates, theme and tentative tracks for the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest 2015
by Anubha Sinha published Mar 19, 2015
We are pleased to announce that the Global Congress will be held from 15th-17 December 2015. The theme of the 2015 Global Congress is Three Decades of Openness; Two Decades of TRIPS. The four tentative tracks include Openness, User Rights, Access to Medicines, and Intellectual Property and Development.
Located in Access to Knowledge