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The Digital Classroom: Social Justice and Pedagogy: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 23, 2011 — last modified May 08, 2015 12:36 PM — filed under: Higher Education, Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Featured, New Pedagogies, Researchers at Work, Digital Pluralism
What happens when we look at the classroom as a space of social justice? What are the ways in which students can be engaged in learning beyond rote memorisation? What innovative methods can be evolved to make students stakeholders in their learning process? These were some of the questions that were thrown up and discussed at the 2 day Faculty Training workshop for participant from colleges included in the Pathways to Higher Education programme, supported by Ford Foundation and collaboratively executed by the Higher Education Innovation and Research Application and the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore.
Located in Digital Natives / Pathways to Higher Education
The Digital is Political: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 20, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
To speak of technology is to speak of human life and living.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Digital Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Questions Raised by the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in India: by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda — published Dec 09, 2016 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This is an edited version of part three of a study that considers the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) through aspects of intellectual property in India, namely, mobile patents, free and open source software, and India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library. Through these, it demonstrates the potential of the internet in realising ESCRs.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
The DNA Bill has a sequence of problems that need to be resolved: by Shweta Mohandas and Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 15, 2019 — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
In its current form, it’s far from comprehensive and fails to adequately address privacy and security concerns.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 – Comments by CIS: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 (“Bill”) is a Bill to provide for delivery of government services manadatorily through electronic means by phasing out manual delivery of services. It is heartening to note that the Bill shifts the approach to electronic delivery of services by Government agencies to one as part of the citizens' right to service delivery through electronic means rather than a luxury or benefit doled out by the Government. The Bill introduces bodies exclusively accountable for ensuring that electronic delivery of services by the Government at the state and central levels. While this is a welcome move on the part of the Government there are a few comments we, at the Centre for Internet and Society, have on the present version of the Bill:
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Fifth Elephant in Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2014 — filed under: Openness
HasGeek is organizing the Fifth Elephant in Bangalore at NIMHANS Convention Centre on July 25 and 26, 2014. The Centre for Internet and Society is a community outreach partner with HasGeek.
Located in News & Media
The Fight for Digital Sovereignty: by Sunil Abraham — published Oct 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Surveillance
It is time to incorporate free software principles to address the issue of privacy. Thanks to the revelations of Edward Snowden, a former contractor to the United States (US) National Security Agency (NSA) who leaked secrets about the agency’s surveillance programmes, a 24-year-old movement aimed at protecting the rights of software users and developers has got some fresh attention from policymakers.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water: by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 26, 2012 — last modified Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
Located in Internet Governance
The Future of Journalism: EJC @ Picnic 2010: by Nishant Shah — published Oct 13, 2010 — filed under: Conference, Digital Activism, Digital Governance
Nishant Shah was a speaker at the PICNIC 2010, in Amsterdam, where he made a presentation titled "Citizens in the time of Database Democracies : Information ecology and role of participatory technologies in India"
Located in Research / Conferences & Workshops / Conference Blogs
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.
Located in News & Media

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