-
The Zen of Pad.ma: 10 Lessons Learned from Running Open Access Online Video Archives in India and beyond
-
by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
—
published
Jan 28, 2016
—
last modified
Jan 28, 2016 08:25 AM
—
filed under:
Practice,
Digital Humanities,
Digital Media,
Open Access,
Researchers at Work,
Event,
Archives
Sebastian Lütgert and Jan Gerber, the co-initiators of, and the artists/programmers behind the pad.ma (Public Access Digital Media Archive) project will deliver a lecture at CIS on Wednesday, February 03, 6 pm, on their experiences of learnings from running open access online video archives in Germany, India, and Turkey. Please join us for coffee and vada at 5:30 pm.
Located in
RAW
-
Theorizing the Digital Subaltern
-
by
Sara Morais
—
published
Aug 02, 2013
—
last modified
Aug 06, 2013 07:20 AM
As digital humanities research at CIS proceeds, a number of critical positions have arisen, making it possible to reconcile questions of humanities with the digital realm. This blog entry focusses on race as a factor of research and how it is displayed in the digital.
Located in
RAW
-
There is No Such Thing as Free Basics
-
by
Subhashish Panigrahi
—
published
Feb 14, 2016
—
filed under:
Free Basics,
TRAI,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
India would not see the rain of Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they could benefit from this Firefox project. Because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken a historical step by banning the differential pricing without discriminating services.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
Blog
-
Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Jan 13, 2013
—
last modified
Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM
—
filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
Located in
News & Media
-
This Twitter Account Puts a Face to the Unsung Volunteer Editors Behind Wikipedia
-
by
Subhashish Panigrahi
—
published
Jun 18, 2014
—
last modified
Jul 03, 2014 06:17 AM
—
filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
The life of a Wikipedia editor is an interesting one. Globally, about 100,000 editors edit the collaborative online encyclopedia's 30 million articles in 287 languages, including over 4.5 million in the English Wikipedia.
Located in
Openness
/
Blog
-
Thomas Abraham's Rebuttal on Parallel Importation
-
by
Pranesh Prakash
—
published
Feb 10, 2011
—
last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:47 AM
—
filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
We engaged in an e-mail conversation with Thomas Abraham, the managing director of Hachette India, on the issue of parallel importation of books into India. We thought it would be in the public interest to publish a substantive part of that conversation. In this post he points at great length how our arguments are faulty. While we still believe that he doesn't succeed, we hope this will clarify matters a bit.
Located in
Access to Knowledge
/
Blogs
-
TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China
-
by
Aman Nair
—
published
Jan 22, 2021
—
last modified
Jan 22, 2021 06:11 AM
—
filed under:
Social Media,
International Relations
As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
Blog
-
Time Out Bengaluru - Software Patenting
-
by
Pranesh Prakash
—
published
Jan 11, 2010
—
last modified
Jan 16, 2013 06:39 AM
—
filed under:
Openness,
Software Patents,
Access to Knowledge
An article by Akhila Seetharaman published as a precursor to the national public meeting on software patents held on 4th in Bangalore.
Located in
News & Media
-
Times Group wants TRAI to save the Internet from greedy telcos via Net Neutrality
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Nov 10, 2014
—
last modified
Dec 05, 2014 12:52 AM
—
filed under:
Telecom
In an especially strong attack against perceived threats to its Internet-based business, the Times of India group has sought regulatory intervention to ensure what is popularly called Net Neutrality, or the concept that internet service providers must charge only from the end consumer.
Located in
Telecom
/
News & Media
-
Token security or tokenized security?
-
by
Admin
—
published
Jan 17, 2018
—
filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Implementing a system of tokenization for Aadhaar verification will address the security loopholes highlighted in recent reports.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
News & Media
