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New Project to Assess Potential of Creating Open Government Data Initiatives in Chile, Ghana and Turkey: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 13, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:44 AM — filed under: Openness
Steve Bratt, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation (founded in 2009 by Tim Berners-Lee) has made an announcement on moving forward with a project to assess the potential of creating open government data initiatives in Chile, Ghana, and Turkey - the first step of what we hope to be a global initiative focusing on low- and middle-income countries.
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Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 01, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 09:59 AM — filed under: Openness
Glover Wright of the Center for Internet and Society talks about Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India at the Innovate/Activate Unconference in New York Law School on 24 September 2010.
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Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 09:26 AM — filed under: Openness
Promoting Openness in Today's Digital World
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GCOS 2009: by Radha Rao — published Nov 04, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:44 PM — filed under: Openness
The Global Conference on Open Source, held on 26th and 27th of October, 2009 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia was organized by AOSI (Asosiasi open Source Indonesia) and was supported by the State Ministry of Research and Technology and the Ministry Communication Information Technology.
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Highest wiki taker: by Radha Rao — published Sep 02, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:04 PM — filed under: Openness
Bangaloreans are beginning to debate if Wikipedia is a reliable source of info, reports Shweta Taneja. TimeOut Bangalore, published an article on the upcoming WikiWars event that the Centre for Internet and Society is organising in January 2010. Nishant Shah, Director Research, was interviewed for his views and ideas about the event and the rise of Wikipedia as a global knowledge production system.
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The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM — filed under: Openness
IDRC held a panel discussion on 'The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad' on May 5, 2010 in Ottawa.
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Presentation at IDRC: ‘Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons -- A Southern Perspective’: by Sanchia de Souza — published Jul 03, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:59 PM — filed under: Openness
Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, CIS Distinguished Fellow, will give a talk titled 'Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons -- A Southern Perspective' at IDRC, Ottawa, Canada, on 13 July 2009.
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Imagining the Internet – A History and Forecast: by Radha Rao — published Nov 18, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:26 PM — filed under: Openness
Workshop: A Rights-Based Framework - Open Standards - A report on the workshop by Senior segment producer, Janna Anderson - IGF 2009 – Egypt – Sharm El Sheikh (Nov 15th, 2009)
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Innovate / Activate: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 09, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:18 AM — filed under: Openness
The event will be held on 24 and 25 September 2010 at New York Law School.
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International School at the Digital Media program of the University of Texas at Austin - Portugal Collaboratory (CoLab): by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 10, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 04:08 PM — filed under: Openness
Applications are now open for the first International School on Digital Transformation, to be held July 19-24, 2009, at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal. The School is accepting applications from advanced students and recent graduates from around the world with an interest in how digital technologies are changing societies and the world as a whole.
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