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Blog Entry Tallapaka Pada Sahityam is now on Wikisource
by Pavan Santhosh published Jun 10, 2017 last modified Jul 10, 2017 01:44 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Teaching in the Age of Wikipedia
by T. Vishnu Vardhan published Nov 22, 2014 last modified Dec 28, 2014 04:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
This course is conceived by CIS-A2K. It is currently envisaged as an add-on Certificate Course jointly offered by CIS-A2K and the Nirmala Institute of Education (NIE)-a premier teacher training establishment in Goa, India.
Located in Openness / Blog
Tech Talk: Landscape of Wireless Communications & Electromagnetic Spectrum
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 24, 2014 last modified May 07, 2014 08:12 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcomes you to a talk by A. Radha Krishna on April 28, 2014, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at its office in Bangalore.
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Tech-savvy students given tips to enter IT field
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 31, 2014 last modified Feb 02, 2014 04:48 PM — filed under: , , ,
Students from any academic background, but having computer knowledge and common sense, can land a job in the IT sector, said U B Pavanaja, programme officer (Indian languages) at Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore).
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Technical Alternative to Encrypted Media Extensions
by Harsh Gupta published Oct 20, 2016 — filed under: ,
This post is an analysis of the various technical alternatives to EME (encyrpted media extensions) that have emerged from the discussions at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These alternatives and the proposed EME specification along six dimensions are examined.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
by Pranesh Prakash published Apr 28, 2010 last modified May 17, 2012 04:51 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
In this post Pranesh Prakash conducts a legal exegesis of section 65A of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which deals with the stuff that enables 'Digital Rights/Restrictions Management', i.e., Technological Protection Measures. He notes that while the provision avoids some mistakes of the American law, it still poses grave problems to consumers, and that there are many uncertainties in it still.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Technology and Gender Based Violence
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 24, 2014 last modified Dec 09, 2014 04:32 PM — filed under: ,
Rohini Lakshane was a speaker at this event organized by the Bachchao Project on November 24, 2014. Rohini spoke about various strategies that women use to respond to online harassment, such as reporting the abuser, and enlisting support from online followers, or friends or family in order to deal with the abuser.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Telugu Wiki Edit-a-thon in ALC
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 06, 2015 last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:12 PM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team along with Telugu Wikipedia had conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report on the edit-a-thon.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Telugu Wiki Mahotsavam 2013
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 08, 2013 last modified Apr 08, 2013 04:43 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Telugu Wikipedia Community is organizing the Telegu Wiki Mahotsavam from April 9 to 11, 2013 in Hyderabad. The Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet and Society is supporting and co-organizing the event.
Located in Openness / Events
Blog Entry Telugu Wikimedia Hackathon 2014
by Rahmanuddin Shaikh published Jan 31, 2015 last modified Feb 10, 2015 05:17 PM — filed under: , ,
Telugu Wikimedia (including their projects Telugu Wikipedia, Telugu Wikisource etc.) is one of the largest and most powerful Indian language Wikimedia projects, and it is growing and expanding everyday. In the last half of 2014, Telugu Wikimedia community members contacted CIS-A2K team with a request to organize a MediaWiki tutorial workshop for them. Following their request, on 28 December 2014, CIS-A2K team organized a MediaWiki hackathon event for Telugu Wikimedia community members to enhance their skills and understanding of technical matters related to MediaWiki usage. The theme of the workshop was “Mediawiki, its extensions and tools to work around” and it aimed at allowing Wikipedians to use MediaWiki tools more effectively.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs