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India's untapped potential: Are a billion people losing out because of spectrum?: by Shyam Ponappa — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:31 AM — filed under: Telecom, Featured
As one of the world’s fastest growing economies and with over 65% of its billion-plus population under 35, India has huge potential. But according to Shyam Ponappa of the Centre for Internet & Society, its spectrum management – the electromagnetic waves that are used from home appliances like microwaves and remote controls, to radios, cell phones, and of course, the internet – could be a huge barrier to the country’s economic and social development.
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Google Policy Fellowship Program: Asia Chapter: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:34 AM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance
For the ardent followers of free and open Internet and for those who love to debate on technology, media law and Internet-related policy issues, there is some good news. The Centre for Internet and Society, India is conducting a Google Policy Fellowship program this summer!
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Digital Natives with a Cause? —Workshop in Santiago — an Afterthought: by Samuel Tettner — published Feb 13, 2011 — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:16 AM — filed under: Featured, Workshop, Digital Natives
The Digital Natives had their third and final workshop in Santiago, Chile from 8 to 10 February 2011. Once again CIS and Hivos joined hands to organise the event. Samuel Tettner, Digital Natives Coordinator from CIS narrates his experiences from the workshop in this blog post.
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Privacy Matters — Conference Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Jan 27, 2011 10:22 AM — filed under: Featured, Privacy
A one-day conference on Privacy Matters was held on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Law School in Kolkata. This was the first of a series of eleven conferences on ‘privacy’ that Privacy India is scheduled to host in different Indian cities from January to June this year. Members of Parliament, Sri Manoj Bhattacharya from the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Sri Nilotpal Basu from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) spoke in the conference. Students, the civil society and lawyers also participated in it.
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Call for Comments for Report on Open Government Data in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 24, 2010 — last modified Mar 01, 2013 05:50 AM — filed under: Open Data, Featured, Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society is pleased to announce a public call for comments on the Report on Open Government Data in India prepared by Glover Wright, Pranesh Prakash, Sunil Abraham and Nishant Shah.
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Call for Comments for Report on the Online Video Environment in India: by Pranesh Prakash — published Dec 21, 2010 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 12:12 PM — filed under: Openness, Featured, Open Video
The Open Video Alliance, the Centre for Internet and Society and iCommons are pleased to announce a public call for comments on version 1 of "Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report".
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Digital Natives with a Cause? - workshop in Santiago Open Call: by Samuel Tettner — published Dec 16, 2010 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 11:40 AM — filed under: Featured, Digital Natives
The third and final workshop in the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from the 8 to 10 February. An open call for participation follows.
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Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon: Position Papers: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 03, 2010 — last modified May 15, 2015 11:34 AM — filed under: Digital Activism, RAW Publications, Digital Natives, Featured, Publications, Researchers at Work
The Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon conference co-organised by Hivos and the Centre for Internet and Society is being held from 6 to 8 December at the Hague Museum for Communication. The position papers are now available online.
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My Bubble, My Space, My Voice workshop - Perspective and future: by Samuel Tettner — published Nov 18, 2010 — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:32 AM — filed under: Featured, Digital Natives
The second workshop for the “Digital Natives with a Cause?” research project named “My Bubble, My Space, My Voice” took place at the Link Center of Wits University, in Johannesburg, South Africa from 6 November 2010 to 9 November 2010. Samuel Tettner, Digital Natives Co-cordinator shares his perspective on the workshop.
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Digital Natives with a Cause?— Workshop in South Africa—FAQs: by Samuel Tettner — published Oct 11, 2010 — last modified May 15, 2015 11:35 AM — filed under: RAW Events, Digital Natives, Featured, Workshop, Researchers at Work, Event
The second international Digital Natives Workshop "My Bubble, My Space, My Voice" will be held in Johannesburg from 7 to 9 November 2010. Some frequently asked questions regarding the upcoming workshop are answered in this blog entry.
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