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India debates limits to freedom of expression
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
From Google to Facebook, from world-famous author Salman Rushdie to a little-known political cartoonist, it has become increasingly easy in recent months to offend the Indian government, and to incur the wrath of the censor or even the threat of legal action.
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Developing location-based services
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
For mapping enthusiasts, geeks and neogeographers in Bangalore, here's something to look forward to. Cartonama, a workshop that offers intensive hands-on training on tools to build and manage location data for location-based services, will be held in the city on March 2 and 3.
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Grooming the geek
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Generation 2.0, the iPad child, is enriched by technology, and many parents are embracing it wholeheartedly. But can technology transform the way a child’s abilities develop?
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GeekUp with Erica Hagen
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 27, 2012
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last modified
Feb 29, 2012 03:00 AM
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filed under:
Lecture,
Event Type,
Internet Governance
HasGeek is organizing a GeekUp with Erica Hagen of the GroundTruth Initiative on 1 March 2012 at 5 p.m. Erica will speak on the theme: "From Information to Empowerment: Unpacking the Equation".
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Climate Change and Controversy Mapping
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 27, 2012
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last modified
Feb 27, 2012 04:10 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
A three-day workshop with Professor Bruno Latour, Dean for Research at Sciences Po, Paris. The workshop is being organised in collaboration with the Devechia Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore from March 19 to March 21, 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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FUEL Kannada - Workshop on Kannada Computing Terminology
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 23, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
A two days workshop on the standardization of Kannada computing terminologies was organized on January 28th and 29th 2012 at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore under the FUEL project. This FUEL Kannada workshop aimed at the community review and standardization of frequently encountered computing terminologies in Kannada. FUEL Kannada Evaluation meet aimed at solving the problem of inconsistency and lack of standardization in computer software translations in Kannada language. This workshop was hosted by CIS, sponsored by Red Hat and organized by Sanchaya (sanchaya.net).
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All India Privacy Symposium
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by
Natasha Vaz
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published
Feb 22, 2012
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last modified
Mar 01, 2012 06:16 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Are we citizens or subjects? Experts gather in Delhi for public symposium on privacy, transparency, e-governance and national security in India.
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Internet Governance
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The High Level Privacy Conclave
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by
Natasha Vaz
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published
Feb 22, 2012
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last modified
Mar 01, 2012 06:09 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India in dire need of privacy law; experts say government is ironically creating huge national security risks in attempts to prevent crime and terrorism.
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OurSay: how India’s technology is cutting into corruption
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
In the world’s largest democracy, corruption has long been part of the system of governance. However, transformative new technologies are playing an exciting and powerful role in citizen engagement, good governance and in the mobilisation of the masses for social action.
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India won't censor social media: Telecom Minister
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 15, 2012
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last modified
Mar 01, 2012 07:15 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India does not intend to censor online social networks such as Facebook, a minister said Tuesday, but he demanded that they obey the same rules governing the press and other media. The article by AFP was published in the Tribune on February 14, 2012.
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