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Wired state of mind: by Radha Rao — published Dec 28, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:56 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Information technology is the driver of society today — the basic block of innovation and growth in organisations, the mainstay of the 21st century. The decade bygone was only an indicator of the things to come. Whether its ideas or friendships, the future indubitably belongs to linking-up on the web, writes Malvika Tegta , DNA - Digital Edition, Monday - 28th December, 2009.
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A provisional definition for the Cultural Last Mile: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 10, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 08:57 AM — filed under: ICT4D, Digital Governance, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Cybercultures, Digital subjectivities
In the first of his entries, Ashish Rajadhyaksha gives his own spin on the 'Last Mile' problem that has been at the crux of all public technologies. Shifting the terms of debate away from broadcast problems of distance and access, he re-purposes the 'last mile' which is a communications problem, to make a cultural argument about the role and imagination of technology in India, and the specific ways in which this problem features in talking about Internet Technologies in contemporary India.
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Techies mapping change: by Radha Rao — published Dec 08, 2009 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:51 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A group of 40 Bangaloreans, including techies and social activists, are creating digital maps that will be used to bring social change in India - an article in the Bangalore Mirror by Renuka Phadnis - Monday, December 07, 2009.
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10 tactics for turning information into action: by Radha Rao — published Dec 08, 2009 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Tactical Technology Collective (TTC) with The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Alternative Law Forum, is happy to announce the Bangalore launch of TTC's newest toolkit - '10 tactics for turning information into action'.
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Mumbai no longer ‘meri jaan’: by Radha Rao — published Dec 07, 2009 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:52 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Why online (and offline) activism after 26/11 never took off; what should have been done to mobilize people - an article in the Livemint by Seema Chowdhry and Samanth Subramanian - 20th November, 2009
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Shanty home: by Radha Rao — published Dec 01, 2009 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:53 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A nationwide initiative is imploring that you look closely at the greyed-out areas on your GPS maps, says Jaideep Sen in an article in the Time Out Bengaluru Magazine, November 13-26 2009 [Vol 2 Issue 9]
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Improving Collective Intelligence: by Radha Rao — published Nov 27, 2009 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS in collaboration with iMorph, Inc. and Program For the Future, is organizing a Tweetup on Dec 20th, 2009 at TERI from 4pm to 7pm.
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Information and livelihoods: by Radha Rao — published Nov 18, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
An article by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam (Distinguished Fellow, CIS) in GISW 2009 (Global Information Society Watch, 2009)
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Control shift?: by Radha Rao — published Nov 11, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:35 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
USA might have ceded the control of the Internet, but only partially - An article by Pranesh Prakash in Down to Earth (Issue: Nov 15th ,2009)
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Managing Spectrum: by Radha Rao — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 04:54 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Empowered Group of Ministers' goal should be nothing short of a broadband revolution - Shyam Ponappa / New Delhi, November 5, 2009 (Business Standard)
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