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January 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 31, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 11:25 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Intellectual Property Rights, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! It gives us immense pleasure to present regular updates on the progress of our research on the mainstream Internet media. In this issue of we bring our latest project updates, news and media coverage:
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E-Governance Interoperability Framework — Meeting in Iraq: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2011 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:04 AM — filed under: Openness
A meeting to create a plan of action for the development of e-Governance Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) in Iraq and include formulation of an e-GIF policy and technical document within the larger framework of public sector modernization, was held from 25 to 27 January 2011. Sunil Abraham was the main resource person for this meeting.
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"Privacy matters": by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 27, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:20 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Privacy India invites individuals to attend the second "Privacy matters" conference, a one-day event on the 5th February 2011 at the TERI Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore. Privacy India, Society in Action Group, and the Centre for Internet & Society have joined hands to organize the event.
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A Refreshing Start!: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:49 PM — filed under: Digital Natives
Parmesh Shahani enters the New Year inspired by the various ideas he’s been exposed to in The Hague and Lavasa.
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Knowledge Warriors: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:50 PM — filed under: Digital Natives
Dieci anni fa, quando Jimmy "Jumbo" Wales lanciò l'idea di una piattaforma della conoscenza partecipativa e plurilingue, di tipo enciclopedico, basata sul web, pochi erano pronti a raccoglierla. L'industria della conoscenza era rigidamente divisa tra chi la produceva, chi la fruiva e chi mediava tra i due gruppi.
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Digital Natives with a Cause? - Workshop in Chile seeks participants: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:50 PM — filed under: 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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Accessibility in Telecommunications: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 08:08 AM — filed under: Accessibility
CIS seeks to gather information about the accessibility of telecommunications products and services for persons with disabilities and elderly persons in India.
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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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Wiki changes the world: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:23 AM — filed under: Digital Natives
A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from September 2010 onwards. This article was published in the Indian Express on January 23, 2011. In this Nishant Shah explains how Wiki changes the world by making the ordinary person the expert and knowledge free.
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
Privacy Matters Conference Agenda: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 14, 2011
The "Privacy Matters" conference is taking place on Sunday January 23rd, at NUJS Law school at 10:30. It is a full day event that will discuss the challenges and concerns of privacy in India. Below is the agenda for the event. We look forward to your participation and attendance.
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