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Bangalore Meet-up for the Open Government Partnership Brasilia
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2012
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last modified
Apr 12, 2012 01:18 PM
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Openness,
Event Type,
Open Content
The international Open Government Partnership (OGP) is holding its first annual meeting on April 17 and 18, 2012. Representatives from over 50 member countries will gather in Brasilia to celebrate the progress that has been made to date, to exchange best practices, and to grow and strengthen the global collaborative network of open government leaders. Bangalore meet-up at CIS on April 17, 2012 from 5.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m.
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Openness
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Design!PubliC — Event in Delhi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 11, 2012
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last modified
Apr 11, 2012 11:45 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Event Type
Centre for Knowledge Societies in partnership with IBM, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, HeadStart, India@75, LiveMint, and the Centre for Internet & Society is organizing the third edition of Design!PubliC event in Delhi on April 19 and 20, 2012.
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International Space Apps Challenge
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 10, 2012
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filed under:
Openness,
Event Type
The International Space Apps Challenge is an international codeathon-style event that will take place over a 48 hour period in cities on all seven continents – and in space – on the weekend of April 21-22, 2012. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing solutions to global challenges. The Centre for Internet & Society is organising the event in Bangalore.
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Open DataCamp — 2012
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2012
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filed under:
Open Data,
Openness
A one-day unconference for people working with data from various sectors to come together and share their projects and ideas was organised in Bangalore on March 24, 2012. It was organised by the DataMeet group. Pranesh Prakash participated in the event.
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Openness
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Open access to government data on the cards
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2012
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Content,
Open Access,
Openness
The way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article was published in the Hindu on March 25, 2012. Pranesh Prakash is quoted in it.
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News & Media
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Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 29, 2012
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last modified
Aug 03, 2013 05:36 AM
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filed under:
Award,
Open Content,
Video,
Open Access,
Openness
The Electronic Publishing Trust recently announced a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developed countries who have made significant contribution for the cause of open access and free exchange of research findings. There were 30 nominations from 17 countries around the world and Dr. Francis Jayakanth from the National Centre of Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was selected for the inaugural EPT Award for Open Access in the Developing World by a committee that went through all the nominations.
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Comments on Technical Standards for Interoperability Framework for E-Governance in India (Phase II)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 29, 2012
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filed under:
Openness
The e-Governance Standards Division has called for public comments on the draft of the Technical Standards IFEG Phase II. We from the Centre for Internet and Society have given our comments.
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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 23, 2012
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
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An Interview with Dr. Francis Jayakanth
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 17, 2012
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last modified
Nov 24, 2012 06:09 AM
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filed under:
Interview,
Openness,
Open Access
India has been losing out its best talents to the West, however, this trend could be reversed if we create adequate number of world-class institutions and research facilities, and our scientific productivity and quality of research will improve significantly, says Dr. Francis Jayakanth in an email interview with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore.
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Research papers will be available in public domain
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 17, 2012
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
IIT-Madras intends to make circle of knowledge complete, writes Vasudha Venugopal in this article published in the Hindu on 15 February 2012. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is quoted in the article.
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