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International Space Apps Challenge
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 10, 2012 — filed under: ,
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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Blog Entry Open DataCamp — 2012
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2012 — filed under: ,
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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Open access to government data on the cards
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
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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Blog Entry Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 29, 2012 — last modified Aug 03, 2013 05:36 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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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Blog Entry Comments on Technical Standards for Interoperability Framework for E-Governance in India (Phase II)
by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 29, 2012 — filed under:
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?
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 23, 2012 — filed under: ,
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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Blog Entry An Interview with Dr. Francis Jayakanth
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2012 — last modified Nov 24, 2012 06:09 AM — filed under: , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2012 — filed under: ,
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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Free Arduino Workshop (For Beginners)
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2012 — last modified Apr 28, 2012 04:07 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore invites you to a hands-on-free Arduino workshop in its office on 3 March 2012. The workshop will be held from 11.00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Inaugural EPT Award for Dr. Francis Jayakanth
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 06, 2012 — last modified Feb 27, 2012 12:24 PM — filed under: ,
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