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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Environment Management
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organized by CSIBER College and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in Kolhapur on March 30, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was a trainer. The edit-a-thon was attended by 32 students.
Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Pune
Sterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini joined hands with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team to hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Ambawane in Pune on March 10, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was one of the trainers. The edit-a-thon was attended by 28 students.
Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jnana Prabodhini
A Marathi Wikipedia Women's Day edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Jnana Prabodhini to commemorate the celebration of International Women's Day.
"Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din" celebrations in Maharashtra
Marathi Language Day was recently commemorated across the state of Maharashtra to celebrate the Marathi language, its literature and culture.
A Pathfinding Approach for Digital India
It's not only the installation of the OFC, but of ensuring quality and reliability.
Digital native: Who will watch the watchman?
The state mining its citizens as data and suspending rights to privacy under the rhetoric of national security is alarming.
Digital Native: Do not go Gently into the Good Night
If there’s a lesson to be learned from the resistance to the Trump administration, it is this — patriotism is not a feeling, it is an action.
Comments on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 'Vision Document 2030'
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted comments for the consideration of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) on the Vision Document 2030 brought out earlier this month.
Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Decision on Aadhaar?
When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.
WikiTungi: Bhubaneswar City Wiki Community Turns 1
The Odia Wikipedia’s WikiTungi is an attempt at building a community of Wikimedians at the city level.
Privacy Gaps in India's Digital India Project
This paper seeks to assess the privacy protections under 15 e-governance schemes: Soil Health Card, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), Project Panchdeep, U-Dise, Electronic Health Records, NHRM Smart Card, MyGov, eDistricts, Mobile Seva, Digi Locker, eSign framework for Aadhaar, Passport Seva, PayGov, National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP), and Aadhaar.
Big Data in Governance in India: Case Studies
This research seeks to understand the most effective way of researching Big Data in the Global South. Towards this goal, the research planned for the development of a Global South big data Research Network that identifies the potential opportunities and harms of big data in the Global South and possible policy solutions and interventions.
Marathi Wikisource & Digitisation Workshop
A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) team on February 17 and 18, 2017. Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited and Jnana Prabhodini were the co-organizers. The discussions were held at Jnana Prabodhini, Sadashiv Peth, Pune on February 17 and C Trade Tower, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune on February 18, 2017.
50p and Digital Payments Masterclass Learning - CIS
Sunil Abraham, Saikat Dutta and Udbhav Tiwari from the CIS team attended 50p on the 24 and 25 of January 2017 in Bangalore, India. We had the following learnings from the event, which will shape our work in the digital finance and payments space in the future.
Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists in Satara on 13th February 2017
A Marathi Wikipedia Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists was held in Satara on 13 February, 2017
Ranking Digital Rights in India
This report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service providers (Hike Messenger, Shaadi.com and Rediff.com). The report is an attempt to evaluate the practices and policies of companies which provide internet infrastructure or internet services, and are integral intermediaries to the everyday experience of the internet in India.
Bargarh Manuscript Digitisation Project
The digitisation of temple manuscripts at the Dadhivamana Temple, Bargarh in Western Odisha followed by a workshop for the students of Imperial College took place between 11- 12 February, 2017.
Imperial College Orientation Program, Bargarh
An Odia Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Imperial College, Bargarh on 12 February, 2017.
