Centre for Internet & Society

Internet Governance and Human Rights: Strategies and Collaborations for Empowerment

by Prasad Krishna - Lithuanian Exhibition & Conference Centre (IGF venue) Room 5 - Vilnius

Leading up to the 2010 IGF, The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Global Partners, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), IT for Change, and the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles are hosting, on 13 September 2010 in Vilnius, an event on 'Internet Governance and Human Rights: Strategies and Collaborations for Empowerment'.

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Digital Activism and Online Advocacy: Experiences from the Tibetan Freedom Movement – A Talk by Shibayan Raha

by Prasad Krishna -

A talk on the role of digital activism, online advocacy and use of social media in the Tibetan freedom struggle by Shibayan Raha at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore on 9 August, 2010.

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The Internet, Culture, and Society - Looking at Past, Present, and Future Worldwide

by Prasad Krishna - CIS, Bangalore

It is now well known that with 4.5 billion mobile phone owners in the world and increased Internet penetration, global cultures and communities have experienced shifts in their economic, political, and social well-being due to the digital revolution. As a scholar and consultant who works worldwide, Prof Ramesh Srinivasan will illustrate how new media technologies have been used creatively to enable political movements in Kyrgyzstan, literacy and educational reform in India, and economic development across the developing world. In addition to this, he will discuss some of digital culture's biggest challenges, including considering how the Web can start to empower different types of cultural perspectives and knowledges. The talk will be live streamed.

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Digital humanities: How social sciences may benefit from the digital revolution?

by Prasad Krishna - Centre for Contemporary Studies

Centre for Contemporary Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society presents a talk on Digital Humanities by Dominique Boullier, Professor at Sciences Po Paris on 9 July, 2010 at the Centre for Contemporary Studies.

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Unique Identity (UID) Project: A Debate on Fundamental Rights

by Prasad Krishna - Queens Road, Bangalore

A half day workshop on unique identity number and fundamental rights is being held on Friday, 16 April, 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists in Bangalore. The event is being co-organised by Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Slum Janandolana – Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society.

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Community Informatics: Successfully Applying Information and Communications Technologies as a Support to Local Economic and Social Development

by Prasad Krishna - CIS, Bangalore

Dr. Gurstein will present a talk on the current state of development in Community Informatics and facilitate a broader discussion on community based ICTs for local development and community empowerment as are currently applied in India and worldwide.

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Improving Collective Intelligence

by Radha Rao - The Energy and Resources Institute- Southern Regional Centre (TERI-SRC) 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage Bangalore

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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10 tactics for turning information into action

by Radha Rao - C E D (Centre for Education and Documentation) 7, 8th Main, 3rd Phase, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore

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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Agriculture, ICT and Community

by Radha Rao - Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen's Road, Bangalore

Sampada Foundation in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and Institution of Agricultural Technologists present: 'Agriculture, ICT and Community'

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Mobile Tech 4 Social Change

by Radha Rao - Mother Tekla Auditorium, No.10,Old Passport Office Road, Brunton Road, Bangalore 560001

Mobile Tech 4 Social Change, Bangalore camp is a one-day event and is an exploration of mobile technology to advance social development and social change goals.

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