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An Introduction to Bitfilm & Bitcoin in Bangalore, India
- March 12, 2013
An event at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) was organized on January 23, 2013. The all star team at CIS was awesome at organizing this event for Bitcoin. Live streaming, mainstream newspaper coverage and Twitter based Q&A made this the first Bitcoin event in India that leveraged these mediums of information transfer.
Read more →https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkE4C-MQz-upSBesnoto7E_yUP_5KqcVXo on Women in the IT Industry: Request for Data
- March 06, 2013
Why was cognizant technology solution not considered for survey.
Read more →Women in the IT Industry: Request for Data
- March 06, 2013
For CIS's research on indicators of female economic empowerment in the IT industry in India, we have sent formal request for participation in a short survey to the six largest IT companies based in India. A copy of the letter of request and survey as well as some details of the request for data can be found in this post.
Read more →Research Initiative: Women in India's IT Industry
- March 05, 2013
CIS has begun a brief research project which will examine indicators of female economic empowerment in the IT industry in India. Though the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data from the six largest publicly-traded Indian software companies, we hope to provide insight into state of female employment in one of the most important and rapidly growing economic sectors in the country.
Read more →Don’t SLAPP free speech
- February 28, 2013
IIPM is proving adept at the tactical use of lawsuits to stifle criticism, despite safeguards. THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications, on 14 February, issued orders to block certain web pages critical of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
Read more →BigDog is Watching You! The Sci-fi Future of Animal and Insect Drones
- February 25, 2013
Do you think robotic aeroplanes monitoring us are scary enough? Wait until you read about DARPA´s new innovative and subtle way to keep us all under the microscope! This blog post presents a new reality of drones which is depicted in none other than animal and insect-like robots, equipped with cameras and other surveillance technologies.
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