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Kannada Wikipedia Editathon Coverage in Prajavani
The article was published in Prajavani Mangal on December 10, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
Post More Articles on Kannada Wikipedia
The article was published in Indian Express, Mangaluru edition on December 12, 2015. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was quoted. A scanned version of the article is given below.
Second Regional Conference on Connectivity for All: Future Technologies, Markets and Regulation
This conference organized by the International Telecommunications Society, IIMA IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was held in New Delhi from December 13 to 15, 2015. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "Going beyond Cybersecurity: Internet Governance Issues".
NLSIU Conference on Access to Copyrighted Works for Persons with Disability: An enriching experience
National Law School of India University, Bangalore hosted a one-day national conference on the ‘Access to Copyrighted Works for Persons with Disability’, on the 26th of November, 2015 to discuss the provisions and implications of the Marrakesh Treaty as signed on the 27th of June, 2013.
A Scam Masquerading as Santa
Christmas is here and social media is abuzz with celebrations of its spirit.
Global Charter: Promoting Global Digital Inclusion through ICT Procurement Policies & Accessibility Standards
The Centre for Internet & Society was a signatory to this initiative.
CODE Session
CODE Project is an IDRC funded project, and CIS is a partner institution, along with PIJIP at American University Washington College of Law, USA, Karisma Foundation, Colombia, Derechos Digitale, Chile, American Assembly, Columbia University, USA and FGV, Rio.
Strategy Meeting on Global Copyright Policy and Advocacy
Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash participated in the meeting held on December 14, 2015 at National Law School in Delhi.
Consultation on "Understanding the Freedom of Expression Online and Offline"
The event organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation and Association for Progressive Communications was held at YMCA, New Delhi on December 10, 2015. Jyoti Panday attended the event as a speaker. She covered imposition of legitimate expression specifically in the context of intermediary liability practices in India.
Unbundling Issues of Privacy, Data Security, Identity Matrics, for Financial Inclusion
This event was organized by Indicus Foundation and MicroSave on December 10, 2015 at the Metropolitan Hotel and Spa, New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
Cyber Security Summit 2015
The Government of Karnataka in association with Biz Wingz Production House organized this Summit on November 27, 2015 at JW Marriott, Bangalore from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham was a panelist.
Kick Off Meeting for the Politics of Data Project
Tactical Technology Collective (TTC) on December 7 and 8, 2015 organized this event in Phnom Penh. Amber Sinha participated in it.
Works of Odisha litterateur JP Das to be available online free
The works of bureaucrat-turned-writer from Odisha, Jagannath Prasad Das, can be accessed free online after the digitisation process is complete.
शंभर वर्षांपूर्वीच्या पुस्तकांचे होणार डिजिटायझेशन
Lokmat (newspaper) covered Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha's Project news.
Take-away from the I&J Project Workshop at the UN Internet Governance Forum 2015
The Internet & Jurisdiction Project organized the workshop “Transnational due process: A case study in multi-stakeholder cooperation” at the Internet Governance Forum convened by the United Nations on November 13, 2015.
International Day of People with Disability
Nirmita Narasimhan was a panelist at this event organized by Capgemini in Bangalore on November 30, 2015.
Shopping on apps raise privacy and security concerns
The recently concluded online Diwali sales frequently offered consumers hefty discounts on merchandise if they shopped via store app, a move that experts say increases security risks for internet users.
Open Source India 2015
The twelfth Open Source India event organized by EFY Group was held at NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bangalore on November 19 and 20, 2015. Subhashish Panigrahi attended the event for the first day.
Design!Public (6th Edition)
The sixth edition of Design Public conceptualized and hosted by CivicLabs, an initiative of the Center for Knowledge Societies was held at Vihara Innovation Campus, New Delhi. Sumandro Chattapadhyay was a panelist.
Community Discussion for Making Tulu Wikipedia Live
CIS-A2K Programme Officer Rahmanuddin Shaik visited Mangalore on October 28 and 29 and again on November 5 and 6, 2015. During his visit he interacted with Wikipedians for making the Tulu Wikipedia live.
