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Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Subramanian Swamy
Three years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds while trying to revive the National Herald newspaper, the Nehru-Gandhi scion threatened to sue him.
Corporate push to Modi’s Rs.4.5-billion digital dream
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs. 4.5-billion digital dream seems to find favour with the corporate world, which calls it a “very progressive step” and “massive tech push”.
'IRCTC’s Aadhaar play can violate SC order and derail National Security'
Your online railway bookings are going to become a wee bit more difficult if they aren’t already so.
The Digital Divide: pros and cons of Modi's latest big initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India (DI) initiative on 1 July, at an event attended by scores of government officials as well as industry leaders.
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Prajavani)
As part of its ongoing partnership with St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, CIS-A2K along with the Wikipedia community in Karnataka organized a workshop on Kannada Wikipedia. Prajavani reported this in their edition published on July 5, 2015.
Upload More Kannada Articles on Wikipedia
Uploading information in Wikipedia helps to develop language, said Indian Languages Programme Manager U B Pavanaja here on Saturday. The article was published in Indian Express (Mangaluru edition) on July 5, 2015.
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Udayavani)
As part of its ongoing partnership with St Aloysius College Mangaluru, CIS-A2K co-organized a workshop with the Kannada wikipedia community on Kannada Wikipedia. Udayavani covered this in their edition on July 5.
Not many contributors for Kannada-centric Wiki page
Wikipedia, which has over 60,000 contributing editors in India, has only 33 Kannadigas contributing to the Kannada section, said Pavanaja U B, programme manager, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
Five Nations, One Future?
The Silicon Valley model for success - what Bangalore, Chile, London and Rwanda want to learn from California.
Most emerging firms low on cyber security: Experts
When Pavitra Badrinath saw that the upgrade to a shopping application on her smartphone asked access to her contacts and messages, she decided against it. "Laws on privacy are not clear in India. So I am doing what I can to protect my information," the 26-year-old technology firm employee said.
Government's stand on internet governance draws applause from civil society organisations
India's decision to support the multistakeholder model of internet governance has drawn mostly applause from civil society organisations and individuals who have been following the issue, even as they cautioned that implementation will determine the success of the model.
The I-MACX Summit & Demo Day (Spring 2015)
IIIT-B Innovation Center organized this event in Bangalore on June 18, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker.
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ୧୩ ତମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ପାଳନ, ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ
ତାରିଖ ଏବଂ ସମୟ: ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ୫ ଟା ସ୍ଥାନ: ପଦାର୍ଥ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ, ସଚିବାଳୟ ମାର୍ଗ, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ସବିଶେଷ: https://or.wikipedia.org/s/sml
Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at Bhubaneswar
Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
Odia Wikipedia Celebrates 13 Years of Free Knowledge Contribution at Bhubaneswar
The event was held at the Institute of Physics, Near Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on June 3, 2015, at 5 p.m.
Panel Discussion on Internet Intermediaries, Law and Innovation
CII, Google and Centre For Communications Governance, NLU Delhi hosted a panel discussion on June 2 in New Delhi. Jyoti Panday attended.
Can Uber, Ola apps be blocked? Govt fighting cyber odds
The Delhi government is trying to block taxi hailing apps like Uber and Ola Cabs, but is it really possible?
The Perils and Prospects of Bringing the Next Billion Online
Sunil Abraham is the executive director of the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore. In his PDF talk, he explains the fight for net neutrality in India and how many solutions fall under the category of walled garden.
Only digital sex, please
Many Indian men are getting so dependent on digital sex and online pornography that they can’t handle real relationships. And a new book says this is happening the world over. Prasun Chandhuri and Avijit Chatterjee turn the spotlight on the trend
Digital India launch likely in July
The Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and games spread over a week-long initiative across the country.
