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Publishing Next
T. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at Publishing Next organized by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Margao (Goa)-based publishing house that provides publishing services to authors and publishers. The event was held in Goa on September 19 and 20.
National Consultation on Media Law
The Law Commission of India and the National University, Delhi have joined hands to organize the National Consultation on Media Law at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on September 27 and 28, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari participated in this event.
Implementation of IT in Kannada
Dr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Basaveshwara Science College, Bagalkot on September 20, 2014.
105 Kannada books released under Creative Commons
Contents will now be available in Wikisource for use by everyone.
The Power of Communication: The Media, Public Space and Participatory Democracy
Bhairav Acharya will be presenting a paper at this event to be held in the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla on October 13 and 14, 2014.
Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age
IT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a speaker.
Fighting battles online
Internet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space.
Google aims to win 40% of India with Android One
When Google launches its low-cost Android One devices next Monday, Indian users will be able to give voice commands, type messages and use almost all major mobile applications in Hindi.
Social Media Aids Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit Kashmir
As flood-ravaged Indian Kashmir faces a communication blackout, social media posts on Facebook and Twitter are playing a huge role in tracing people stranded in the region.
Colonial yoke or bureaucratic insouciance?
‘Blame the British’ is an oft-invoked argument when the subject of India’s outdated laws comes up for discussion. But 68 years since Independence, can we still afford to parrot that old line?
Mobile, Trust and Privacy
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at the event organized by GSM Association on September 4, 2014.
Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of Fragmentation
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014.
Implications of post-Snowden Internet Localization Proposals
Sunil Abraham was a speaker in this workshop organized by Center for Democracy and Technology on September 2, 2014.
SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act
Section 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?
Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to be overcome.
Understanding Surveillance and Privacy in India
Bhairav Acharya delivered a lecture at the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on August 28, 2014.
The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify Everyone
Last Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
Digital Publishing Meeting
As an initiative towards building a community, a meeting on digital publishing was conducted by C-DAC GIST Pune on August 22, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja attended the meeting.
ALC signs MoU for better net access
Andhra Loyola College (ALC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society – Access to Knowledge (CSI-A2K) here on Thursday.
Dot Bharat domain to roll out on August 21
Web addresses are set to get multilingual in India. Soon you will be able to type in addresses in a web browser in the Devnagri script – with “dot bharat” standing in for the currently common “dot in” domain to begin with. The roll-out of the same begins on August 21.
