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ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗଠନର ୭୯ ବର୍ଷ
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ସମ୍ପାଦକମାନଙ୍କ ତରଫରୁ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରଠାରେ ଏହି ୨୯ ତାରିଖରେ “ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ ୨୦୧୪” ପାଳନ କରାଯାଉଛି ।
Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm onwards at the India International Centre Annex. The event is organized by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi in association with the Global Network Initiative, Washington D.C.
Wikipedia taps students for Kannada content
Conducts workshops in Ujire, Moodbidri for training in vernacular editing.
ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
A conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to 18:00. Organized by the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, with the generous support of ICANN. Geetha Hariharan participated in this event.
Twenty-five distinguished experts appointed to Global Commission on Internet Governance’s Research Advisory Network
Twenty-five distinguished scholars and internationally recognized experts have been appointed to the Global Commission on Internet Governance’s (GCIG) new Research Advisory Network (RAN).
No to homosexuals, yes to their vote
The ad appears at the bottom of the page. It has BJP’s symbol and Modi’s photograph displayed prominently.
C-DoT's surveillance system making enemies on internet
Reporters Without Boundaries says it gives unbridled power to law- enforcement agencies to snoop on citizens.
Design!Public
Centre for Knowledge Societies is organizing this event in partnership with Grameen Foundation India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP, et.al. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at this event to be held in New Delhi on March 14, 2014.
When politics gets social
In the run-up to the general election, social media companies explain how the political campaigns this time are very different from what they were five years ago.
The Internet Will Be Everywhere In 2025, For Better Or Worse
In 2025, the Internet will enhance our awareness of the world and ourselves while diminishing privacy and allowing abusers to "make life miserable for others," according to a new report by the Pew Research Center and Elon University.
International Conference on Cyberlaw & Cybercrime
The International Conference on Cyberlaw and Cybercrime will take place on March 13, 2014. The event is organized by Cyberlaws.net and Pawan Duggal Associates. Sunil Abraham is participating in the event as a panelist.
Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation to Host Design Public
The conclave in its 5th edition will feature Aam Aadmi Party members Rajmohan Gandhi and Somnath Bharti along with Sunil Abraham in conversation with Dr. Aditya Sood about different approaches through citizen centric governance.
How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes
LIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
Girls just wanna have... a voice
Many Indian women have taken to Twitter, the micro-blogging site, to air their views. And some of them have become social media celebrities by virtue of their wise and witty tweets. Prasun Chaudhuri looks at the women who matter in India’s Twitterverse.
Integrating Urdu with Modern Technology the Need of Hour
A report of the Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University by the Department of Translation Studies on March 6, 2014. Syed Muzamiluddin is quoted.
Constitution of the High Level Advisory Committee (HLAC) on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility
The Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to serve on the high level committee on electronic accessibility policy constituted by the Government of India.
Stakeholders meeting to discuss the NCAER Report on "Parallel Imports"
Nehaa Chaudhari will be participating in this meeting to be held in New Delhi on March 26, 2014.
“The Internet and Controls: A Disturbing Scenario”
Prof. Mohan SundaraRajan, a renowned science writer will give a talk at the Bangalore International Centre in TERI on March 7, 2014 at 6.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham will chair and moderate the session.
‘Mobile’ voters may sway polls
BABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
India’s ballot battle will also run through Facebook
Facebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social media as a political tool in a rapidly urbanizing India.
