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Multistakeholders Consultation on International Public Policy Issues
The Department of Electronics & Information Technology has called for a meeting on January 21 in New Delhi to discuss international public policy issues. Snehashish Ghosh will participate in the meeting.
Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repository
World' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and research resources on tribal languages and diverse cultural heritage.
What is net neutrality and why it is important
Internet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
Social Notworking - 'Murder by Twitter'
Suketu Mehta (@suketumehta) - terrible news about sunanda tharoor. this is murder by twitter.
EU parliament report slams US surveillance
Report that outlines need for stringent laws for protecting citizen privacy, democratizing Internet governance holds lessons for India, say analysts.
Global Congress On IP and Public Interest Adopts Principles for Negotiations
A recent conference on intellectual property and the public interest concluded with the adoption of public interest principles to guide international trade negotiations and international organisations.
ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ
Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’
Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
Election panel rejects Google’s proposal for electoral services tie-up
EC had earlier signed a non-disclosure agreement with Google but had not shared or handed over any data to the Internet giant so far.
Worldwide: International Privacy - 2013 Year in Review - Asia
Asian Data Privacy Updates
Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media"
NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.
Rise of the bot: all you need to know about the latest threat online
In the last week of December, 2013, former union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal lodged a police complaint in Chandigarh after witnessing “an unusual rise in his online fan following”. The former minister told the police that his Facebook page had received more than 10,000 likes, within a span of 24 hours. While his allegation that the ‘likes’ were “fabricated” may be true, information technology experts believe a bot was at work.
Digitising contest to preserve rare books in Malayalam
The Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
Inventions that will make a difference
In an increasingly tech-driven world, what does 2014 have to offer? Geeta Padmanabhan turns the spotlight on some life-changing gadgets.
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Alvas Vishva Nudisiri Virasat
The Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop at Moodabidre from December 19 to 22, 2013.
Pranesh Prakash elected as Asia-Pacific Representative to the Executive Committee of NonCommercial Users Constituency
Pranesh Prakash has been elected as the Asia-Pacific representative to the executive committee of the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) (part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, which is in turn part of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, which is in turn part of ICANN).
Odisha: Odia Wikipedia reaching 5000 article mark!
Many are not aware of the existence of Odia Wikipedia and other Indian language Wikipedias. But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia language.
An “Advocacy” Saga and the Inspiring Legacy of Rahul Cherian
For those interested in policy advocacy, the NUJS Law Review has an elaborate paper outlining the tireless advocacy efforts (spanning more than 10 full years) of a bunch of dedicated campaigners who strove valiantly to foster access for the disabled.
Odia #Wikipedia reaches 5000 Article Mark
For the online Odia, something very special happened this week. The ever-growing Odia edition of Wikipedia now has 5000+ quality articles on diverse topics. While many are not aware of the existence of such a Wiki, But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia language.
