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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ
A report of the Kannada Wikipedia tenth anniversary celebrations in Prajavani on November 18.
ಕನ್ನಡದ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ದುರ್ಬಲ
An article about the tenth Kannada Wikipedia published in Vijaya Karnataka on November 19.
YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India
Alternative Law Forum’s Lawrence Liang on relaunching Creative Commons, and how it changes the legal landscape of copyright issues.
Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013
A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to discuss the draft 'Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012' under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. S. Rao, Sr. Adviser, DBT.
Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law
The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy.
India must support UN's e-snooping move: Human rights activists
India is facing pressure from internet and human rights activists to support a United Nations resolution that calls for an end to electronic spying after revelations of mass illegal surveillance by the United States.
Panaji: DKA organizes two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop
In order to showcase Romi Konknni on a global platform, Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) organized a two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop November 16 and November 17 for Romi Konknni writers in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme, Bangalore.
National Conference on: Harnessing technology for the empowerment for the persons with visual impairments
Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan participates as a speaker at this event. The event is organized by NIVH.
ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಒಂದು ಆಚರಣೆ
Coverage of the ten years of celebrations in Kannada Wikipedia on Avadhi website.
10th anniversary of Kannada wikipedia
Kannada wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 17.
Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Udayavani Coverage
Udayavani, on November 15, 2013 published about the upcoming tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia.
Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Vijayavani Coverage
Vijayavani published a report of the forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia on November 17.
Social media promotions can backfire, too
Social media is a highly effective marketing tool for companies but its very ubiquity and the speed with which messaging goes viral has meant that it can hurt them badly as well, especially since platforms are not always moderated and can be hacked or misused.
Indian Govt to Build Machine Translation System for 22 Indic Languages
National Translation Mission is preparing a Machine Translation System (MTS) to instantly translate texts from vernacular Indian languages to English, reports New Indian Express.
eAccessibility Workshop 2013
Directorate of Information Technology (DIT), in association with Mahaonline Limited (MoL) and NIXI has organized a workshop on eAccessibility on November 19-20, 2013 at Mumbai and Pune. The Centre for Internet and Society is one of the trainer organisations for the event.
Wikimedia Diversity Conference
T.Vishnu Vardhan participated in the conference organized by the German Wikipedia community in Berlin (GLS Campus) on November 9 and 10, 2013. He presented on So Many Languages- Challenges and Opportunities for the Wikimedia Movement in India and also led a Round-up session on Geographic diversity and Language pluralism on Wikimedia.
Human rights, freedom of expression and free flow of information on the Internet
This session will offer a multistakeholder overview of the current status of human rights, freedom of expression and free flow of information on the Internet. Pranesh Prakash was a speaker at this event.
Conference on eGovernance for India: Opportunities, Challenges and Policy Alternatives
The OECD Korea Policy Centre in partnership with the Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad is organising an international conference on ‘eGovernance for India: Opportunities, Challenges and Policy Alternatives’ at Hyderabad during November 6-7, 2013.
Kannada Wikipedia and its Tenth Anniversary
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was on RadioCity to talk about Kannada Wikipedia and its tenth anniversary. The programme was aired on November 2, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely Opaque
Nishant Shah is teaching a course on "From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely Opaque" and presenting on a panel on 'Secrets of Digital Culture' at the St. Gallen Business school in Switzerland in November 2013.
