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Removing Barriers to Connectivity: Connecting the Unconnected
The workshop was organised by Internet Society and ETNO on October 23, 2013. Pranesh Prakash was a panelist.
OSOD 2013: International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data
Nehaa Chaudhari was a panelist at the International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 2013, held on October 07, 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute. She gave a presentation on "Government Copyright and the Open Access Conundrum"
National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India
Nehaa Chaudhari was a panelist/speaker at the National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India.
Privacy: from regional regulations to global connections ?
This workshop is being organised by Internet Society at Bali on October 24. Sunil Abraham is one of the panelists for this.
Charting the Charter: Internet Rights and Principles Online
This workshop is being organised by IRP Coalition on October 22 in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre. Pranesh Prakash is participating as a panelist.
Fair process frameworks for cross-border online spaces
This workshop is being organised by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of France, Western Europe and Others Group and Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of Germany, Western Europe and Others Group. Sunil Abraham is one of the panelists for this workshop.
FOSS: Smart Choice for Developing Countries
This workshop is being organised by TechNation and Open Source Alliance of Central Asia on October 23. Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist and will speak on FOSS and IT Growth Policies in South Asia.
Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013
FICCI, in association with the Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India is organizing Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013 on 17th October 2013 at Federation House, FICCI, New Delhi. The theme for this year’s conference is “Internet to Equinet: Empowering a Billion Online”. Sunil Abraham is a speaker in the session on "The Internet We Want: A Multistakeholder Approach".
Digitalization of Culture
Dr. Nishant Shah did an introduction keynote to 1600 undergraduate students at the Leuphana University on October 8, 2013.
The 2013 EPT Award for Individuals in Developing Countries Working for Open Access
Below is the press release announcing the 3rd Annual Award for individuals in the developing world who have made a significant contribution to Open Access. The application form for nominations follows the announcement. The EPT hopes to receive a similarly large number of representations as were received for the award in its first two years.
The quest for genuine clout on the internet
There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media
The Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, together with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, will be convening a Round-table on Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media on October 16, 2013 at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham is a speaker in the session on Impact of Media, Social Media & Technology on Democracy / Governance.
RENEW: The 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology
The 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology – RENEW, is hosted by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture in Riga in partnership with the Art Academy of Latvia, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Danube University’s Center for Image Science. Following Banff 2005, Berlin 2007, Melbourne 2009 and Liverpool 2011, the Media Art History Boards and Renew Cochairs invite you to attend RENEW conference in Riga, October 8-11, 2013!
2nd International Conference on Managing Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy (MIPS 2014)
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay through the support of the Ministry of Human Resources Development IPR Chair Project, Government of India, is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy MIPS 2014 at IIT Bombay, India.
Religious pluralism and freedom of expression in India, Europe and other countries
The Venice-Delhi Seminars are Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations project, in cooperation with the Jamia Millia Islamia, Seminar and the India Habitat Centre is organizing this event from October 10 to 12, 2013. Chinmayi Arun will be speaking at this event.
Google survey: 37% of urban Indian voters are online
Almost four out of every 10 urban voters (or 37%) in India are online, just a little less than the number (42%) that are undecided about whom they will vote for in the 2014 general elections, according to a survey by Google India and research agency TNS released on Tuesday.
Alliance aimed at reducing internet cost launched
A number of government bodies, non-government organizations and private players have joined hands to create a coalition aimed at reducing the cost of internet access worldwide. The coalition -- Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) -- will advocate policy and regulatory reforms to push down the cost of bandwidth in developing and poor countries, where cost of internet access remains very high.
Privacy Meet
Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi.
GFM 2013
Nishant Shah participated in a panel discussion with Wendy Chun, Tom Levine and Geert Lovink , around 'The End of Bibliographies: New Media and Research'. Nishant also participated as a panelist in a panel discussion on 'Open Up: Pragmatism and Politics of Open Access'. The programme was held at the University of Luneberg in Germany from October 3 to 5, 2013.
Decline in web freedom steepest in India: Report
In a report on the state of internet in 60 countries, Freedom House, a US-based organization, said that in 2013 India saw the "most significant year-on-year decline" in terms of the web freedom.
