Centre for Internet & Society

‘Some Indian laws could be challenging’

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2012 04:40 AM

Wikipedia’s founder member Erik Möller says their principle is not to decide the map of India, but to explain that there is a controversy.

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Steady Steps.....FOSS and the MDG's

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:11 AM

Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this IGF workshop held on November 9, 2012. It was organised by International Center For Free and Open Source Software and Free Software and OpenSource Foundation For Africa.

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Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to Centre for Internet and Society to expand Access to Knowledge in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 02, 2012 12:48 PM

We are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their Access to Knowledge program in India.

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Wiki goes the oral citation way

Wiki goes the oral citation way

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 18, 2012 06:18 AM

In a way to overcome lack of any citable sources in print on several interesting, but lesser-known topics, an Indian researcher on the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, has evolved The Oral Citations Project.

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Open access to government data on the cards

by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 26, 2012 07:31 AM

The way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article was published in the Hindu on March 25, 2012. Pranesh Prakash is quoted in it.

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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?

Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 23, 2012 09:12 AM

Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.

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Research papers will be available in public domain

Research papers will be available in public domain

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 17, 2012 05:38 AM

IIT-Madras intends to make circle of knowledge complete, writes Vasudha Venugopal in this article published in the Hindu on 15 February 2012. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is quoted in the article.

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Wikipedia turns 11 today

Wikipedia turns 11 today

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 16, 2012 09:41 AM

The world's largest free encyclopaedia turns 11 on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Wikipedia community will host events in seven cities across the country. The community is also celebrating the first anniversary of the Wikimedia India chapter.

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The Wikimedia India Program Trust

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 13, 2011 07:58 AM

A new entity, the “Wikimedia India Program Trust”, has now been formed and registered (in Delhi.) This will be the organization that will eventually drive India programs and house the team in India.

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Western Ghats Portal: Workshop on Biodiversity Informatics

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 08, 2011 05:01 AM

The Western Ghats portal team is organising a one-day workshop to explore the contemporary state on biodiversity informatics on 25 November 2011 at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore.

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Can Innovation Solve the Grand Challenges of Indian Society?

Can Innovation Solve the Grand Challenges of Indian Society?

by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 07, 2011 12:45 PM

It’s nearly time again for Design Public the event, a high-level conclave on design, innovation, and the public interest. Our up-coming event will be in Bangalore on the 14th of October, and will be held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, which is housed in a century-old Manikyavelu mansion, which was once the property of the Mysore royal family.

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One among the clan of Wikipedians

One among the clan of Wikipedians

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:49 PM

In 2005, I lived in Johannesburg and worked as an activist to make knowledge more accessible. Between fighting copyright treaties in Geneva that would give corporations an even bigger stranglehold on our minds and finding ways to supply cheap textbooks to township schools, I talked about my work frequently. After one such event, organised by Nhlanhla Mabaso, the godfather of free and open source software in the country, I met two people who were particularly interested in my work. Their names were Angela Beesley and Erik Moller; they looked like college students, and said that they were helping to build an online encyclopaedia called Wikipedia. They were bright, warm and open - and I was hooked.

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Civic hackers seek to find their feet in India

Civic hackers seek to find their feet in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:45 AM

In 2006, when Sushant Sinha,who holds a doctorate in Internet security from the University of Michigan, tried to use the Indian government’s judicial rulings website, Judis.nic.in, he found it difficult to get the data he was looking for. “Judis.nic.in didn’t have a good text search or ability to sort results by relevance,” Sinha said. The lack of these two critical functions rendered the wealth of data on the site largely unusable.

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Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journey

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:40 AM

Last week, India became another major country to join the growing, global open standards movement. After three years of intense debate and discussion, India's Department of IT in India finalized its Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance, joining the ranks of emerging economies like Brazil, South Africa and others. This is a historic moment and India's Department of Information Technology (DIT) deserves congratulations for approving a policy that will ensure the long-term preservation of India's e-government data.

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Report: Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum, 23 Oct 2010, Doha, Qatar

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:43 AM

A summary of the event "Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum" held in Doha.

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Social Mashup!

Social Mashup!

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:15 AM

Save the Date Join us to meet India’s most passionate, innovative, and curious start-up social entrepreneurs for two groundbreaking days of conversations, connections and inspiration. This event will be held on 2-3 December 2010 at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.

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Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum

Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 09:26 AM

Promoting Openness in Today's Digital World

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Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 09:59 AM

Glover Wright of the Center for Internet and Society talks about Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India at the Innovate/Activate Unconference in New York Law School on 24 September 2010.

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Innovate / Activate

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:18 AM

The event will be held on 24 and 25 September 2010 at New York Law School.

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