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Rick van Amersfoort to give a public lecture on his work at CIS on May 15
Rick van Amersfoort, researcher based in Amsterdam will describe his work at Buro Jansen & Janssen, in the Netherlands and Europe. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:07 AM — Filed under:
Shadow Search
CIS in collaboration with NEWS announces an open call for proposals to explore the use of natural-language search algorithms that are able to find people and ... by Radha Rao last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:28 AM — Filed under:
Shadow Search Project (SSP) in CIS
CIS hosts an interesting line-up on the 18th of April with the Shadow Search Project (SSP). by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:54 AM — Filed under:
Critical Point of View: WikiWars
The Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore), in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam), brings together an international range of ... by Nishant Shah last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:18 AM — Filed under:
Critical Point of View: WikiWars II
The Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore), in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam) is hosting the second Critical Point of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:12 AM — Filed under:
Talking Back without "Talking Back"
The activism of digital natives is often considered different from previous generations because of the methods and tools they use. However, reflecting on my ... by Maesy Angelina last modified Sep 22, 2011 11:37 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
A History of Transparency, Politics and Information Technologies in India
In this blog post, Zainab Bawa reviews the different spectrums of information, transparency and politics. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 03, 2011 09:59 AM — Filed under:
Inquilab 2.0? Reflections on Online Activism in India*
Research and activism on the Internet in India remain fledgling in spite the media hype, says Anja Kovacs in her blog post that charts online activism in India ... by Nishant Shah last modified Aug 02, 2011 09:25 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
What's in a Name? Or Why Clicktivism May Not Be Ruining Left Activism in India, At Least For Now
In a recent piece in the Guardian titled “Clicktivism Is Ruining Leftist Activism”, Micah White expressed severe concern that, in drawing on tactics of ... by Anja Kovacs last modified Aug 02, 2011 09:25 AM — Filed under: , , ,
CEPT to Set up Centre to Research Role of Internet in Social Development
Nishant Shah, Director (Research) at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore who will assist the centre, said: "No one predicted the outcome of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 02, 2011 06:06 AM — Filed under:
Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities - A Call for Peer Review
Pratyush Shankar's research project on "Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities" is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:32 AM — Filed under: ,
You auto-complete me: romancing the bot
This is an excerpt from an essay by Maya Indira Ganesh, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Dec 06, 2019 05:00 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Call for Essays — #List
The researchers@work programme at CIS invites abstracts for essays that explore social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Oct 11, 2019 05:07 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Rethinking Conditions of Access
P. P. Sneha explores the possibilities of redefining the idea of access through the channels of education and learning. by Sneha PP last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:35 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Making in the Humanities – Some Questions and Conflicts
The following is an abstract for a proposed chapter on 'making' in the humanities, which has been accepted for publication in a volume titled 'Making ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:46 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Mathematisation of the Urban and not Urbanisation of Mathematics: Smart Cities and the Primitive Accumulation of Data - Accepted Abstract
"Many accounts of smart cities recognise the historical coincidence of cybernetic control and neoliberal capital. Even where it is machines which process the ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:47 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract)
"Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:54 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
New Modes and Sites of Humanities Practice
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Jun 30, 2016 04:45 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
RBI Consultation Paper on P2P Lending: Legality and Implications
The Reserve Bank of India published a Consultation Paper on Peer-to-Peer Lending on April 28, 2016. The Paper proposes to bring the P2P lending platforms under ... by Pavishka Mittal last modified May 31, 2016 01:25 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
RBI Consultation Paper on P2P Lending: Data Security and Privacy Concerns
On April 28, 2016 the Reserve Bank of India published a consultation paper on P2P Lending and invited comments from the public on the same. The Paper discusses ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Jun 01, 2016 11:41 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Comments on the RBI's Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending
The Reserve Bank of India published a Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending on April 28, 2016, and invited comments from the public. CIS submitted the ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Jun 01, 2016 08:21 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Digital Humanities in India – Concluding Thoughts
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Jun 30, 2016 04:48 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Policy Shaping in the Indian IT Industry: Recommendations by NASSCOM, 2006-2012
This is the first of a series of three blog posts, authored by Pavishka Mittal, tracking the engagements by NASSCOM and iSPIRT in suggesting and shaping the IT ... by Pavishka Mittal last modified Jul 04, 2016 08:11 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , ,
Data for Governance, Governance of Data, and Data Anxieties
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) organised a panel discussion on 'The Data Explosion – How the Internet of Things will Affect Media Freedom ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Jul 03, 2016 05:59 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Policy Shaping in the Indian IT Industry: Comparative Analysis of Recommendations by NASSCOM and iSPIRT, 2013-2016
This is the second of a series of three blog posts, authored by Pavishka Mittal, tracking the engagements by NASSCOM and iSPIRT in suggesting and shaping the ... by Pavishka Mittal last modified Jul 04, 2016 09:34 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
How are Indian Newspapers Adapting to the Rise of Digital Media?
How are Indian newspapers adapting to the transition to digital news production, distribution, and consumption? How are they changing their journalistic work, ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Jul 06, 2016 02:28 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
RBI and Regulation of Digital Financial Services in India, 2012-2016
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published its first guideline on mobile banking in 2008, and the conversation on integrating Aadhaar numbers with bank account ... by Shivalik Chandan last modified Jul 11, 2016 06:27 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Metaphors of Work, from ‘Below’
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon authored a chapter that describes platforms as more than technological interfaces. The chapter invokes some of the metaphors ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon last modified Jul 03, 2023 12:29 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,