Centre for Internet and Society

International Conference on Contours of Media Governance: Teaching, Disciplinarity, Methodology

praskrishna — 2013-03-05T09:28:27Z

The Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia organises an international conference on contours of media governance at Jamia Milla Islamia in New Delhi from February 25 to 27, 2013. The event is supported by Ford Foundation and ICSSR.

Sunil Abraham is participating in the event as a speaker and will present the Pervasive Technologies project.

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International Conference on Contours of Media

praskrishna — 2013-03-04T23:41:32Z

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International Conference

praskrishna — 2016-08-25T02:39:44Z

International Conference on IP Rights in ICT

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International Collaborations

praskrishna — 2013-06-03T07:39:39Z

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International Collaborations

praskrishna — 2013-09-23T07:32:53Z

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International Collaborations

praskrishna — 2013-05-23T04:49:43Z

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International Accessibility Summit of Shaastra 2017

praskrishna — 2016-12-18T02:21:22Z

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is partnering with IIT, Madras for a summit on international accessibility. The summit will be held at IIT in Chennai from December 31, 2016 to January 3, 2017. Nirmita Narasimhan will be the panel moderator this event.

This year’s Summit strives to bring about a change in society by addressing an issue that is taken for granted by most people: Accessibility.

Climbing stairs, listening to a lecture, reading a billboard, expressing dissent are some activities that most of us tend to perform quite effortlessly. Turning a “blind eye” to a “lame joke” is something that comes naturally to a lot of us. We crib to no end when people refuse to talk to us in a language we understand because it makes us feel like an outsider. If there is one thing that human beings hate, it is the feeling of being excluded or pitied upon, as this is a constant reminder of what one cannot do.

Accessibility is an attempt to get rid of this exclusion in various important spheres – physical environments, public spaces, the digital realm, education, employment, technology, transport. It is concerned with the removal of barriers, to set the record straight on what causes a disability: not an individual’s inability to do something but the society’s tendency to throw unnecessary obstacles. Accessibility is a spectrum - it means usability, it means removing limitations and tapping opportunities.

The International Accessibility Summit of Shaastra 2017, IIT Madras, a 4 day-long event to be held between 31st December, 2016 to 3rd January, 2017, is a platform for multiple stakeholders in the field of Accessibility and Assistive Technology to come together and share their knowledge. It is a chance for students from various fields of study to meet and ideate on how to make India truly accessible.

To know more about International Accessibility Summit, please watch the teaser.

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International ‘code-athon' in Bangalore

praskrishna — 2012-04-27T10:48:34Z

The Centre for Internet & Society hosted this event in Bangalore. The Hindu covered the event.

April 22 will be the second day of an international code-athon being held simultaneously in cities across the world. In Bangalore, this International Space Apps challenge is being held at the Centre for Internet and Society in Domlur. This event, coordinated by the U.S. space agency NASA, is part of the U.S.'s programme to promote Open Government Partnership.

The challenge is grouped into four categories: Software Development, Open Hardware, Citizen Science Platforms and Data Visualisation. The contest aims at addressing strategic space exploration needs, a press release from CIS stated.

Click for the full story published in the Hindu on April 22, 2012.

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Intermediary Liabilty Poster

praskrishna — 2013-09-24T09:30:08Z

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Intermediary Liability in India

praskrishna — 2013-11-16T14:55:00Z

The report was produced by Rishabh Dara as part of the Google Policy Fellowship programme initiated jointly by the Centre for Internet and Society and Google.

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