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ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿ: ಡಾ.ಪವನಜ — by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Sep 06, 2015 12:03 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be writing articles in Kannada Wikipedia. This academic year’s programme was inaugurated on August 12. It was followed by hands-on workshop. Karavali Karnataka, a Karnataka news portal has reported this in an article published on August 14, 2015.
Right to Privacy in Peril — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Aug 13, 2015 03:32 PM
It seems to have become quite a fad, especially amongst journalists, to use this headline and claim that the right to privacy which we consider so inherent to our being, is under attack. However, when I use this heading in this piece I am not referring to the rampant illegal surveillance being done by the government, or the widely reported recent raids on consenting (unmarried) adults who were staying in hotel rooms in Mumbai. I am talking about the fact that the Supreme Court of India has deemed it fit to refer the question of the very existence of a fundamental right to privacy to a Constitution Bench to finally decide the matter, and define the contours of such right if it does exist.
ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯಾ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ - ಡಾ. ಯು.ಬಿ. ಪವನಜ — by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be writing articles in Kannada Wikipedia. This academic year’s programme was inaugurated on August 12. It was followed by hands-on workshop. Mangalorean.com, a Karnataka portal has reported this on August 13, 2015.
National IPR Policy Series: What Have the Sectoral Innovation Councils Been Doing on IPR — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Aug 13, 2015 01:36 AM
In this post, Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga delve into the question of what the mandate of the Sectoral Innovation Councils is, what its activities are, and what vision for IPR development in India has it put forth. An RTI Application has been filed by CIS to attain information on these issues.
Report on Training in Espeak Marathi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 30, 2015 06:55 AM
Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011 — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 11, 2015 07:01 AM
Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and the private and public sectors begin to incorporate and rely on the use of Big Data in decision making processes and organizational operations.This blog provides an initial evaluation of how Big Data could impact India's current data protection standards.
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Introduction — by Amulya Purushothama — last modified Sep 03, 2015 03:17 PM
In this blog post, Amulya Purushothama announces our new MHRD IPR Chair Series and charts the sequence of events, starting from the establishment of the MHRD IPR Chairs, to discussions surrounding their purpose and functioning, to concerns surrounding the lack of information about the IPR Chairs, the first round of RTIs CIS had filed in regard to this and the responses received. This series will document and analyze further RTIs filed and responses received in this regard.
Net Neutrality: India is a Keybattle Ground — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 20, 2015 07:08 AM
Hardnews talks to Sunil Abraham, the executive director of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), about the future of the Internet in India.
Comparison of the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 with: CIS recommendations, Sub-Committee Recommendations, Expert Committee Recommendations, and the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015 — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 10, 2015 03:20 AM
This blog a comparison of 1. The Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 vs. the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, 2. CIS's main recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 3. The Sub-Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 4. The Expert Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill.
CIS submission to the UNGA WSIS+10 Review — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Aug 09, 2015 04:24 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments to the non-paper on the UNGA Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS outcomes, evaluating the progress made and challenges ahead.
Konkani voice to guide the blind — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 04, 2015 06:53 AM
Those visually-impaired and well-versed only with the language of Konkani, now need not worry. Neither their blindness nor the language barrier will come between them and the use of mobile phones, computers and other technology.
Rare Telugu religious and historical work preserved at Annamacharya library to come on Wikisource! — by Rahmanuddin Shaikh — last modified Sep 04, 2015 12:53 PM
Telugu Wikipedia Community and the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a day long edit-a-thon at Annamaya Library on August 6, 2015 at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.
Digital Activism in Asia Reader — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:36 PM
The digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political acts that transform the citizen from being a beneficiary of change to becoming an agent of change. In co-shaping these changes, what the digital shall be used for, and what its consequences will be, are both up for speculation and negotiation. Digital Activism in Asia marks a particular shift where these questions are no longer being refracted through the ICT4D logic, or the West’s attempts to save Asia from itself, but shaped by multiplicity, unevenness, and urgencies of digital sites and users in Asia. It is our great pleasure to present the Digital Activism in Asia Reader.
India partially lifts Porn Ban? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 20, 2015 06:30 AM
India is said to have partially removed the porn ban. But many internet service providers have refused to restore access, due to a 'vague' government order.
Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 13, 2015 09:47 AM
A Bill seeks to make genetic profiling mandatory for the fight against crime—and generates a debate about the clash of ethics, freedom, science and data.
Competition Commission of India chairman's participation in Assocham conference raises conflict of interests — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 19, 2015 03:33 PM
The chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and three of the six commission members are participating in a conference organised by Assocham and sponsored by private companies like Ericsson, trade associations and two legal firms specialising in intellectual property cases.
Telugu Wiki Edit-a-thon in ALC — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:12 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team along with Telugu Wikipedia had conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report on the edit-a-thon.
Assocham event sparks row over conflict of interest by CCI — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 19, 2015 04:34 PM
CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla is the key speaker of the conference, organised by industry chamber Assocham with Ericsson being the event partner.
Telugu Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at ALC — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:11 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report.
Mock-Calling – Ironies of Outsourcing and the Aspirations of an Individual — by Sreedeep — last modified Aug 06, 2015 05:00 AM
This post by Sreedeep is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. He is an independent photographer and a Fellow at the Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi. In this essay, Sreedeep explores the anxieties and ironies of the unprecedented IT/BPO boom in India through the perspective and experiences of a new entrant in the industry, a decade ago. The narrative tries to capture some of the radical hedonistic consequences of the IT-burst on our lifestyles, imagination and aspirations delineated and fraught with layers of conscious deception and prolonged probation.
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