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Open Knowledge Festival 2014 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 10:17 AM
Subhashish Panigrahi represented India as the India Ambassador of OpenGLAM local in Berlin. The event was organized by Google, Omidyar, et.al., in Berlin from July 15 to 17, 2014.
Ministry of Science makes open access to research mandatory — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 09:12 AM
Researchers who fail to meet the requirements would not considered for promotions, fellowships, future grants or appointments.
Telugu Wikipedia struggles to stay afloat — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 07:46 AM
For a language that is spoken by 10 crore people, content is sparse.
Classical Odia Language in the Digital Age — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 28, 2014 07:41 AM
The essay was published in the June edition of Odisha Review, a magazine published by Government of Odisha's Department of Information and Public Relations.
Information Influx Conference — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:31 AM
Malavika Jayaram was a speaker at the event organized by the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam from July 2 to 4, 2014.
The trouble with trolls — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:42 AM
Social networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack.
Indian Govt looks to provide free access to publicly-funded research works — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:34 AM
Sunil Abraham gave his inputs to the blog entry published in Medianama on July 23, 2014.
ICT Awareness Program for Myanmar Parliamentarians in Yangon — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 29, 2014 09:37 AM
Myanmar ICT for Development Organization-MIDO conducted ICT policy training for multi- party parliamentarian representatives in Yangon on July 26 and 27, 2014. Sunil Abraham presented on Innovation Ecosystem and Thinking about Internet Regulation.
Wiki Loves Pride 2014 and Adding Diversity to Wikipedia — by Dorothy Howard — last modified Jul 25, 2014 10:56 AM
Since Wikipedia’s gender gap first came to light in late 2010, Wikipedians have taken the issue to heart, developing projects with a focus on inclusivity in content, editorship and the learning environments relevant to new editors.
Asia in the Edges: A Narrative Account of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School in Bangalore — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 14, 2015 12:47 PM
The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School is a Biennial event that invites Masters and PhD students from around Asia to participate in conversations around developing and building an Inter-Asia Cultural Studies thought process. Hosted by the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society along with the Consortium of universities and research centres that constitute it, the Summer School is committed to bringing together a wide discourse that spans geography, disciplines, political affiliations and cultural practices for and from researchers who are interested in developing Inter-Asia as a mode of developing local, contextual and relevant knowledge practices.
Font problem hits Odia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2014 08:04 AM
Focus on search for solution to lack of compatibility.
Plan for open access to science research — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2014 07:07 AM
The policy is open to comments from the public till July 25.
#NAMA: The Future of Indic Languages — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:40 AM
Medianama is hosting an open house session on "The Digital Future of Indic Languages" at the Oberoi in Bangalore on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The event will begin at 4.30pm and be followed by cocktails and dinner. Subhashish Panigrahi will participate in the event.
UK’s Interception of Communications Commissioner — A Model of Accountability — by Joe Sheehan — last modified Jul 24, 2014 06:08 AM
The United Kingdom maintains sophisticated electronic surveillance operations through a number of government agencies, ranging from military intelligence organizations to police departments to tax collection agencies. However, all of this surveillance is governed by one set of national laws outlining specifically what surveillance agencies can and cannot do.
University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License — by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AM
The University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore University released six volumes of Kannada Vishwakosha under the Creative Commons (CC) license.
Reading from a Distance — Data as Text — by Sneha PP — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:29 AM
The advent of new digital technologies and the internet has redefined practices of reading and writing, and the notion of textuality which is a fundamental aspect of humanities research and scholarship. This blog post looks at some of the debates around the notion of text as object, method and practice, to understand how it has changed in the digital context.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ବିକାଶର ରାସ୍ତା — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 23, 2014 02:46 PM
The column was published in Odia newspaper The Sambad's editorial. It shows a comparative analysis of Odia language with other languages — both linguistic and usability in digital platforms. The article also emphasizes on various aspects that need advancements.
Mozilla Brings Indian Communities Together — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 23, 2014 07:30 AM
I took part in two major events, Indic FirefoxOS L10n Sprint 2014 and MozCamp Beta – India organized by Mozilla in India as a voluntary contributor. In this blog post I am sharing with you my experience of the events.
Mozilla brings Indian Communities together Twice in One Month — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 23, 2014 07:06 AM
I took part in two major events, Indic FirefoxOS L10n Sprint 2014 and MozCamp Beta – India organized by Mozilla in India as a voluntary contributor. In this blog post I am sharing with you my experience of the events.
Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property: Part C — Comparing Intellectual Property Institutions — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 22, 2014 04:24 AM
Earlier this year, a proposal to establish a National Institute of Intellectual Property Rights (“NIIPR”) was presented at a Stakeholders Consultation held in New Delhi organized by the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (“MHRD”), Government of India. As a third part in the series on Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property, this article undertakes a comparison of the functions of this proposed Institute with similarly placed Institutions of Intellectual Property around the world.
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