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Cyber Dialogue Conference 2014 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 08, 2014 05:09 AM
The Cyber Dialogue conference, presented by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, will convene an influential mix of global leaders from government, civil society, academia and private enterprise to participate in a series of facilitated public plenary conversations and working groups around cyberspace security and governance.
Digitize any Book in the Public Domain — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Apr 03, 2014 08:41 AM
The article is about a mass scale digitization project for Kannada WikiSource by two Wikipedians.
Sessions on Kannada Wikipedia at Tumkur University — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 06, 2014 04:50 AM
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a session on Kannada Wikipedia for students of M.Sc. Library and Information Sciences followed by an advanced Kannada Wikipedia session for students of M.A. Literature on March 27, 2014. The event was organized by Tumkur University.
Odia Wikipedia to digitize 14 books — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:40 AM
On the occasion of the 79th Odisha Day, the Odia Wikipedia has decided to take up a new project for the digitization of 11 books of the eminent Odia author Dr Jagannath Mohanty.
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗଠନର ୭୯ ବର୍ଷ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 08, 2014 08:30 AM
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ସମ୍ପାଦକମାନଙ୍କ ତରଫରୁ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରଠାରେ ଏହି ୨୯ ତାରିଖରେ “ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ ୨୦୧୪” ପାଳନ କରାଯାଉଛି ।
CIS Statement at ICANN 49's Public Forum — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jun 04, 2014 05:31 AM
This was a statement made by Pranesh Prakash at the ICANN 49 meeting (on March 27, 2014), arguing that ICANN's bias towards the North America and Western Europe result in a lack of legitimacy, and hoping that the IANA transition process provides an opportunity to address this.
Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:10 AM
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm onwards at the India International Centre Annex. The event is organized by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi in association with the Global Network Initiative, Washington D.C.
Wikipedia taps students for Kannada content — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2014 10:01 AM
Conducts workshops in Ujire, Moodbidri for training in vernacular editing.
Enabling Elections — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 10, 2014 12:12 AM
For making the 2014 General Elections in India participatory and accessible for voters with disabilities the Centre for Law and Policy Research and the Centre for Internet and Society have come up with a report. The report addresses the barriers that people with disabilities face during elections and recommends solutions for the same.
Accessibility of Political Parties Websites in India — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Mar 24, 2014 10:22 AM
Given the impending elections in India across April and May 2014, a test was conducted to determine the accessibility of websites of the Election Commission of India, the Parliament and some key political parties in India. This report summarises the results of the test.
ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:54 AM
A conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to 18:00. Organized by the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, with the generous support of ICANN. Geetha Hariharan participated in this event.
Twenty-five distinguished experts appointed to Global Commission on Internet Governance’s Research Advisory Network — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2014 07:20 AM
Twenty-five distinguished scholars and internationally recognized experts have been appointed to the Global Commission on Internet Governance’s (GCIG) new Research Advisory Network (RAN).
No to homosexuals, yes to their vote — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2014 09:54 AM
The ad appears at the bottom of the page. It has BJP’s symbol and Modi’s photograph displayed prominently.
C-DoT's surveillance system making enemies on internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2014 09:45 AM
Reporters Without Boundaries says it gives unbridled power to law- enforcement agencies to snoop on citizens.
Digital Gender: Theory, Methodology and Practice — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 07, 2014 04:07 AM
Dr. Nishant Shah was a panelist at a workshop jointly organized by HUMlab and UCGS (Umeå Centre for Gender Studies) at Umeå University from March 12 to 14, 2014. He blogged about the conference.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ: ତିନି ବର୍ଷର ସକ୍ରିୟ ଅବଦାନ ୧୦ ବର୍ଷର ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପକୁ ପୁନର୍ଜୀବନ ଦେଲା — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 20, 2014 11:20 AM
The post is about the journey of Odia Wikipedia and the last three years of active contribution
Vachana Sanchaya: 11th century Kannada literature to enrich Wikisource — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 20, 2014 11:13 AM
Kannada Wikipedian Omshivaprakash, Pavithra and I co-authored this article on digitizing Vachana Sahitya, a 11th century Kannada literature on WikiSource.
Broadcast Treaty: An Overview — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Mar 20, 2014 09:55 AM
In this blog post, CIS intern Varun Baliga, a third year law student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, presents an overview of the Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations, currently being deliberated by nations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).
European Union Draft Report Admonishes Mass Surveillance, Calls for Stricter Data Protection and Privacy Laws — by Divij Joshi — last modified Sep 30, 2014 08:52 AM
Ever since the release of the “Snowden files”, the secret documents evidencing the massive scale of surveillance undertaken by America’s National Security Agency and publically released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, surveillance in the digital age has come to the fore of the global debate on internet governance and privacy.
A Question of Digital Humanities — by Sneha PP — last modified Mar 30, 2015 12:47 PM
The emergence of digital humanities as a new field of interdisciplinary research enquiry has also seen growth in literature around the problem of its definition. This blog-post lays out some of the conceptual frameworks for the mapping exercise taken up by CIS to look at digital humanities in India.
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