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Intellectual Property Rights as seen in a graphic novel
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 06:32 AM — filed under:
While most engagements with the issue of Intellectual Property Rights take the form of academic papers and scholarly articles, the Centre for Internet and Society is approaching the subject through another medium – an online graphic novel. Commissioned by the organisation, and conceived, written and drawn by Mumbai-based Anand Ramachandran (a man who keeps himself busy in a number of ways, from writing satire columns to developing videogame designs), the novel, titled Learning to Floo, is being serialised on the CIS website.
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Iraqi Minister meets Secretary, Indian Ministry of Panchayat Raj
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 03:52 AM — filed under:
His Excellency Mr. Abdul Kareem El-Samarai, the Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology was among 15 other senior bureaucrats from Iraq who met with Mr. ANP Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj to discuss the Ministry’s efforts at introducing ICT at the Panchayat level through its e-Panchayat initiatives. This was as part of their study tour to India in association with UNDP-Iraq and UNDP-India. They also met with Mr. Shankar Aggarwal, Additional Secretary, DIT earlier in the day who briefed them about the various aspects of the National e-Governance Plan envisaged by the Government of India to make government services accessible and affordable to all Indian citizens. This news was published by the Karnataka News Network on April 27, 2011.
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Iraqi delegation in Bangalore to study e-governance projects
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 21, 2011 — filed under:
A 20-member delegation from Iraq, led by its Science and Technology Minister Abdul Kareem El-Samarai, is in this tech hub for a firsthand account of the e-governance projects used for community development and as an interface between the government and citizens. This news was published in the Economic Times, April 20, 2011.
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IT Act if enforced will leave internet use in India no freer than in China
by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2011 — last modified May 18, 2011 02:28 AM
The Centre for Internet & Societies (CIS), a Bangalore-based NGO, recently filed an RTI query with the Department of Information Technology (DIT), asking for a list of websites blocked by the Indian government under the IT Act. The department handed them a list of 11 websites. It was just one department’s list, but this was the first time such a list was being made public. This news written by R Krishna was published by the Daily News & Analysis on May 15, 2011.
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Draft IT guidelines may gag internet freedom
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 12, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2011 04:16 AM
The draft rules proposed under the Information Technology Rules 2011 (due diligence observed by intermediaries guidelines) by the Indian government could lead to unprecedented levels of online censorship. This article by Shilpa Phadnis and Pranav Nambiar was published in the Times of India on March 11, 2011.
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Civil Society groups urge State Judicial Academy to restructure agenda for Judges' Roundtable meet
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 03, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:47 AM — filed under:
Some of the Civil Society groups in the country have urged the Maharashtra State Judicial Academy to restructure the agenda for the 'Judges Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights Adjudication' being held in Mumbai on July 24 and 25 to promote public interest and a deeper understanding of intellectual property amongst judicial officers. FICCI is the joint organiser of the event.
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Mothers discuss kids, music, fashions, on Net
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 26, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:25 AM — filed under:
Among the many conversations about behavioural problems seen among teenage children and the benefits of organic foods, there is one that raves about a baby-sitter who takes care of pets too, and one that reviews newly opened art classes in the city. These are not the usual face-to-face discussions among women at a gathering, but threads that run on parenting websites and ‘mommy' blogs that have captured the imagination of many mothers in Chennai.
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When Knowledge Isn’t Written, Does It Still Count?
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 09, 2011
“MAKING fun of Wikipedia is so 2007,” a French journalist said recently to Sue Gardner, the executive director of the foundation that runs the Wikipedia project.
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Konferencia az internetes szólásszabadságról Budapesten
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2010
Az internet és szólásszabadság viszonyát vitatják meg Budapesten, a Közép-Európai Egyetem és a Google szervezte, háromnapos konferencián
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India Weighing Looser Web Rules
by Prasad Krishna — published May 30, 2011 — last modified May 31, 2011 12:23 PM — filed under:
Indian authorities are considering revisions to new Internet regulations after criticism from free-speech advocates and companies like Google Inc. that fear they could be exposed to liability under the regime. This article by Amol Sharma was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 30, 2011.
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