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Net Gain: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 29, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
The draft Electronic Service Delivery Bill, 2011, is aimed at making government services available online. But there are many hurdles to bringing in effective e-governance, says Hemchhaya De
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IISc students boycott UID, don’t want Big Brother to keep watch: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The programme doesn’t have statutory backing. It is still in parliament
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In the Right Circle: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
I’ve been on Google Plus for a few weeks now. In the beginning, it felt like showing up early at a much-talked-up party. There was a small scatter of people, poking around, examining the place, making preliminary conversation with the few others they knew. Most of the talk was, unsurprisingly, about Google Plus.
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An Interview with David Baines: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 09:33 AM — filed under: Interview, Accessibility
Maureen Agena interviewed David Baines, Deputy Director, Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center). Maureen asked questions regarding the status of disabled persons in Qatar, the level of ICT accessibility awareness for PWDs in Qatar, efforts of the Qatar Government towards Mada relating to policy measurements, schemes for PWDs, etc.
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Interns: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 20, 2011
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The Siege of Android: How Google Lost The OS War: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 18, 2011 — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:46 AM
In a narrative beginning in 2016 and ending today, Forbes India recalls how the once irrepressible Google lost the mobile OS war
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The Unsocial Network: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 18, 2011 — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:47 AM
Has social media become a threat to democratic states even as it serves as a vehicle against totalitarian regimes? Its abuse during the London riots has reopened the question.
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Hazare 'clicks' with city techies: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 18, 2011 — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:48 AM
These days revolutionaries, crusaders and even rioters use social networking to further their cause. After the Arab Spring and the London riots, social networking is now playing a key role in Anna Hazare's ongoing anti-corruption campaign. Bangalore techies are in demand to run the show.
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Indian super-cops now patrol the www highway: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 09, 2011 — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:48 AM
There's discontent brewing in the Indian cyberspace. And it has to do with the government blocking content that it deems "objectionable". What has raised hackles of Internet freedom activists is a new set of rules that allow Internet service providers (ISPs) and blogging sites to remove "objectionable" content from the Web.
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Govt wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 09, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Union home ministry has written to the department of telecom asking it to "ensure effective monitoring of Twitter and Facebook".
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