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Konkani Wikipedia makes headway: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2013 — last modified Sep 17, 2013 06:07 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
The first floor of the Krishnadas Central Library has been bustling with activity for the last four days. A closer look reveals the concentration, thought and precision that is put into each letter of the Devnagri script Konkani they type. Still further and you realise it’s a Wikipedia site that final year MA Konkani students of Goa University are busy with.
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A Workshop on Editing Wikipedia in Mumbai: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2013 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness, Event
The Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) is holding a workshop on Wikipedia editing at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai on August 24, 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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Dear Milind Deora, Prakash Javadekar Deserved The Truth: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:38 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
Milind Deora, the Minister of State for Communications, Information Technology and Shipping, isn’t your typical politician.
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Balancing vigilance and privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:53 AM — filed under: Central Monitoring System, Internet Governance, Privacy
As the government steps up its surveillance capabilities, the entire social contract between the state and citizens is being reformulated, with worrying consequences.
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How Next-Gen Smartphone Users are Being Bought and Sold: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:48 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
After facebook and google, Twitter became the latest to buy millions of Indian smartphone users in July.
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Sambad Article: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2013 08:41 AM
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Muzammil Syed: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2013 05:39 AM
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Extending The Spectrum Of Openness To Include The Moral Right To Share: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2013 — filed under: Openness
from the now-there's-a-thought dept.
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Mapping: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2013 04:30 AM
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Surveillance: Privacy Vs Security: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 17, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 05:32 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Foundation for Media Professionals is organizing a debate at the India International Centre, New Delhi on August 17, 2013. Shri Kapil Sibal will give the opening speech. Natgrid chief Raghu Raman is one of the debaters. Pranesh Prakash is participating in this event as a panelist.
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