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The Quest for Education – Persons with Disabilities, Severely Challenged
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Nov 30, 2016
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filed under:
Accessibility
Education is the fundamental building block of development; it leads to an improved quality of life, employment, social acceptance and inclusion, national development and intellectual growth.
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Accessibility
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Blog
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Indian language localization community meets in New Delhi
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 03, 2016
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge
Localization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons for sticking to English is the steep learning curve and the lack of standardization in various aspects of the localization process.
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Openness
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News & Media
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Preliminary Submission on "Internet Governance Issues" to the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Feb 12, 2015
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last modified
Feb 12, 2015 02:52 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance
On January 30, 2015, Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held a consultation on Internet governance. A committee was set up to draft a report on Internet governance, with a focus on issues relevant to India. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is represented on the committee, and has provided its preliminary comments to ASSOCHAM.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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8 Challenges In Growing Indian-Language Wikipedias
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2016
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 05:11 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
While speaking at BHASHA: Indian Languages Digital Festival, a day-long discourse at New Delhi on Indian languages and their state in new media, especially digital platforms, I touched upon Wikipedia in Indian languages. Most people, in fact, do not even know that Wikipedia exists in many Indian languages.
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Blogs
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Consumer Privacy in e-Commerce
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by
Sahana Sarkar
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published
Jul 23, 2011
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last modified
Mar 28, 2012 04:53 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Looking at the larger picture of national security versus consumer privacy, Sahana Sarkar says that though consumer privacy is important in the world of digital technology, individuals must put aside some of their civil liberties when it comes to the question of national security, as it is necessary to prevent societal damage.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Privacy
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Consultation Note on Model for Nation-wide Interoperable and Scalable Publi Wi-Fi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 11, 2016
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Telecom
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Files
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Celebrating 13 Years of the Kannada-language Wikipedia
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
May 29, 2016
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 04:20 PM
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filed under:
Kannada Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
The Kannada-language Wikipedia celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14 in Mangalore. To celebrate the journey of the project and the community, Kannada Wikipedians gathered at Saint Aloysius College, Mangaluru on May 14.
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Blogs
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Designing Change? Gatekeepers in Digital Humanities
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by
Sara Morais
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published
Jul 02, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 08:33 AM
After defining the archive as one of the important concepts for digital humanities research, the question arose, whether or not a redefined archive still functions as a gatekeeper. This blog entry follows the question, if the digital humanities have overcome gatekeepers of knowledge, or if there has simply been a shift in what is doing the gatekeeping.
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Digital Humanities
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Indian Privacy Code
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 20, 2018
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Internet Governance
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Files
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'We Need to Proactively Ensure that People Can't File Patents Representative of the Creativity of a FOSS Community'
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Aug 23, 2015
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last modified
Sep 27, 2015 11:51 AM
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filed under:
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
Open Innovation,
FOSS,
Patents
Rohini Lakshané attended “Open Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Our Digital Culture” in Bangalore on August 13, 2015. Major takeaways from the event are documented in this post.
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