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Aaron Swartz: The First Martyr of the Free Information Movement
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Lawrence Liang
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Jan 24, 2013
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Openness,
Video,
Open Access
Well known American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist died on January 11, 2013. Lawrence Liang from the Alternative Law Forum discusses with Newsclick the tragic loss. The interview was conducted by Prabir Purkayastha.
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Making Public Libraries Accessible to People with Disabilities
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by
Rahul Cherian
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Jan 24, 2013
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last modified
Jan 24, 2013 11:10 AM
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Featured,
Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the 20 disability rights groups that wrote to the Ministry of Culture on January 23, 2013 seeking remedial action on the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing public libraries in India.
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Celebrating the success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Jan 21, 2013
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last modified
Apr 16, 2013 12:48 PM
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Digital Activism,
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Access,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Youth,
Video,
Open Access,
Openness,
Event
Wikipedia Club Pune, a local community based outreach user group in Pune has recently organized Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013 to spread words about “Spoken Wikipedia”, a project to add recorded audio for Indic language Wikipedia articles which will help the disabled to access Wikipedia and “Bridging Editor Gender Gap.”
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Global IP Convention 2013
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 21, 2013
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Jan 21, 2013 09:58 AM
The convention is being held in Bangalore from January 23 to 30, 2012.
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Blogs
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Indic Language Wikipedias — Statistical Report — 2012
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by
Shiju Alex
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Jan 21, 2013
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last modified
Feb 03, 2013 02:40 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Featured,
Wikipedia,
Wikimedia
I have compiled the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias for the year 2012. As usual, in this report, my aim is to provide my perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language wikipedias.
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The Violence of Knowledge Cartels
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by
Nishant Shah
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Jan 18, 2013
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
We are all struck with a sense of loss, grief and shock since we heard of the death of Aaron Swartz, by suicide. People who have been his friends have written heart-felt obituaries, saluting his dreams and visions and unwavering commitment to a larger social good.
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Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 18, 2013
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last modified
Feb 03, 2013 10:50 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
This week Index held a high level panel debate in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question “Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?” Mahima Kaul reports
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News & Media
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Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human Rights
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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Jan 16, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 03:55 PM
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
These principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the surveillance of communications. The Centre for Internet and Society has been contributing feedback to the principles.
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Internet Governance
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7th India Digital Summit 2013
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 15, 2013
This summitt organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India is held in New Delhi, January 16 - 17, 2013.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 13, 2013
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last modified
Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
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