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Aaron Swartz: The First Martyr of the Free Information Movement
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Lawrence Liang
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published
Jan 24, 2013
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filed under:
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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Digital Technology Engaging Pedagogy through Hindi Wikipedia - A Case Study
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by
Dr. George Joseph,Dr. Sebastian K.A, and Kavitha A
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published
Oct 28, 2018
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Hindi Wikipedia
We have published an article in International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities. The article is titled "Digital Technology Engaging Pedagogy through Hindi Wikipedia - A Case Study". The authors of the article are Hindi faculty members of Christ University and Ananth Subray from the Centre for Internet & Society provided research assistance.
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Developing Open Knowledge Digital Resources in Indian Languages
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by
Tejaswini Niranjana
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Feb 20, 2015
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last modified
Apr 22, 2015 06:09 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K), in collaboration with the Centre for Indian Languages (CILHE) at TISS Mumbai, conducted a two-day workshop at English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) at Hyderabad on January 28-29, 2015. Titled ‘Developing Open Knowledge Digital Resources in Indian Languages’, the workshop was the third in this series during 2014-15.
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WORLD WIDE PLAYGROUND
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Prasad Krishna
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published
May 15, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 09:47 AM
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Internet Governance
The Delhi High Court recently asked the central government to explain why minors are allowed to create online accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook or Orkut. The High Court’s question stems from a petition filed by former senior BJP leader K.N. Govindacharya last year.
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Right to Education and the Future of Our Languages
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 12, 2015
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last modified
May 27, 2015 02:00 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia
The Department of Linguistics, University of Mumbai and Dr. Rakhmabai Educational Resource and Research Centre in association with ICSSR (WRC) organized a National Symposium on Right to Education and the Future of Our Languages at Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan from March 9 to 11, 2015. Tanveer Hasan was a speaker.
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Orientation & Training session of Jalbiradari Activists
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Subodh Kulkarni
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published
Jan 04, 2017
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last modified
Apr 16, 2017 11:30 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Marathi Wikipedia,
Openness
An Orientation & Training session of Jalbiradari Activists was held on 4 January, 2017
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Information Influx Conference
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Malavika Jayaram was a speaker at the event organized by the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam from July 2 to 4, 2014.
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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 30, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
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Presentation at IDRC: ‘Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons -- A Southern Perspective’
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
Jul 03, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 03:59 PM
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filed under:
Openness
Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, CIS Distinguished Fellow, will give a talk titled 'Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons -- A Southern Perspective' at IDRC, Ottawa, Canada, on 13 July 2009.
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Wikipedia in the Classroom: A Study of the Wikimedia in Education at CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
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by
Ananth Subray
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
May 15, 2021 12:33 PM
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filed under:
A2K Research,
Access to Knowledge
This is a short study on the Wikimedia in Education (WIE) at Christ University, Bengaluru, which aims to offer an overview of the key objectives and challenges of this project and map its impact on teaching-learning practices in multilingual classrooms. The report has been authored by Ananth Subray, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
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