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Guru Gomke is a Stylish Ol Chiki Typeface for India’s Santali Speakers
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 01, 2016 — filed under: ,
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry Guru-G Learning Labs and CIS A2K Institutional Partnership
by Tanveer Hasan published Dec 03, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 07:52 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Incorporated in 2013, Guru-G is the world’s first gamified platform for teaching and teacher training.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Hackers Take Protest to Indian Streets and Cyberspace
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: , ,
First there was self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who took to the streets to protest corruption. Now a group agitating against censorship on the Internet has arrived in India.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance
by Maria Xynou published Mar 15, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Hacking, Modding & Making
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 09, 2012 — filed under: ,
Seeber's electronics laboratory is a room in a unit he shares with his mother. Every available space is taken up with teetering towers of electronic parts, writes Brendan Shanahan for GQ.
Located in News & Media
Handy Origins of the winds of change
by Radha Rao published Sep 15, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:59 PM — filed under:
A seminar in Bangalore revealed how mobile technology is being harnessed across India to bring about development and social change, reports Shrabonti Bagchi - DNA (6th Sept, 2009)
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The Intransigenc of STM Publishers
by Subbiah Arunachalam published Jan 01, 2015 last modified Feb 12, 2015 12:28 AM — filed under: ,
A few commercial publishers dominate provision of access to scientific and technical information sought after by researchers around the world. Increasing subscription prices of journals at rates higher than general inflation caused librarians to think of forming consortia, but publishers started selling online journals as bundles, and libraries ended up with many journals their researchers have very little use for. Scientists and librarians adopted open access, but publishers came up with hybrid journals and article processing charges to beat any adverse effect on their profits caused by the fast-spreading open access movement. We compare the steps taken by scientists and librarians in the West to reclaim ease of access to research findings with what is happening in India. We end with a few suggestions.
Located in Openness / Blog
File Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The Intransigence of STM Publishers
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 12, 2015
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Healing self-inflicted wounds
by Shyam Ponappa published Dec 05, 2011 last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:10 AM — filed under:
A spate of dysfunctional actions and retrograde developments has led to an unimaginable mess for India. Can the damage to growth prospects be undone? Does it need to be? If so, how? Three areas are discussed below.
Located in Telecom
Helping Institutions Embrace Open Access
by Admin published Nov 23, 2017 last modified Nov 27, 2017 03:11 PM — filed under: , ,
World over, a large number of universities and institutions are making way for open access repositories. Why have Indian researchers shied away from it?
Located in Openness / News & Media