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Locating the Mobile: An Ethnographic Investigation into Locative Media in Melbourne, Bangalore and Shanghai
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by
Larissa Hjorth and Genevieve Bell
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published
Mar 23, 2012
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last modified
Oct 24, 2015 01:41 PM
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filed under:
Net Cultures,
Researchers at Work,
Research
From Google maps, geoweb, GPS (Global Positioning System), geotagging, Foursquare and Jie Pang, locative media is becoming an integral part of the smartphone (and shanzhai or copy) phenomenon. For a growing generation of users, locative media is already an everyday practice.
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The Digital Classroom in the Time of Wikipedia
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Mar 22, 2012
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last modified
Oct 05, 2015 02:53 PM
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filed under:
Wikipedia,
Researchers at Work,
Learning,
Digital Classroom in the Time of Wikipedia
The digital turn in education comes across a wide range of initiatives and processes. The Wikipedia which is the largest user generated content website stands as a figurehead of such a digital turn, writes Nishant Shah.
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Why your Facebook Stalker is Not the Real Problem
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Mar 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
We live in networked conditions. This is a statement that can now be taken at face-value, and immediately explains our highly connected, inter-meshed environments finds Nishant Shah in this article published in FirstPost on March 20, 2012.
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Internet Governance
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Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 16, 2012
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last modified
Mar 16, 2012 07:41 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This report provides an overview of the discussion from the Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights, organized by ARTICLE 19 in London on November 18, 2011.
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Access to Knowledge
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Patented Games
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Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 08, 2012
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filed under:
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
Some prefer Steve Jobs, patron saint of perfection, others prefer Nicholas Negroponte, messiah of the masses. While Mr Jobs may be guilty of contributing to the digital divide, Mr Negroponte may have contributed to bridging it with his innovation: the One Laptop Per Child, also known as the $100 laptop or XO. Sunil Abraham's column was published in the Economic Times on 8 March 2012.
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Access to Knowledge
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Consumers International Global Meeting 2012
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 07, 2012
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last modified
Apr 03, 2012 07:54 AM
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Pranesh Prakash participated in the Consumers International Global Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on March 8 and 9, 2012. He spoke on UN Consumer Guidelines. Robin Brown, Tobias Schönwetter and Guilherme Varella were the other speakers in the session.
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News & Media
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The 2G Supreme Court Judgment
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Shyam Ponappa
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published
Mar 06, 2012
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last modified
Mar 13, 2012 08:21 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
The Business Standard published Shyam Ponappa's two-part article deconstructing the assumptions in the Supreme Court's 2G judgment, and suggesting possible ways forward. The first one was published on March 1, 2012, and the second on March 4, 2012.
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Telecom
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An Interview with Stephen Song
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by
Yelena Gyulkhandanyan
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published
Feb 29, 2012
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Interview,
Telecom
Stephen Song, the founder of Village Telco, an initiative to bring practical and inexpensive communication network infrastructure to rural and remote areas, speaks about factors that catalyzed the initiative, the benefits of the network, some challenges, and the Mesh Potato.
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Telecom
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Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 29, 2012
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last modified
Aug 03, 2013 05:36 AM
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filed under:
Award,
Open Content,
Video,
Open Access,
Openness
The Electronic Publishing Trust recently announced a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developed countries who have made significant contribution for the cause of open access and free exchange of research findings. There were 30 nominations from 17 countries around the world and Dr. Francis Jayakanth from the National Centre of Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was selected for the inaugural EPT Award for Open Access in the Developing World by a committee that went through all the nominations.
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Openness
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Francis Jayakanth's Presentation
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 29, 2012 10:54 AM
Dr. Jayakanth gave a presentation on Open Access.
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Openness