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Van Bodh Workshop for content development on Forest Resources at Gadchiroli
by Admin published Nov 06, 2018 — filed under: , , , ,
CIS-A2K has collaborated with Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI) to facilitate development of Open knowledge resources on Community Forest Resource and content development in Wikimedia projects with community participation. These contents will become a part of "Van Bodh Knowledge repository".
Located in Access to Knowledge / Events
Blog Entry Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)
by Vidhi Doshi published Feb 10, 2017 last modified Feb 13, 2017 09:21 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
This article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Vodafone Report Explains Government Access to Customer Data
by Joe Sheehan published Jun 16, 2014 last modified Jun 19, 2014 10:38 AM — filed under: ,
Vodafone Group PLC, the world’s second largest mobile carrier, released a report on Friday, June 6 2014 disclosing to what extent governments can request their customers’ data.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry War Driving in Lhasa Vegas
by Oxblood Ruffin published Aug 17, 2015 last modified Aug 17, 2015 08:19 AM — filed under: ,
This post by Oxblood Ruffin is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Oxblood Ruffin is a hacktivist and film maker. He joined the CULT OF THE DEAD COW in 1996 as its Foreign Minister. Colonel Ruffin is co-author of the Hacktivismo Enhanced Source Software Licencse Agreement (HESSLA), network curmudgeon, and line cook. He will publish a book on information warfare in 2016. In this essay, Colonel Ruffin traces the history of Internet access in Dharamsala, and the factors at play in shaping it - mundane and maverick, familiar and outlier.
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Western Ghats Portal: Workshop on Biodiversity Informatics
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 08, 2011 — filed under: ,
The Western Ghats portal team is organising a one-day workshop to explore the contemporary state on biodiversity informatics on 25 November 2011 at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore.
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Blog Entry What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online
by Geetha Hariharan published Mar 27, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
This week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of India, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been struck down in entirety and is no longer good law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry What Indian Language Wikipedias can do for Greater Open Access in India
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 22, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
The number of internet users in India was expected to reach 460 million by 2015, as the growth in the previous year was 49 percent. The total number of users for Hindi content alone reached about 60 million last year.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
What is net neutrality and why it is important
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 20, 2014 last modified Feb 03, 2014 08:24 AM — filed under:
Internet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
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Blog Entry What is Wikimedia Education SAARC Conference?
by Sailesh Patnaik published Jun 05, 2019 last modified Jun 22, 2019 09:37 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Wikimedia Education SAARC conference is on 20th June 2019. A conference for Wikimedians, Wikimedia education leaders, educators and researchers engaged with Open Education and free knowledge movement.
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What Women Want: The ability debates
by Prasad Krishna published May 06, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under:
In this article published in the Hindu, Deepa Alexander argues that the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act (1957) are restrictive and discriminatory.
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