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Dictionary words in software patent guidelines puzzle industry: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2013 — last modified Sep 04, 2013 06:20 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Patents, Access to Knowledge
Terms not defined in draft guidelines on patents for computer-related inventions leaves room for misinterpretation
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Wikipedia writes a new script: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2013 — last modified Sep 04, 2013 06:27 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Wikipedia is available in over 30 Indian languages. Add Konkani to that list. The Centre for Internet and Society has just completed a programme of training students to write for Konkani Wikipedia.
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Prajavani Wikipedia Report: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 05, 2013 05:36 AM
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Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani): by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 12, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 05:50 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
Prajavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
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Election campaign: parties draw battle lines on media platforms: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 26, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:23 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
In the run-up to the 2014 polls, parties are drawing up media strategies that have a focus on young voters.
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Balancing vigilance and privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:53 AM — filed under: Central Monitoring System, Internet Governance, Privacy
As the government steps up its surveillance capabilities, the entire social contract between the state and citizens is being reformulated, with worrying consequences.
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at SDM: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2013 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, SDM College, Ujire is holding a wiki workshop on September 15, 2013. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja from CIS-A2K team is participating in this workshop.
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Konkani Wikipedia makes headway: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2013 — last modified Sep 17, 2013 06:07 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
The first floor of the Krishnadas Central Library has been bustling with activity for the last four days. A closer look reveals the concentration, thought and precision that is put into each letter of the Devnagri script Konkani they type. Still further and you realise it’s a Wikipedia site that final year MA Konkani students of Goa University are busy with.
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NVDA: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 23, 2013
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DNA Poster 1: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 24, 2013
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