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Mobile education comes to villages
by Prasad Krishna — published May 27, 2011 — last modified May 30, 2011 05:49 AM — filed under:
PEOPLE living in remote villages, trekking many miles to schools and colleges before dropping out, can now look forward to a tech option — mobile education. Education over mobile phones is vital in India, where the literacy rate according to 2011 census is 74.04 per cent, observers note. This article by Shayan Ghosh was published in Mail Today on May 27, 2011.
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Women in love with Facebook
by Prasad Krishna — published May 27, 2011 — filed under:
There’s one thing these days that determines the passion of the modern Indian woman: their ever-growing love affair with the internet. The article by L Subramani was published in the Deccan Herald on May 27, 2011.
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Point By Point Rebuttal Of Indian Government’s Statement On Internet Control Rules
by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 12:46 PM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society has published a point-by-point rebuttal of the statement issued by India’s Department of Information Technology on India’s Internet Control Rules. The text below is reproduced from CIS India’s website, under a CC-BY license (which means anyone can re-publish it, with attribution. You can, too). We’ve highlighted (in bold) certain statements in the rebuttal. This article by Nikhil Pahwa was published in Medianama on May 13, 2011.
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Sunil Abraham, CIS : "Avec l’e-G8, Nicolas Sarkozy veut promouvoir de nouvelles restrictions à la liberté d’expression"
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 11:54 AM — filed under:
Le débat continue de faire rage en Inde au sujet d’une nouvelle législation posant des limites floues et, selon certains, potentiellement dangereuses, à la liberté d’expression sur Internet. Et alors que s’ouvre à Paris l’e-G8, sur fond de polémiques autour des intentions de son principal supporteur, le président de la République Française, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sunil Abraham, directeur exécutif de l’ONG Center for Internet & Societies, a accepté de partager son regard sur l’événement, depuis Bangalore. This news was published in LE MAG IT on May 24, 2011.
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Panel Discussion on UID – Its Feasibility, Utility and Legality
by Prasad Krishna — published May 25, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 04:11 AM — filed under: ,
A panel discussion on "UID, its feasibility, utility and legality" is being organised by Citizen’s Action Forum, Grahak Shakti and the Centre for Internet and Society. It would be held at The Energy and Resources Institute (at TERI auditorium) in Domlur, Bangalore (near Domlur Club) on Thursday, May 26, 2011. The program commences with lunch at 1 p.m. and ends at 5.30 p.m. You are cordially invited to attend this program.
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As Simple as a Tweet
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — filed under:
Got caught in traffic, need to let your folks know you’ll be late, Twitter to your rescue. This article by Nidhi R Daiya appeared in the Deccan Chronicle on May 24, 2011.
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India Cracks Down on Internet Free Speech
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 09:57 AM
Government officials quietly released new rules restricting content on the Internet. The country is now getting backlash from free speech advocates protesting the new regulations, according to media reports. This article by Erin Harrison was published by TechZone360.com on April 28, 2011.
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Free expression
by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 08:48 AM — filed under:
Free speech and spirited public debate will be the casualties of new rules issued by India restricting Internet content. This news was published in Watertown Daily Times on May 2, 2011.
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Bangalore-based NGO files RTI query asking list of websites blocked by Indian govt
by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 08:39 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), a Bangalore-based NGO, recently filed an RTI query with the Department of Information Technology (DIT), asking for a list of websites blocked by the Indian government under the IT Act. This article by R Krishna was published in the Daily News & Analysis on May 18, 2011.
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Thousands queue for iPad 2 across Asia
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 07:10 AM — filed under:
The iPad 2 went on sale in countries across Asia and beyond Friday as Apple's updated gadget entered an ever more crowded market. This article written by Joyce Woo was published by AFP on April 28, 2011.
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