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Dont hang up on this one
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 16, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM
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Telecom
Is 3G the next twist in the mobile phone growth story?
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Peeping Toms In Your Inbox
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jun 15, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM
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Internet Governance
Nothing’s safe any more—not your mobile number, nor your e-mail—as they’re put on offer for the benefit of telemarketers, writes Namrata Joshi and Neha Bhatt in an article published in the Outlook.
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I don't want my fingerprints taken
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 11, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 11:41 AM
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Internet Governance
Through this article published in Down to Earth, Nishant Shah looks at the role of the state as arbiter of our privacy.
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News & Media
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An Artist's Hunt for Lost Stepwells
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 04, 2010
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last modified
Oct 05, 2015 03:05 PM
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Practice,
Researchers at Work,
Maps for Making Change
As part of the Maps for Making Change project, Kakoli Sen has brought to light some facts which she stumbled upon while mapping the stepwells in Vadodara. She mapped these and also discovered 14 such architectural heritage structures. The news was covered in the Times of India.
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The Internet, Culture, and Society - Looking at Past, Present, and Future Worldwide
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 03, 2010
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Oct 21, 2011 10:13 AM
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Internet Governance
It is now well known that with 4.5 billion mobile phone owners in the world and increased Internet penetration, global cultures and communities have experienced shifts in their economic, political, and social well-being due to the digital revolution. As a scholar and consultant who works worldwide, Prof Ramesh Srinivasan will illustrate how new media technologies have been used creatively to enable political movements in Kyrgyzstan, literacy and educational reform in India, and economic development across the developing world. In addition to this, he will discuss some of digital culture's biggest challenges, including considering how the Web can start to empower different types of cultural perspectives and knowledges. The talk will be live streamed.
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Events
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APC starts research into spectrum regulation in Brazil, India, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jun 01, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM
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Telecom
Communication infrastructure is the foundation of the knowledge-based economy and while there has been a boom in the construction of undersea cables bringing potentially terabits of capacity to the African continent, the ability to deliver broadband to consumers is hampered by inefficient telecommunications markets and policies. Wireless connectivity offers tremendous potential to deliver affordable broadband to developing countries but inefficient spectrum policy and regulation means the opportunity to seize the advantages brought about by improvements in wireless broadband technologies are extremely limited.
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WIPO Proposals Would Open Cross-Border Access To Materials For Print Disabled
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Prasad Krishna
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May 31, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM
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Accessibility
The print disabled feel that the possible UN recommendations being negotiated upon may come up short, reports Kaitlin Mara in this article.
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The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad
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Prasad Krishna
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May 26, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM
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Openness
IDRC held a panel discussion on 'The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad' on May 5, 2010 in Ottawa.
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News & Media
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Consilience 2010
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 24, 2010
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last modified
Apr 05, 2011 04:06 AM
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Intellectual Property Rights
The National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting a conference on May 29 and 30 at the Taj Residency in Bangalore.
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Events
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May 2010 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 23, 2010
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last modified
Aug 10, 2012 10:00 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
CISRAW,
Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet & Society. We bring you updates of our research, news and media coverage and information on our events in this bulletin of May 2010
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