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Cyber crimes shoot up 52% in India over last year

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 10:14 AM

There has been a sharp increase in the incidence of cyber crime in the country. The number of cases registered in 2013 under the IT Act has gone up by 52 per cent to 4,192 as against 2,761 in the previous year.

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NISH Website to Help the Disabled

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 10:05 AM

The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has launched a website on matters related to disabilities. The website www.accesshub.org was launched by Social Welfare Minister M K Muneer here on Wednesday.

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Maher Reports on WIPO Copyright Deliberations

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 09:41 AM

SAA Past President and IPWG member William Maher represented the views of American archivists as a permanent observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights meeting, December 16-20.

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Implications of post-Snowden Internet localization proposals

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 07:09 AM

The Ninth Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2-5 September 2014. The venue of the meeting is Lütfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC).

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Consultation to Frame Rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 02, 2014 08:03 AM

The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) and Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG at NLUD) invite you to a consultation to draft rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011.

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SpicyIP Tidbit: India ratifies the Marrakesh Treaty for the Visually Impaired

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 02, 2014 05:31 AM

In an encouraging step towards promoting accessibility among the differently abled, India became the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013.

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Meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:46 AM

A meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility is scheduled to be held on 1.7.2014 at 11.30 AM in DeitY. Sunil Abraham will take part in the meeting.

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Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in Sakshi

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 11:31 AM

Sakshi covered the Vijaywada event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik gave their inputs.

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Loyola Faculty Enlightened About Open Edn Resources

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 02, 2014 04:50 AM

“The tremendous changes in the digital technology have introduced the newage faculty to certain open and collaborative tools like Wiki, termed as open educational resources (OER),” Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) progarmme director T Vishnu Vardhan has said.

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Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in Enadu

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 11:32 AM

Eenadu covered the event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik are quoted.

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Commonwealth Domain Name System Forum 2014

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 09:27 AM

This event took place on 19 June 2014 from 09:00-17:30 BST at ICANN50 | London in the Viscount room. It was organized by the CTO, hosted by ICANN, and supported by Nominet and the Public Interest Registry.

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Research Advisory Network Meeting

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 06:39 AM

All sessions will take place at the OECD Headquarters, located at 2 Rue André Pascal, 75016, Paris, France. Sunil Abraham is participating in the event.

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Stay connected even when you go underground

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:15 PM

CMRL may soon start making arrangements to ensure good mobile connectivity on the underground stretch.

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Yogyakarta Meeting on Open Culture and Critical Making

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 03, 2014 08:57 AM

Sharath Chandra Ram will be part of the ASIA LABS theme panel and will also be doing community FOSS/FOSH workshops at the Maker events at the event organized by HONF Foundation, Catec, and r0g from June 12 to 15, 2014.

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Open Data in Cultural Heritage – OpenGLAM in Germany

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 09:49 AM

Subhashish Panigrahi took part in this event as a member of the OpenGLAM Working Group.

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Right to be forgotten poses a legal dilemma in India

Right to be forgotten poses a legal dilemma in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 09, 2014 10:02 AM

The “right to be forgotten” judgment has raised a controversy, while some argue that it upholds an individual’s privacy, others say it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

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WSIS+10 High-Level Event: Open Consultation Process

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 04, 2014 10:14 AM

Jyoti Panday represented the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the WSIS+10 High-Level Event:Open Consultation Process held in Geneva from May 28 to 31, 2014.

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Digital death: Log off in peace

Digital death: Log off in peace

by Prasad Krishna last modified May 28, 2014 07:24 AM

From email and e-banking to shopping and social media sites, Indians have expanded their online footprint. Now, a small but rising number are planning for their digital death.

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Subhashish Panigrahi joins Open GLAM Working Group

by Prasad Krishna last modified May 27, 2014 09:40 AM

Subhashish recently joined the OpenGLAM Working Group (a global network of people who work to open up cultural data and content.) as a member and OpenGLAM Local (a local affiliate of OKFN's OpenGLAM project) as an ambassador for India. Both the positions will be voluntary.

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India needs better cyber police

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 04, 2014 07:56 AM

On Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.

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