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(Lack of) Representation of Non-Western World in Process of Creation of Web Standards
— by Harsh Gupta — last modified Oct 20, 2016 01:44 AMWorld Wide Consortium (W3C) as a standard setting organization for the World Wide Web plays a very important role in shaping the web. We focus on the ongoing controversy related to Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) and found that there was a serious lack of participation from people from non-western countries. We also found serious lack of gender diversity in the EME debate.

OpenData Week in Madrid - OD4D Summit, Open Data Charter Meetings, and IODC16
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 16, 2016 03:11 AMSumandro Chattopadhyay took part in three open data events in Madrid in the first week of October 2016.

Why Open Access Has To Look Up For Academic Publishing To Look Up
— by Anubha Sinha — last modified Oct 12, 2016 04:22 PMIn an important development, the US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the India-based OMICS group for harassing authors to publish in its journals.

How we celebrated Software Freedom Day
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 07, 2016 02:02 AMA small group of 6 FOSS contributors from communities such as Mozilla, Wikimedia, Mediawiki, Open Street Map and users of FOSS solutions gathered in Bengaluru to celebrate Software Freedom Day. Subhashish Panigrahi who was a part of the event, reports the developments.

Indian language localization community meets in New Delhi
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 03, 2016 01:26 PMLocalization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons for sticking to English is the steep learning curve and the lack of standardization in various aspects of the localization process.
Fuel Gilt Conference 2016
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2016 03:27 AMFuel Gilt Conference 2016 was organized by the Fuel Project is being held in New Delhi on September 24 and 25, 2016. This is the fourth conference in series. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation at this event.

Software Freedom Day: The Importance of Free and Open Source Software
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:46 AMSoftware Freedom Day (SFD) on September 17 celebrates the liberty that free and open software and the philosophy of freedom brings into people’s lives. When SFD was started in 2004, only 12 teams from different places joined. It grew to a whooping 1000 by 2010 across the world. Explaining the aim of the celebration, SFD’s official website says,
ସଫ୍ଟଓଏର ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ଦିବସ: ଆମ ହାତେ ଆମ କୋଡ଼ ଲେଖିବା
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:33 AMSoftware Freedom Day (SFD), which celebrates the use of free and open software, was celebrated in many cities today. The piece sheds light on the philosophy of software freedom, and how free and open source software is making a significant social change. I have also shared how anyone can contribute to the FOSS movement in different ways and celebrate SFD.

It's September, and That Means It's Time for Software Freedom Day
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 17, 2016 03:42 PMSoftware Freedom Day (SFD), which celebrates the use of free and open software, is just around the corner on September 17. When the day first started in 2004, only 12 teams from different places joined, but it has since grown to include hundreds registered events around the world, depending on the year.
Submitted Comments on the Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 01, 2016 05:49 AMLast month, the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department of the Government of Telangana released the first public draft of the Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016, and sought comments from various stakeholders in the state and outside. The draft policy not only aims to facilitate and provide a framework for proactive disclosure of data created by the state government agencies, but also identify the need for integrating such a mandate within the information systems operated by these agencies as well. CIS is grateful to be invited to submit its detailed comments on the same. The submission was drafted by Anubha Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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