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CISxScholars Delhi - Harsh Gupta - FAT ML for Lawyers and Lawmakers (June 29, 5:30 pm)
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cisxscholars-harsh-gupta-machine-learning-for-lawyers-and-lawmakers-20170629
<b>We are proud to announce that Harsh Gupta will discuss "FAT ML (Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning) for Lawyers and Lawmakers" at the CIS office in Delhi on Thursday, June 29, at 5:30 pm. This will be a two and half hour session: beginning with a 45 minute talk, followed by 15 minute break, another talk for 45 minutes, and then a discussion session. Please RSVP if you are joining us: <raw@cis-india.org>. </b>
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<p><em>CISxScholars are informal events organised by CIS for presentation, discussion, and exchange of academic research and policy analysis.</em></p>
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<h3><strong>FAT ML (Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning) for Lawyers and Lawmakers</strong></h3>
<p>From tagging people in photos to determining risk of loan defaults, use of data based tools is affecting more and areas of our lives. In some areas there have been very successful applications of such tools, in others areas they has been found to not only reflect the existing bias and discrimination found in today's society but also exaggerate it.</p>
<h3><strong>Harsh Gupta</strong></h3>
<p>Harsh Gupta is a recent graduate from IIT Kharagpur with B.Sc and M.Sc in Mathematics and Computing and will be joining JP Morgan and Chase as a data scientist. He completed his master's thesis in "Discrimination Aware Machine Learning". He was also an intern at The Center for Internet and Society during summer of 2016.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cisxscholars-harsh-gupta-machine-learning-for-lawyers-and-lawmakers-20170629'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cisxscholars-harsh-gupta-machine-learning-for-lawyers-and-lawmakers-20170629</a>
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No publishersumandroFAT MLCISxScholarsBig DataMachine LearningResearchers at WorkEventArtificial Intelligence2017-06-27T09:16:48ZEventCIS Featured in 'Building Expertise to Support Digital Scholarship: A Global Perspective' Report
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cis-featured-in-building-expertise-to-support-digital-scholarship-report
<b>This report, authored by Vivian Lewis, Lisa Spiro, Xuemao Wang, and Jon E. Cawthorne, sheds light on the expertise required to support a robust and sustainable digital scholarship (DS) program. It focuses first on defining and describing the key domain knowledge, skills, competencies, and mindsets at some of the world’s most prominent digital scholarship programs. It then identifies the main strategies used to build this expertise, both formally and informally. The work is set in a global context, examining leading digital scholarship organizations in China, India, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The report team visited and spoke to us last year, as part of the study. Here are the Executive Summary and link to the final report.</b>
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<p><strong>Access the 'Building Expertise to Support Digital Scholarship: A Global Perspective' report <a href="http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub168" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p>
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<h2>Executive Summary</h2>
<p>As new production, researchers scholarship analysis, pursue using digital or digital publishing scholarship or computational and dissemination (the creation, techniques), of they are often challenged to develop new skill sets. What skills, competencies, knowledge, and mindsets should digital scholars possess? How are such attributes—which we group under the term expertise—best cultivated? Does the shape of expertise vary around the world? Such questions are being asked by institutions establishing or reshaping digital scholarship organizations (DSOs), instructors developing educational and training programs in digital scholarship, experienced and aspiring digital scholars defining what expertise they need to acquire, and researchers exploring the global nature of digital scholarship.</p>
<p>Through our pilot study, we sought to answer these questions with the broader aims of identifying the workforce-related factors important to the success of digital scholarship, helping training and educational programs define key goals, and contributing to the conversation about the global dimensions of digital scholarship. We focused on “best in class” DSOs, highlighting the human dimensions behind their success in areas such as research output, winning grants, international reputation, and innovative teaching or training programs. We conducted interviews with a range of people involved with leading DSOs, including directors, research staff, faculty, librarians, graduate students, and university administrators. We conducted site visits with all but one of the 16 institutions
participating in our study, which enabled us to get a richer sense of the facilities, organizational context, and local culture. While most of our interviews focused on digital humanities, we also included several digital social science organizations to identify areas of commonality and contrast. We explored a variety of organizational
structures, including research centers and institutes, an academic department, labs, a network, a nonprofit organization, and a company; these organizations were sponsored by academic schools, libraries, and information technology departments. To understand the global dimensions of digital scholarship, we examined organizations from Mexico, China, Taiwan, India, Germany, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.</p>
<p>Since digital scholarship projects often require specific technical skills (such as expertise in text analysis or geographic information systems [GIS]), it was difficult to generalize about what particular skill sets organizations should offer; in many ways that depends on the goals and focus of the organization. In addition, different skill sets were expected depending on one’s position and degree of experience. However, our interviews revealed in particular the importance of collaborative competencies, reflecting the ways in which digital scholarship typically takes place in teams dependent on diverse expertise. Since digital scholarship often involves
developing new methods, tools, and theoretical approaches, successful digital scholars usually exhibit creativity, curiosity, and an enthusiasm for learning, which we term learning mindsets. Some level of general domain knowledge is useful so that team members can understand the research questions they are pursuing, while researchers draw upon methodological competencies (such as data science and GIS) and technical skills (such as database design and programming) to carry out their research. Finally, managerial skills—particularly project management—are needed to ensure that projects are completed.</p>
<p>While self-education and learning by doing are the predominant ways that digital scholars have traditionally acquired expertise, they also appreciate being part of a community of practice, so that they can turn to colleagues for help solving a problem and learning something new. Many organizations host workshops and visiting speakers and enable faculty and staff to attend conferences, although it can be challenging for staff to secure travel funding. A couple of organizations provide dedicated research time to staff, so that they can experiment, stay abreast of the state of the art, and contribute their own research. Along with formal support for professional development, we noted the importance of a “learning culture” in fostering continuous learning. Organizations most successful at
building expertise among faculty, students, and staff tended to share characteristics such as <em>an open and collaborative interdisciplinary culture</em> in which each team member contributes expertise and is respected for it; <em>global engagement</em>, which includes participating in multi-institutional research projects; an <em>entrepreneurial culture</em> in which experimentation is valued; and a <em>focus on teaching and learning</em> as well as research. We noted variation in the kind of <em>facilities</em> these organizations occupied; collaborative space seemed to be more important than top-notch hardware.</p>
<p>Since we were able to visit only a small number of organizations in each country or region included in the study, we don’t feel comfortable making broad generalizations about the state of digital scholarship around the world. However, we did note some common factors that influenced the shape of digital scholarship expertise. These
factors included <em>a tradition of digital scholarship</em>, as more established organizations could both build on existing structures and could be limited by them; <em>funding</em>; the degree of <em>involvement of the institution’s library</em>; and variations in <em>academic career structures</em>, such as paths to promotion and the recognition of alternative academic careers.</p>
<p>Digital scholarship organizations face a number of challenges, particularly in securing adequate funding for their work. We want to draw particular attention to the challenge of recruitment and retention. Typically, DSOs cannot compete with the private sector in offering high salaries or extensive opportunities for advancement; rather, they provide more flexible environments and an academic or intellectual atmosphere in which staff are encouraged to experiment and learn. Unfortunately, some staff at many organizations are hired on temporary contracts because of limited funding, so they often leave for more stable positions. We also noted a tension
between research and service at some organizations, wherein these organizations viewed producing new knowledge as central to their mission but may also be expected to provide services to local researchers or to maintain existing projects. At a few organizations, we observed status differences between faculty and staff, particularly in the ability to be principal investigators on grants or to receive travel funding. Researchers whose first language is not English must often choose between reaching a smaller audience with work published in their native language and devoting significant time to translating their work into English.</p>
<p>We provide an extensive list of recommendations aimed at digital scholars, leaders of DSOs, universities and host organizations, funders, and the broader digital scholarship community. To highlight some of the most salient: We recommend that digital scholars take responsibility for their own learning, nurture their own curiosity, and actively pursue learning opportunities, including by participating in communities of practice and team projects.
We advise the leaders of DSOs to encourage both structured and unstructured opportunities for learning by including dedicated staff research time in job descriptions, enabling staff to train and mentor, and hosting workshops, outside speakers, and other events. Host institutions such as universities should create more stable staff positions with paths to promotion and facilitate more stable funding for DSOs, while funders should support global digital scholarship exchanges. As for the digital scholarship community, we recommend heightening awareness of digital scholarship around the world through conference programs, funding initiatives, publications, and communities of practice, and promoting greater linguistic diversity. We hope that this report helps raise awareness of the range of expertise required for digital scholarship, the importance of a learning culture and active communities of practice in nurturing it, the challenges digital scholarship staff often face in finding stable careers, and the diversity of models for digital scholarship around the world.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cis-featured-in-building-expertise-to-support-digital-scholarship-report'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/cis-featured-in-building-expertise-to-support-digital-scholarship-report</a>
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No publishersneha-ppDigital ScholarshipResearchers at WorkLearningDigital Humanities2015-10-16T07:43:18ZBlog EntryCIS anniversary
http://editors.cis-india.org/news/the-hindu-business-line-may-5-2013-cis-anniversary
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society will celebrate five years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its works and accomplishments. </b>
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<p class="body" style="text-align: justify; ">This was published in <a class="external-link" href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/cis-anniversary/article4686344.ece">Hindu Business Line</a> on May 5, 2013</p>
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<p class="body" style="text-align: justify; ">The exhibition will be held concurrently at both Bangalore and Delhi offices from May 20 to 24, 2013, said a press release.</p>
<p class="body" style="text-align: justify; ">“To promote transparency, we're getting the general public to be our auditors by throwing open our account books and contracts which show how we have spent the Rs 8.3 crore received from our donors.”</p>
<p class="body" style="text-align: justify; ">The exhibition will also see artists like Kiran Subbaiah, Tara Kelton, Navin Thomas, Abhishek Hazra, among others exhibiting their works, as well as lectures.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/news/the-hindu-business-line-may-5-2013-cis-anniversary'>http://editors.cis-india.org/news/the-hindu-business-line-may-5-2013-cis-anniversary</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaAccess to KnowledgeDigital NativesTelecomAccessibilityInternet GovernanceOpennessResearchers at Work2013-05-06T07:28:07ZNews ItemCFI-ACCION - Panel Discussion on 'Big Data: Challenge or Opportunity?' (Delhi, December 06)
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/cfi-accion-panel-discussion-on-big-data-delhi-dec-06
<b>The Centre for Financial Inclusion of ACCION International is organising a panel discussion on "Big Data: Challenge or Opportunity?" as an associated event of the Inclusive Finance India Summit 2016, Hotel Ashok, Delhi, December 05-06. The discussion will be held at 12:30 on Tuesday, December 06. It will be moderated by Amy Jensen Mowl, CFI Fellow at IFMR, and M.S. Sriram, Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Development of Research in Banking Technology. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate as a panelist.</b>
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<h4>Inclusive Finance India Summit: <a href="http://inclusivefinanceindia.org/">http://inclusivefinanceindia.org/</a>.</h4>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/cfi-accion-panel-discussion-on-big-data-delhi-dec-06'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/cfi-accion-panel-discussion-on-big-data-delhi-dec-06</a>
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No publishersumandroFinancial TechnologyBig DataData SystemsBig Data for DevelopmentFinancial InclusionResearchers at Work2019-03-16T04:41:52ZBlog EntryCelebrating 5 Years of CIS
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/celebrating-5-years-of-cis
<b>The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is celebrating 5 years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its activities and accomplishments. The exhibition will be held at its offices in Bangalore and Delhi from May 20 to 23, 2013.</b>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b><a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/cis-5-years-all-posters.zip" class="internal-link">Download all the posters exhibited during the recent exhibition here</a></b>.</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY">As a move to promote transparency, CIS is inviting the general public to be its auditors by throwing open its account books and contracts which show how it has spent the Rs. 13.13 crores received from its donors. The four-day event will see renowned artists like Kiran Subbaiah, Tara Kelton, Navin Thomas and Abhishek Hazra featuring their work and also giving live demonstrations.</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><i>Open exhibition on all the 4 days from 10.00 a.m. to </i><i>8</i><i>.00 p.m., in Bangalore and Delhi. The evening programmes will be held in Bangalore</i>. <i>Dinner will be served right afterwards.</i></p>
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<h3 align="JUSTIFY">May<i> </i>20<i>, </i>2013</h3>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Why did I buy a set-top box?: What we know, don't know and need to know about Digitalisation </b><b>— A Talk by Vibodh Parthasarathi<br /></b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY">Why are we being asked to install set-top boxes? How will this change what we want, and pay for, on TV? Grappling with these questions, the talk will evaluate the rationale of the digital migration in cable currently underway, and the less talked about digital migration being planned for the public broadcaster. These scarcely debated and often contentious issues form the core of a recent <a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/reports/mapping-digital-media-india">Country Report on the Media in India</a>, anchored by the speaker. The India Country Report, the first inter-sectoral and policy oriented study of our electronic media landscape, finds the ongoing digitalisation of cable, the infusion of digital tools in the press and the proposed digital switchover of the public broadcaster, posing varied challenges not only to journalism but to public interest at large. This report is part of a global initiative, <a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/projects/mapping-digital-media" target="_blank">Mapping Digital Media</a>, examining opportunities and risks amidst the transitions to a digital media ecology across 50 countries.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>Film Screening on Cyber Cafes of Rural India by Video Volunteers</b><br />Video Volunteers in partnership with CIS have been documenting the cyber cafes of rural India. Kamini Menon and Christy Raj will do the screening of seven 2-minute films:</p>
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<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Cyber Cafe Trends Slowly Changing in Imphal</b> by Achungmei Kamei (Manipur)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Transgender Interaction with Cyber Cafes </b> by Christy Raj (Karnataka)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Cyber Cafes Prevail Over Mobile Phones in Nagaland</b> by Meribeni Kikon (Nagaland)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Mobile Technology Threatens Cyber Cafes in HP</b> by Avdhesh Negi (Himachal Pradesh)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>Cyber Cafe Visit - A Day's Journey</b> by Saroj Paraste (Madhya Pradesh)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>The Challenges of Establishing Cyber Cafes</b> by Rohini Pawar (Maharashtra)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; "><b>The Community Service Centre - Myth or Reality?</b> by Neeru Rathod (Gujarat)<br /><br /><b>Video</b><br /> <iframe frameborder="0" height="250" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2OxWtwIWNdc" width="250"></iframe> </li>
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<td><b>Hindustani Classical Performance by Aditya Dipankar <br /></b><br /></td>
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<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>RSVP</b>:</p>
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<li>Bernadette Längle</li>
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<li> (<a href="mailto:bernadette@cis-india.org">bernadette@cis-india.org</a>), Ph: +91 80 4092 6283</li>
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<li>Prasad Krishna (<a href="mailto:prasad@cis-india.org">prasad@cis-india.org</a>).</li>
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<h3 align="JUSTIFY">May 21, 2013</h3>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Screening of Sabaka <br /></b><b> </b>A young elephant trainer in India vows revenge against the cult that killed his family. He seeks help from the local Maharajah who refuses, and he sets out alone to battle the enemy... <a class="external-link" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabaka">Sabaka</a> is a 1954 film produced and directed by Frank Ferrin starring Boris Karloff, Reginald Denny, June Foray, et.al.</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Slouching towards Tlön: An Encyclopedia for the 2nd century of Indian cinema — A Talk by Lawrence Liang </b><br />Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen’s Encyclopedia of Indian cinema (1994) marked an important moment for the study of Indian film history. In the two decades since its publication we have seen a rise in the academic community working on Indian film history along with the rise of various new archival initiatives online. Materials that were hitherto unavailable have also made their way into the public domain via the efforts of film historians, cinephiles and other enthusiasts. It is perhaps fitting to think about what a collaborative encyclopedia of Indian cinema for the 21st century may look like. Using Rajadhayksha and Willemen’s Encyclopedia as a base, Lawrence has been working on an online version that incorporates moving images, photographs and archival materials and his presentation will open up questions of how one thinks of an online encyclopedia as well as larger conceptual questions of the relationship between the encyclopedias, the internet and moving image archives.</p>
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<p><b>RSVP</b>:</p>
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<li>Bernadette Längle (<a href="mailto:bernadette@cis-india.org">bernadette@cis-india.org</a>), Ph: +91 80 4092 6283, </li>
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<li>Prasad Krishna (<a href="mailto:prasad@cis-india.org">prasad@cis-india.org</a>).</li>
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<h3>May 22, 2013</h3>
<p>Cybersecurity, Privacy and Surveillance</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY">“<b>The Indian Surveillance State”</b><b>—</b><b> </b><b>A Talk by Maria Xynou </b><br />The Central Monitoring System confirms that, starting from last month ‘Big Brother’ is a reality in India. But how do authorities get the tech to spy on us? Maria has started investigating surveillance technology companies operating in India. So far, 76 companies have been detected which are producing and selling different types of surveillance gear to Indian law enforcement agencies. Join us to see India´s first investigation of who is aiding our watchers!</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Why Privacy and How?</b> <b>A Talk </b><b>by Bernadette Langle </b><br />"But I have nothing to hide!" That's what most people think. Are you sure? What about all the services you use for free, don't you think the service provider has to spend money on that, and that he needs to earn it somehow? Bernadette will show some alternatives and also how easy it can be, to put your messages in a virtual private envelope as you use to do with messages on paper.</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Cyber Security Preview </b><b>—</b><b> </b><b>Presentation</b><b> by Laird Brown</b> and<b> Purba Sarkar </b><br />CIS in cooperation with Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, is developing a film project on cyber security in India from a civil society perspective. Laird will show the preview of the project. The preview will include an overview of the project along with a video footage from the first series of interviews.</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Faking of Fingerprints: </b><b>A Presentation by </b><b>Bernadette Langle </b><br />Bernadette will give a brief presentation on how easy it is to fake a fingerprint. Afterwards you can get hands-on. Fake a fingerprint yourself and take it with you to your home.</p>
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<li>Bernadette Längle (<a href="mailto:bernadette@cis-india.org">bernadette@cis-india.org</a>), Ph: +91 80 4092 6283, </li>
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<li>Prasad Krishna (<a href="mailto:prasad@cis-india.org">prasad@cis-india.org</a>).</li>
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<h3>May 23, 2013</h3>
<p>Kannada Language and IT</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Kannada in Modern Era: A Guest Talk</b><b> by Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambara </b><br />Dr. Chandrashekhara will be the chief guest for this session and will give a guest lecture.</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>From Palm Leaf to Tablet – Journey of Kannada: A Talk by Dr. U.B. Pavanaja </b><br />Kannada language which has a history of 2000 years and quite rich in literature started on palm leaves. Kannada advanced with modern times adopting the marvels of Information Technology. This is accomplished by successfully implementing Kannada in various facets of IT. It is being used everywhere from data driven applications to websites to hand held devices like tablets. These aspects will be brought out during the talk.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY">Summary in Kannada:</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY">ತಾಳೆಗರಿಯಿಂದ ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ಲೆಟ್ ತನಕ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪಯಣ<br />ಸುಮಾರು ಎರಡು ಸಾವಿರ ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಭವ್ಯ ಇತಿಹಾಸವಿರುವ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಉಗಮ ತಾಳೆಗರಿಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಯಿತು. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯು ಆಧುನಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನದಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು. ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಅಂಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರ ಮೂಲಕ ಇದು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಯಿತು. ಆನ್ವಯಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶವಿರಲಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪಂದನಾತ್ಮಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣವಿರಲಿ, ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ಲೆಟ್ ಇರಲಿ –ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಡೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಬಳಕೆ ಆಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಕಡೆ ಒಂದು ಪಕ್ಷಿನೋಟವನ್ನು ಈ ಭಾಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Video</b></p>
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<td>19.30<br />20.00</td>
<td><b>Carnatic Music Performance by Nirmita Narasimhan<br /></b><br /><b>Video<br /><br /> <iframe frameborder="0" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-P4v5u_Q34M" width="250"></iframe> </b></td>
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<td><b>Dinner</b></td>
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<p><b>RSVP</b>:</p>
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<li>Bernadette Längle (<a href="mailto:bernadette@cis-india.org">bernadette@cis-india.org</a>), Ph: +91 80 4092 6283 </li>
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<li>Prasad Krishna (<a href="mailto:prasad@cis-india.org">prasad@cis-india.org</a>).</li>
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<h3>About the Speakers</h3>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/VPforblurb.jpg" alt="Vibodh" class="image-inline" title="Vibodh" /><br />Vibodh Parthasarathi</p>
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<p><b>Vibodh Parthasarathi </b>works with the Centre for Culture and Media Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He is also a Board Member at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. He maintains a multidisciplinary interest in media and development policy, business history of creative industries, and governance of media infrastructure. At the Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, his ongoing research addresses media policy literacy, the TV news industry and the digital switchover in India. He is the co-editor of the critically acclaimed tri-series on Communication Process (Sage).</p>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Lawrence.png" alt="Lawrence" class="image-inline" title="Lawrence" /></p>
<p>Lawrence Liang</p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b>Lawrence Liang</b> is the Chairman of the Board at the Centre for Internet and Society. He is a graduate of the National Law School. He subsequently pursued his Masters degree in Law and Development at Warwick, on a Chevening Scholarship. His key areas of interest are law, technology and culture, the politics of copyright and he has been working closely with Sarai, New Delhi on a joint research project Intellectual Property and the Knowledge/Culture Commons. A keen follower of the open source movement in software, Lawrence has been working on ways of translating the open source ideas into the cultural domain. He has written extensively on these issues and is the author of <i>The Public is Watching: Sex, Laws and Videotape</i> and <i>A Guide to Open Content Licenses</i>. Lawrence has taught at NLS, the Asian College of Journalism, NALSAR, etc., and is currently working on a Ph.D. on the idea of cinematic justice at Jawaharlal Nehru University.</p>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_maria.jpg" alt="Maria" class="image-inline" title="Maria" /><br />Maria Xynou</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Maria Xynou</b> is a Policy Associate on the Privacy Project at the CIS. She has previously interned with Privacy International and with the Parliament of Greece. Maria holds a Master of Science in Security Studies from the University College London (UCL). <br /></td>
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<td><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Bernadette.jpg" alt="Bernadette" class="image-inline" title="Bernadette" />
<p>Bernadette Langle</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Bernadette Längle </b>recently graduated in social and cultural anthropology, philosophy and computer science. She is also a so-called hacktivist together with one of the oldest hacker associations of the world, the Chaos Computer Club, having a lot of influence in German politics. As one of the core-team organizer of Chaos Communication Congress in Germany she also has a lot of experience in organizing events.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy3_of_Laird.png" alt="Laird Brown" class="image-inline" title="Laird Brown" /><br />Laird Brown</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Laird Brown</b> is a strategic planner and writer. His core competencies are brand analysis, public relations, and resource management. Laird has worked at the United Nations in New York; high-tech ventures in North America, Europe, and India; and, is a guest speaker at ICT conferences internationally. He is currently working on a film project for CIS on cyber security in India with Purba Sarkar.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/purba.jpg" alt="Purba" class="image-inline" title="Purba" /><br />Purba Sarkar</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Purba Sarkar</b> is an associate producer with the cyber security film project. She holds a Bachelor in Technology degree from West Bengal University of Technology. Purba worked as a strategic advisor in the field of SAP Retail for 4 years before joining CIS in January, 2013.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Kambara.png" alt="Kambara" class="image-inline" title="Kambara" />Dr.Chandrashekhara Kambara</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambara</b> is a prominent poet, playwriter, folklorist, film director in Kannada language. He is also the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. He is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada language in his plays and poems and is often compared with D.R. Bendre. He has been conferred with many prestigious awards including the Jnanpith Award (the highest literary honour conferred in India) in 2011 for the year 2010, the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padma Shri by Government of India, Kabir Samman, Kalidas Samman and Pampa Award. After his retirement, Kambara was nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council, to which he made significant contributions through his interventions. <br /></td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy2_of_Pavanaja.png" alt="Pavanaja" class="image-inline" title="Pavanaja" /><br />Dr. U.B. Pavanaja</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Dr U B Pavanaja</b> holds a Master’s degree from Mysore University and Ph.D. from Mumbai University. He was a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, for about 15 years. He has done advanced research in Taiwan. He resigned from BARC in 1997 and dedicated himself fully for the cause of Computer and Indian languages. He has to his credit many firsts, viz., first Kannada website, first Kannada online magazine, first Indian language (Kannada) website to receive Golden Web Award, first Indian language (Kannada) editor for Palm OS, first Indian language (Kannada) editor for WinCE device (HP Jornado 720), first Indian language version (Kannada) of universally popular Logo (programming language for children) software, etc. His Kannada logo won the Manthan Award for the year 2006. He was a member of the technical advisory committee setup by the Govt. of Karnataka for Standardization of Kannada on Computers (2000). He is also a member of the Kannada Software Committee of Govt. of Karnataka (2008-current). <br /></td>
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<h3>The Artists</h3>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Kiran.png" alt="Kiran Subbaiah" class="image-inline" title="Kiran Subbaiah" /><br />Kiran Subbaiah</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Kiran Subbaiah</b> studied sculpture at Santiniketan, MSU Baroda and the RCA London. He was an artist in residence at the Rijksakademie Amsterdam where he worked on art that incorporated informatics and electro-mechanics. He is also known for making videos using custom-built tools that enable him to perform multi-person film-making tasks single-handed. His art is shown extensively in India and abroad. Subbaiah is based in Bangalore and is represented by the Chatterjee and Lal gallery in Mumbai. Kiran will present the Spectator, a robot that can sense the presence of human beings around it. It tries to appreciate them as works of art.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Tara.png" alt="Tara Kelton" class="image-inline" title="Tara Kelton" /><br />Tara Kelton</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Tara Kelton</b> is an artist and designer. She has been living in Brooklyn, USA and Bangalore, India for the last three years. She received her MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2009. Kelton’s video, print, and web-based works investigate moments in which technology alters our perception of the physical world. Kelton has taught at the Srishti School of Art, Design, and Technology and has recently exhibited her work at Vox Populi (USA), Franklin Street Works (USA), GALLERYSKE (Bangalore) and the India Design Forum (Mumbai). Tara will present <i>Trace</i>, a surveillance camera feed drawn in real-time by anonymous online workers.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Navin.png" alt="Navin Thomas" class="image-inline" title="Navin Thomas" /><br />Navin Thomas</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Navin Thomas</b> is a multimedia artist and a professional scrap market junkie, he spends a good quality of his precious time looking for obscure cultural misfits... after destroying most of himself in the 90's, he now spends his time restoring your mother's brother’s tin space toys and other unusual situations.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Abhishek.png" alt="Abhishek Hazra" class="image-inline" title="Abhishek Hazra" />Abhishek Hazra</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Abhishek Hazra</b> approaches his art with a particular emphasis on the study of the historiography of science. He uses videos and prints that often integrate textual fragments drawn from real and fictional scenarios. He has previously exhibited and performed at Science Gallery, Dublin, HEART Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Casino Luxembourg Forum d’art Contemporain, Experiment Marathon Reykjavik, Reykjavik Art Museum and Kunstmuseum Bern. Abhishek was most recently an artist in residence at SymbioticA, the Centre for Excellence in Biological Arts, University of Western Australia, Perth. It was first performed as part of Beam Me Up, curated by Reinhard Storz and Gitanjali Dang, which was acknowledged by Pro Helvetia, New Delhi and German Book Office, New Delhi. Abhishek will be presenting #cloudrumble56 (attempted to re-animate sections of the Indian parliamentary archives — specifically, the transcripts of the scientist M.N. Saha's (1893-1956) interventions — through a performance that was transmitted only through live tweets on Twitter).</td>
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<p style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/Aditya.png" alt="Aditya Dipankar" class="image-inline" title="Aditya Dipankar" />Aditya Dipankar</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Aditya Dipankar </b>started fiddling with music at the age of 4 when he started learning the <i>tabla</i> and then went on to play it for a long time. Years later, he discovered his strong inclination towards singing. Now, under the noble guidance of Pandit Vijay Sardeshmukh (Senior disciple of Pandit Kumar Gandharva), he is trying to understand the simplicity and spontaneity in the rich tradition of Hindustani classical music.</td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/copy_of_Nirmita.png" alt="Nirmita Narasimhan" class="image-inline" title="Nirmita Narasimhan" />Nirmita Narasimhan</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify; "><b>Nirmita Narasimhan</b> is a Policy Director at CIS and works on accessibility for persons with disabilities. She was awarded the national award for empowerment of persons with disabilities by the President of India and also received the NIVH Excellence Award. Nirmita Narasimhan is a disciple of Dr. Radha Venkatachalam and renowned maestro Prof. T.R. Subramanyam. She began learning music at the age of 5 and went on to complete her Ph.D. in this subject from the Delhi University. Nirmita has been performing since 1995 and received several accolades such as the Sahitya Kala Parishad Scholarship and prizes in several competitions. She received the Gold medal in MA for standing first in the University and also stood first in MPhil. She has released a CD on Ponnayya Pillai compositions and also sung in an album of <i>varnams</i>. Nirmita has performed in different places in India such as Delhi, Chennai, Tirupathi and Bangalore as well as in Singapore and has also given several thematic concerts such as <i>Eka Raga Sandhya</i> and <i>Pallavi</i> concerts. <br /></td>
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<p><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/sharathcopy.jpg" alt="Sharath Chandra Ram" class="image-inline" title="Sharath Chandra Ram" /></p>
<p>Sharath Chandra Ram</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; ">Sharath Chandra Ram (Sharathchandra Ramakrishnan) has interests in multimodal art, cognitive science, accessibility, digital humanities and network cultures. He is a faculty at the Centre for Experimental Media Arts at the Srishti School of Art Design and Technology. At the Centre for Internet and Society he helped set up and manage activities at the Metaculture Media Lab : an open hackerspace and alternative platform for research and exchange. His writings and musings at CIS maybe found here: <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/author/sharath">http://cis-india.org/author/sharath</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Artificial Intelligence specializing in interactive virtual environments. Previously as a Research Associate at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences he received a special mention award at the International Conference on Consciousness (2012) held at the National Institute of Advanced Studies for his work on ‘Cross modal Integration’. As an amateur radio broadcaster, he is a proponent of the free use of airwaves for relief work, education and transmission art. He has also been a development related radio journalist (PANOS @ Nepal, Voices UNDP@Bangalore), speaker at the International Ham Radio Convention (Port Blair, 2006) and as a film enthusiast has been a Press Reviewer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival.</p>
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<h2><span class="author-g-ecflmmhkz122zm34g8fj">Locations</span></h2>
<h3><span class="author-g-ecflmmhkz122zm34g8fj">Bangalore</span></h3>
<p>Centre for Internet and Society<br />No. 194, Second 'C' Cross, Domlur,<br />2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560071,<br />Karnataka, India <br />Ph: +91 80 4092 6283 <br /> Fax: +91 80 2535 0955</p>
<h3>Delhi</h3>
<p>Centre for Internet and Society<br />G 15, Top floor<br />Behind Hauz Khas, G Block Market<br />Hauz Khas,<br />New Delhi 110016<br />Ph: + 91 011 40503285</p>
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<h2>Event Brochure</h2>
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<li><a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/cis-celebrates-5-years.pdf" class="internal-link">Event Flier</a></li>
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<h2>Event Posters/Banners and Videos</h2>
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<h3>Accessibility</h3>
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<li>National Resource Kit (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/national-resource-kit.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/national-resource-kit" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>NVDA E-Speak (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/nvda-espeak.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/nvda-espeak" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>International Collaborations (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/international-collaborations.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/international-collaborations" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Partners (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/partners.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/partners" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Publications (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/publications.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/publications" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Timeline (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/timeline.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/timeline" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Inclusive Planet (PDF, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/inclusive-planet" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify; "><i>In the below video Anandhi Viswanathan gives a demo of the National Resource Kit project and Rameshwar Nagar gives a demo of the NVDA and ESpeak (Text-to-Speech) project during the exhibition.</i></p>
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<h3>Access to Knowledge</h3>
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<li>Broadcast Treaty (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/broadcast-treaty.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/broadcast-treaty" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Copyright (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/copyright-poster.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/copyright" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Software Patent 1 (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/software-patent-1.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/software-patent-1" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Software Patent 2 (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/software-patent-2.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/software-patent-2" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Pervasive Technologies (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/pervasive-technologies-exhibition-poster.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/pervasive-technologies-poster.pdf" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia)</h3>
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<li>Factsheet (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/indian-language-factsheet.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/indian-language-wikipedia-factsheet" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Reaching Out (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/reaching-out.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/reaching-out-to-participants" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Outreach (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/outreach.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/outreach" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Bridging Gender Gap (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/bridging-gender-gap.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/bridging-the-gender-gap" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Press Coverage (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/press-coverage.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/wikipedia-press-coverage" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Education Programmes (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/education-programmes.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/wiki-education-programs" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Team Achievements (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/achievements.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/access-to-knowledge-team-achievements" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Visualization (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/visualization.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blog/indic-wikipedia-project-visualization" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>Openness</h3>
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<li>Open Access to Scholarly Literature (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/open-access-to-scholarly-literature.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/open-access-2-scholarly-literature" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Open Access to Law (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/open-access-to-law-poster.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/open-access-2-law" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Open Standards (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/open-standards-poster.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/open-standards" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Free/Open Source Software (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/foss-poster.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/blog/foss" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>Internet Governance (Free Speech)</h3>
<ol>
<li>Blocking of Websites (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/blocking-websites.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/blocking-websites" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Freedom of Speech (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/freedom-of-speech.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/free-speech" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Intermediary Liability (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/intermediary-liability-poster.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/intermediary" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Internet Governance Forum (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/internet-governance-forum.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/igf" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>Internet Governance (Privacy)</h3>
<ol>
<li>Privacy Events (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/privacy-events.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/events" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Timeline (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/privacy-timeline.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/events" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>UID (1) (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/uid" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/uid" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/unique-identity" class="internal-link"></a>UID (2) (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/uid-2.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/unique-identity" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>DNA (1) (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/dna-1.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/dna-1" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>DNA (2) (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/dna-2.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/dna-2" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>Telecom</h3>
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<li>Institutional Framework for Indian Telecommunication (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/institutional-framework-for-indian-telecommunication.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/institutional-framework" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Growth of Telecom Industry in India (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/growth-of-telecom-industry-in-india.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/growth-of-telecom" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Delicensed Spectrum (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/delicensed-spectrum.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/delicensed" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Spectrum Sharing (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/spectrum-sharing.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/spectrum" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>RAW Monographs</h3>
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<li>Archives and Access (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/archives-and-access.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/digital-humanities/archives-access" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Internet, Society and Space in Indian Cities (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/internet-society-and-space.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/digital-humanities/internet-society-space" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>The Last Cultural Mile (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/last-cultural-mile.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/digital-humanities/last-cultural-mile" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Porn, Law, Video Technology (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/porn-law-video-technology.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/digital-humanities/porn-law-video-technology" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Re:Wiring Bodies (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/rewiring-bodies.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/digital-humanities/re-wiring-bodies" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Community Informatics and Open Government Data (Special Issue) (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/community-informatics-open-govt-data.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/digital-humanities/spl-issue-community-informatics-and-ogd" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
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<h3>News and Media</h3>
<ol>
<li>Media Coverage (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/media-coverage.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>, <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/MC.png/view" class="external-link">PNG</a>)</li>
<li>Organizational Chart (<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/organizational-chart.pdf" class="internal-link">PDF</a>)</li>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/celebrating-5-years-of-cis'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/celebrating-5-years-of-cis</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaAccess to KnowledgeDigital NativesTelecomAccessibilityInternet GovernanceOpennessResearchers at WorkEvent2014-02-25T09:15:58ZEventCan data ever know who we really are?
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/zara-rahman-can-data-ever-know-who-we-really-are
<b>This is an excerpt from an essay by Zara Rahman, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration between Point of View and the Centre for Internet and Society, undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development Network supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada.</b>
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<h4>Please read the full essay on Deep Dives: <a href="https://deepdives.in/can-data-ever-know-who-we-really-are-a0dbfb5a87a0" target="_blank">Can data ever know who we really are?</a></h4>
<h4>Zara Rahman: <a href="https://www.theengineroom.org/people/zara-rahman/" target="_blank">The Engine Room</a>, <a href="https://zararah.net/" target="_blank">Website</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/zararah" target="_blank">Twitter</a></h4>
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<blockquote>If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.<br /><em>– <a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1982-audre-lorde-learning-60s/" target="_blank">Audre Lorde</a></em></blockquote>
<p>The proliferation of digital data and the technologies that allow us to gather that data can be used in another way too — to allow us to define for ourselves who we are, and what we are.</p>
<p>Amidst a growing political climate of fear, mistrust and competition for resources, activists and advocates working in areas that are stigmatised within their societies often need data to ‘prove’ that what they are working on matters. One way of doing this is by gathering data through crowdsourcing. Crowdsourced data isn’t ‘representative’, as statisticians say, but gathering data through unofficial means can be a valuable asset for advocates. For example, <a href="http://readytoreport.in/" target="_blank">data collating the experiences of women</a> who have reported incidents of sexual violence to the police in India, can then be used to advocate for better police responses, and to inform women of their rights. Deservedly or not, quantifiable data takes precedence over personal histories and lived experience in getting the much-desired currency of attention.</p>
<p>And used right, quantifiable data — whether it’s crowdsourced or not — can also be a powerful tool for advocates. Now, we can use quantifiable data to prove beyond a question of a doubt that disabled people, queer people, people from lower castes, face intersecting discrimination, prejudice, and systemic injustices in their lives. It’s an unnecessary repetition in a way, because anybody from those communities could have told reams upon reams of stories about discrimination — all without any need for counting.</p>
<p>Regardless, to play within this increasingly digitised system, we need to repeat what we’ve been saying in a new, digitally-legible way. And to do that, we need to collect data from people who have often only ever been de-humanised as data subjects.</p>
<p>Artist and educator Mimi Onuoha writes about <a href="https://points.datasociety.net/the-point-of-collection-8ee44ad7c2fa#.y0xtfxi2p" target="_blank">the challenges that arise while collecting such data</a>, from acknowledging the humans behind that collection to understanding that missing data points might tell just as much of a story as the data that has been collected. She outlines how digital data means that we have to (intentionally or not) make certain choices about what we value. And the collection of this data means making human choices solid, and often (though not always) making these choices illegible to others.</p>
<p>We speak of black boxes when it comes to <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/breaking-the-black-box-what-facebook-knows-about-you" target="_blank">the mystery choices that algorithms make</a>, but the same could be said of the many human decisions that are made in categorising data too, whether that be choosing to limit the gender drop-down field to just ‘male/female’ as with Fitbits, or a variety of apps incorrectly assuming that all people who menstruate <a href="https://medium.com/@maggied/i-tried-tracking-my-period-and-it-was-even-worse-than-i-could-have-imagined-bb46f869f45" target="_blank">also want to know about their ‘fertile window’</a>. In large systems with many humans and machines at work, we have no way of interrogating why a category was merged or not, of understanding why certain anomalies were ignored rather than incorporated, or of questioning why certain assumptions were made.</p>
<p>The only thing we can do is to acknowledge these limitations, and try to use those very systems to our advantage, building our own alternatives or workarounds, collecting our own data, and using the data that is out there to tell the stories that matter to us.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/zara-rahman-can-data-ever-know-who-we-really-are'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/zara-rahman-can-data-ever-know-who-we-really-are</a>
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No publishersumandroBodies of EvidenceBig DataData SystemsResearchers at WorkResearchPublicationsBD4DBig Data for Development2019-12-06T05:02:53ZBlog EntryCall for Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and Surveillance
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/researchers-welfare-gender-surveillance-call
<b>We are inviting applications for two researchers. Each researcher is expected to write a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations are put under as they seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India. The researchers are expected to undertake field research in the location they are based in, and reflect on lived experiences gathered through field research as well as their own experiences of doing field research. Please read the sections below for more details about the work involved, the timeline for the same, and the application process for this call.</b>
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<h4>Call for Researchers: <a href="https://github.com/cis-india/website/raw/master/docs/CIS_Researchers_WelfareGenderSurveillance_Call_20200110.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> (PDF)</h4>
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<h3><strong>Description of the Work</strong></h3>
<p>Each researcher is expected to author a narrative essay that presents and reflects on lived experiences of people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations as they seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India. We expect the essay to contribute to a larger body of knowledge around the increasing focus on data-driven initiatives for public health provision in the country and elsewhere. Accordingly, the researcher may respond to any one or more than one of the following questions, within the context of the geographical focus as specified by the researcher:</p>
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<li>What are the modes of surveillance, especially in terms of generation and exploitation of digital data, experienced by people of marginalised gender identities and sexual orientations in India, as they avail of sexual and reproductive healthcare?</li>
<li>How are the lived experiences of underserved populations, such as people of marginalised gender identities and sexual orientations, shaped by gendered surveillance while accessing sexual and reproductive services?</li>
<li>What are the modes of governance and gender ideologies that have mediated the increasing datafication of such provision?</li></ul>
<p>We expect the researchers to draw on a) the Indian Supreme Court’s framing of privacy in India, as a fundamental right, and its implications; and b) apply and/or build on feminist conceptualisations of privacy. Further, we expect the researchers to respond to the uncertain landscape of legal rights accessible to people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations, especially in the current context shaped by The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.</p>
<p>The researchers will undertake field research in locations of their choice, conduct interviews and discussions with people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations seeking such services, and conduct formal and informal interviews with officials and personnel associated with public and private sector agencies involved in the provision of SRH services.</p>
<h3><strong>Eligibility and Application Process</strong></h3>
<h4>We specifically encourage people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations to submit their applications for this call for researchers.</h4>
<p>We are seeking applications from individuals who:</p>
<ul>
<li>Are based in the place where field study is to be undertaken, for the duration of the study;</li>
<li>Are fluent in the main regional language(s) spoken in the city where the study will be conducted, and in English (especially written);</li>
<li>Preferably have a postgraduate degree (current students should also apply) in social or technical sciences, journalism, or legal studies (undergraduate degree-holders with research or work experience should also apply); and</li>
<li>Have previous research and writing experiences on issues at the intersection of sexual and reproductive health, gender justice and women’s rights, and health informatics or digital public health.</li></ul>
<p>Please send the following documents (in text or PDF formats) to <strong>raw@cis-india.org by Friday, January 24</strong> to apply for the researcher positions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Brief CV with relevant academic and professional information;</li>
<li>Two samples of academic/professional (published/unpublished) writing by the applicant; and</li>
<li>A brief research proposal (around 500 words) that should specify the scope (geographical and conceptual), research questions, and motivation of the essay to be authored by the applicant.</li></ul>
<p>All applicants will be informed of the selection decisions by Friday, January 31.</p>
<h3><strong>Timeline of the Work</strong></h3>
<p><strong>February 3-7</strong> CIS research team will have a call with each researcher to plan out the work to be undertaken by them</p>
<p><strong>February - March</strong> Researchers are to undertake field research, as proposed by the researchers and discussed with the CIS research team</p>
<p><strong>March 27</strong> Researchers are to submit a full draft essay (around 3,000 words)</p>
<p><strong>March 30 - April 3</strong> CIS research team will have call with each researcher to discuss the shared draft essays and make plans towards their finalisation</p>
<p><strong>May 15</strong> Researchers are to submit the final essay (around 5,000 words, without footnotes and references)</p>
<p>As part of this project, CIS will organise two discussion events in Bengaluru and New Delhi during April-June (tentatively). Event dates are to be decided in conversation with the researchers, and they will be invited to present their works in the same.</p>
<h3><strong>Remuneration</strong></h3>
<p>Each researcher will be paid a remuneration of Rs. 1,00,000 (inclusive of taxes) over two equal installments: first on signing of the agreement in February 2020, and second on submission of the final essay in May 2020.</p>
<p>We will also reimburse local travel expenses of each researcher upto Rs. 10,000, and translations and transcriptions expense (if any) incurred by each researcher upto Rs. 10,000. These reimbursements will be made on the basis of expense invoices shared by the researcher.</p>
<h3><strong>Description of the Project</strong></h3>
<p>Previous research conducted by CIS on the subject of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India observes that there is a complex web of surveillance, or ‘dataveillance’, around each patient as they avail of SRH services from the state. In this current project, we are aiming to map the ecosystem of surveillance around SRH services as their provision becomes increasingly ‘data-driven’, and explore its implications for patients and beneficiaries.</p>
<p>Through this project, we are interested in documenting the roles played by both the public and the private sector actors in this ecosystem of health surveillance. We understand the role of private sector actors as central to state provision of sexual and reproductive health services, especially through the institutionalisation of data-driven health insurance models, as well as through extensive privatisation of public health services. By studying semi-private, private, and public medical establishments including hospitals, primary/community health centres and clinics, we aim to develop a comparative analysis of surveillance ecosystems across the three establishment types.</p>
<p>This project is led by Ambika Tandon, Aayush Rathi, and Sumandro Chattapadhyay at the Centre for Internet and Society, and is supported by a grant from Privacy International.</p>
<h3><strong>Indicative Reading List</strong></h3>
<p><em>We are sharing below a short and indicative list of readings that may be useful for potential applicants</em>.</p>
<p>Aayush Rathi, <a href="https://www.epw.in/engage/article/indias-digital-health-paradigm-foolproof" target="_blank">Is India's Digital Health System Foolproof?</a> (2019)</p>
<p>Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon, <a href="https://www.epw.in/engage/article/data-infrastructures-inequities-why-does-reproductive-health-surveillance-india-need-urgent-attention" target="_blank">Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?</a> (2019)</p>
<p>Ambika Tandon, <a href="https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/ambika-tandon-december-23-2018-feminist-methodology-in-technology-research" target="_blank">Feminist Methodology in Technology Research: A Literature Review</a> (2018)</p>
<p>Ambika Tandon, <a href="https://cis-india.org/raw/big-data-reproductive-health-india-mcts" target="_blank">Big Data and Reproductive Health in India: A Case Study of the Mother and Child Tracking System</a> (2019)</p>
<p>Anja Kovacs, <a href="https://genderingsurveillance.internetdemocracy.in/theory/" target="_blank">Reading Surveillance through a Gendered Lens: Some Theory</a> (2017)</p>
<p>Lindsay Weinberg, <a href="https://www.westminsterpapers.org/articles/10.16997/wpcc.258/" target="_blank">Rethinking Privacy: A Feminist Approach to Privacy Rights after Snowden</a> (2017)</p>
<p>Nicole Shephard, <a href="https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/big-data-and-sexual-surveillance" target="_blank">Big Data and Sexual Surveillance</a> (2016)</p>
<p>Sadaf Khan, <a href="https://deepdives.in/data-bleeding-everywhere-a-story-of-period-trackers-8766dc6a1e00" target="_blank">Data Bleeding Everywhere: A Story of Period Trackers</a> (2019)</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/researchers-welfare-gender-surveillance-call'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/researchers-welfare-gender-surveillance-call</a>
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No publisherambikaWelfare GovernancePrivacyGenderGender, Welfare, and PrivacyResearchers at Work2020-02-13T15:05:37ZBlog EntryCall for Proposal: Big Data for Development – Initial Field Studies
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-proposal-big-data-for-development-field-studies
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society, as part of a project with the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield, is inviting calls from researchers to undertake a brief initial study of a specific instance of use of big data for development in India. This is an exercise to build preliminary understanding of the landscape of big data for development in India, identify key research questions and priorities, and start developing connections with researchers interested in the field. The studies will be 6 weeks long - running from May to June 2016 - and the researchers are expected to produce a 3,000 words long report. We will support three field studies.</b>
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<h3>Study Process and Deliverable</h3>
<p>The researcher is expected to propose and undertake a 6 weeks long study – starting from <strong>May 09</strong> and ending on <strong>June 17</strong> – of an instance of big data is being used to inform, target, operationalise, monitor, or support developmental and/or humanitarian activity in India.</p>
<p>During this period, the researcher is expected to interview <strong>4-5</strong> persons directly involved in the big data for development project concerned, and <strong>2-3</strong> other persons to get a wider sense of the context of the project.</p>
<p>By the end of the 6 weeks period, the researcher is expected to submit a <strong>3,000 words</strong> long report. The report will be commented upon by Prof. Richard Heeks (University of Manchester), Dr. Christopher Foster (University of Sheffield), and Sumandro Chattapadhyay (CIS), and revised accordingly during the last weeks of June.</p>
<p>The individual reports will be published independently and as part of the larger project report, under Creative Commons <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Attribution 4.0 International</a> license. The authors will be attributed appropriately.</p>
<p>All researchers will take part in a work-in-progress meeting (held over internet) during last week of May or first week of June.</p>
<h3>Research Questions</h3>
<p>The interviews will focus on the following topics:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Innovation:</strong> What is the nature of the innovation being done by the use of big data? What technical systems and/or applications are being deployed and replaced/superceded? Who are key actors in this innovation process?</li>
<li><strong>Implementation:</strong> What is the grounded experience of implementing the big data technology? What are the key enablers and constraints being faced, both in the data collection stage, and the analysis and decision making stage?</li>
<li><strong>Value:</strong> What is the value being created, and how is it understood? Is it organisational value, or socio-economic value? Who is gaining this value?</li>
<li><strong>Ethics:</strong> What ethical concerns are emerging? Do they involve concerns about data quality, representation, privacy, or security? Is there concerns about a data divide being created among people who are represented in data and who are not, or among people who can gain value from the data and who cannot?</li></ul>
<h3>Application, Eligibility, and Remuneration</h3>
<p>Please submit the following documents to apply:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Proposal:</strong> A one page note on the big data for development project that you would like to study. Please share a brief description of the project and how you will study it, including the name/designation of key people you will speak to.</li>
<li><strong>Writing Sample:</strong> An article or a collection of articles, of not more than 8,000 words length in total.</li>
<li><strong>CV:</strong> A short CV, two pages or less.</li></ul>
<p>Please e-mail the documents to <strong>raw[at]cis-india[dot]org</strong> by <strong>Wednesday, May 04</strong>, 2016.</p>
<p>There is <strong>no eligibility criteria</strong> for submitting proposals. However, we will prioritise researchers living and studying big data for development projects in <strong>non <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_Indian_cities">X-class</a> cities</strong>, that is in cities other than Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune.</p>
<p>We will select <strong>three</strong> researchers, and will offer <strong>Rs. 35,000</strong> to each of them for this study. The amount will be paid in a <strong>single</strong> installment, <strong>after</strong> the draft field study report is submitted for comments.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-proposal-big-data-for-development-field-studies'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-proposal-big-data-for-development-field-studies</a>
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No publishersumandroBig DataData SystemsBig Data for DevelopmentResearchResearchers at Work2016-04-28T07:28:23ZBlog EntryCall for Papers: #CultureForAll Conference
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-papers-culture-for-all-conference
<b>We are collaborating with Sahapedia, Azim Premji University, and University of Cape Town to invite papers on cultural mapping for the #CultureForAll conference scheduled to be held in March 2021. Cultural mapping is a set of activities and processes for exploring, discovering, documenting, examining, analysing, interpreting, presenting, and sharing information related to people, communities, societies, places, and the material products and practices associated with those people and places. All interested academicians, researchers, PhD students, and practitioners are invited to submit papers. The conference is supported by Tata Technologies and MapMyIndia.</b>
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<h4>Cross-posted from <a href="https://www.sahapedia.org/conferences" target="_blank">Sahapedia</a>.</h4>
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<h3>Background</h3>
<p>Sahapedia in collaboration with the Azim Premji University, The Centre for Internet and Society and the University of Cape Town is inviting papers in cultural mapping for the Culture For All conference scheduled to be held in March 2021.</p>
<p>Cultural mapping is a set of activities and processes for exploring, discovering, documenting, examining, analysing, interpreting, presenting, and sharing information related to people, communities, societies, places, and the material products and practices associated with those people and places. It was recognised by UNESCO more than a decade ago as a crucial tool in sustaining the tangible, intangible, and natural heritage of the world.</p>
<p>However, the exercise is either used inadequately or rarely highlighted in the Indian context thereby limiting accessibility to peer-reviewed work in this area. As part of the #CultureForAll festival and conference, an open call for research papers and action projects in cultural mapping is being made to consolidate knowledge created till date in India and regions with similar cultural history like Asia and Africa. Cultural mapping and documentation are intricate processes that attempt to solve complex questions of who, what, how, and for whom to map. We hope these papers will carve out a space to interrogate, discuss, and reflect upon the same.</p>
<p>Another central objective of reviewing work in this area is to develop a mapping toolkit/guide that can help make cultural documentation accessible to anyone interested. Without being prescriptive or lending itself to a homogenous practise, the toolkit/guide would be a way to bring together varied approaches, contexts, and innovations in the field. In a sector like culture where financial and non-financial resources are insubstantial, we believe this toolkit/guide will give organisations and individuals a clear roadmap for future mapping projects.</p>
<h3>Themes</h3>
<p>All interested academicians, researchers, PhD students, and practitioners are invited to submit their papers under any one of the following themes. All papers will be evaluated by a review committee and select papers in each theme will be awarded INR 10,000 and presented in the #CultureForAll conference. Papers will also get an opportunity to be published in respected peer-reviewed journals and Sahapedia's web platform.</p>
<p><strong>Cultural Mapping—Theory & Practise:</strong> There is no fixed way to map cultural resources and the approach can be multi-fold. Efforts can also vary in terms of community involvement and collaborative processes. Papers submitted under this topic should explore and elucidate the theoretical and methodological frameworks used in mapping, with an emphasis on issues and challenges faced, the extent of community engagement, and the impact of such projects in policymaking and society, if any.</p>
<p><strong>Technology for cultural mapping:</strong> Technology and digitisation have shifted approaches to culture and heritage and the recent pandemic has made it indispensable to the society at large. Papers are invited on issues related to techniques and technologies for preservation, management and dissemination of cultural heritage with a focus on innovation and social equity specifically for the Indian context.</p>
<p><strong>Evaluating impact of cultural mapping applications:</strong> Cultural mapping provides rich cultural data by creating resource inventories that helps address varied issues like sustainability, intergenerational conflict, alienation of youth, and the role of women in society. It can create opportunities for communities to affirm identity and pursue land rights. Cultural mapping can be an informative classroom activity for children, and a valuable methodology for academic research. As a policymaking tool, it can be used to enhance and conserve heritage sites while promoting new tourism development approaches. Papers submitted under this topic should illustrate how cultural mapping has been used in areas like education, tourism, placemaking, conservation, and skilling, the issues and challenges faced, how impacts are measured, and the metrics associated with such measurement.</p>
<h3>Important dates</h3>
<p>Call for papers: November 16, 2020</p>
<p>Last date for submission: January 31, 2021</p>
<p>Announcement of final selection: February 26, 2021</p>
<p>Presentation of select papers: March 1 to March 15, 2021</p>
<p>If you have any questions, please contact us at conference[at]sahapedia[dot]org</p>
<h3>Eligibility & Selection</h3>
<p>All interested academicians, researchers, PhD students, and practitioners are invited to participate in the call for papers. Papers should be submitted in English and will be reviewed for their originality, relevance, and clarity. Works that have been published earlier or are found to be plagiarised will not be accepted. The submission should include a paper of not more than 3,500 words along with a presentation for the same. Please email submissions to conference[at]sahapedia[dot]org with the subject "Paper Submission: [Theme] [Applicant’s Full Name]". Please find formatting instructions for the paper <a href="https://www.sahapedia.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Annexure-1-Submission-Requirements.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-papers-culture-for-all-conference'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-papers-culture-for-all-conference</a>
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No publishersneha-ppResearchers at WorkDigital KnowledgeEvent2020-12-23T13:34:23ZBlog Entry Call for Essays: Studying Internet in India
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-studying-internet-in-india-2016
<b>As Internet makes itself comfortable amidst everyday lives in India, it becomes everywhere and everyware, it comes in 40 MBPS Unlimited and in chhota recharges – though no longer in zero flavour – the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society invites abstracts for essays that explore how do we study internet in India today. </b>
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<h3>Submission deadline extended to <strong>Sunday, July 03</strong>.</h3>
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<img src="https://github.com/cis-india/website/raw/master/img/RAW_Morpheus-Meme-Digital-Genre.png" alt="What if I told you memes are a new digital genre?" />
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<h6>Source: <a href="http://leonardoflores.net/blog/new-digital-genres-writing-for-social-media/">Leonardo Flores</a>.</h6>
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<p>How do we move beyond a fascination with new digital things and interfaces that we engage with on the internet, which are increasingly becoming the objects and sites of our research and creative practices? How do we engage with these on their own terms, and perhaps also against the grain? What "new" is being brought in, performed, and afforded by these digital artefacts in our daily lives? How can our concerns and practices benefit from developing an awareness of their aesthetics, functions, and politics?</p>
<p>This call is for researchers, workers, and others interested in closely – or from a distance – commenting on these topics and questions.</p>
<p>Please send abstracts (200 words) to <a href="mailto:raw@cis-india.org">raw@cis-india.org</a> by <strong>Sunday, July 03, 2016</strong>. The subject of the email should be 'Studying Internet in India.'</p>
<p>We will select up to 10 abstracts and announce them on <strong>Tuesday, July 05, 2016</strong>.</p>
<p>The selected authors will be asked to submit the final longform essay (3,000-4,000 words) by <strong>Sunday, July 31, 2016</strong>. The final essays will be published on the RAW Blog. The authors will be offered an honourarium of Rs. 6,000.</p>
<p>We understand that not all essays can be measured in words. The authors are very much welcome to work with text, images, sounds, videos, code, and other mediatic forms that the internet offers. We will not be running a Word Count on the final 'essay.' The basic requirement is that the 'essay' must offer an <em>argument</em> – through text, or otherwise.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-studying-internet-in-india-2016'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-studying-internet-in-india-2016</a>
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No publishersumandroInternet StudiesRAW BlogFeaturedNoticesResearchers at Work2016-07-04T12:48:15ZBlog EntryCall for Essays: Studying Internet in India
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-studying-internet-in-india
<b>As Internet makes itself comfortable amidst everyday lives in India, it becomes everywhere and everyware, it comes in 40 MBPS Unlimited and in chhota recharges – and even in zero flavour – the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society invites abstracts for essays that explore what it means to study Internet(s) in India today.</b>
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<p>We are interested in the many experiences of Internet(s) in India; its histories and archaeologies; how we use it to read, write, create, relate, learn, and share; the data that is produced, and the data that is consumed; the spaces that are created, and the spaces that are inhabited; the forms that political expressions take on the Web; and of course, where and how should one be studying Internet(s) in India?</p>
<p>This call is for researchers, workers, and others interested in closely – or from a distance – commenting on these topics and questions.</p>
<p>Please send abstracts (200 words) to <a href="mailto:raw@cis-india.org">raw@cis-india.org</a> by <strong>Sunday, April 26, 2015</strong>. The subject of the email should be 'Studying Internet in India.'</p>
<p>We will select up to 10 abstracts and announce them on <strong>Friday, May 01, 2015</strong>.</p>
<p>The selected authors will be asked to submit the final longform essay (2,500-3,000 words) by <strong>Sunday, May 31, 2015</strong>. The final essays will be published on the RAW Blog. The authors will be offered an honourarium of Rs. 5,000.</p>
<p>We understand that not all essays can be measured in words. The authors are very much welcome to work with text, images, sounds, videos, code, and other mediatic forms that the Internet offers. We will not be running a Word Count on the final 'essay.' The basic requirement is that the 'essay' must offer an <em>argument</em> – through text, or otherwise.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-studying-internet-in-india'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-studying-internet-in-india</a>
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No publishersumandroInternet StudiesRAW BlogFeaturedNoticesResearchers at Work2015-08-28T07:09:39ZBlog EntryCall for Essays: Offline
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-offline
<b>Who is offline, and is it a choice? The global project of bringing people online has spurred several commendable initiatives in expanding access to digital devices, networks, and content, and often contentious ones such as Free Basics / internet.org, which illustrate the intersectionalities of scale, privilege, and rights that we need to be mindful of when we imagine the offline. Further, the experience of the internet, for a large section of people is often mediated through prior and ongoing experiences of traditional media, and through cultural metaphors and cognitive frames that transcend more practical registers such as consumption and facilitation. How do we approach, study, and represent this disembodied internet – devoid of its hypertext, platforms, devices, it's nuts and bolts, but still tangible through engagement in myriad, personal and often indiscernible ways. The researchers@work programme invites abstracts for essays that explore dimensions of offline lives.</b>
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<h3><strong>Offline</strong></h3>
<p>Does being offline necessarily mean being disconnected? Beyond anxieties such as FOMO, being offline is also seen as disengagement from a certain milieu of the digital (read: capital), an impediment to the way life is organised by and around technologies in general. However, being offline is not the exception, as examples of internet shutdown and acts on online censorship illustrate the persistence and often alarming regularity of the offline even for the ‘connected’ sections of the population.</p>
<p>State and commercial providers of internet and telecommunication services work in tandem to produce both the “online” and the “offline” - through content censorship, internet regulation, generalised service provision failures, and so on. Further, efforts to prioritise the use of digital technologies for financial transactions, especially since demonetisation, has led to a not-so-subtle equalisation of the ‘online economy’ with the ‘formal economy’; thus recognising the offline as the zones of informality, corruption, and piracy. This contributes to the offline becoming invisible, and in many cases, illegal, rather than being recognised as a condition that necessarily informs what it means to be digital.</p>
<p>Who is offline, and is it a choice? The global project of bringing people online has spurred several commendable initiatives in expanding access to digital devices, networks, and content, and often contentious ones such as Free Basics / internet.org, which illustrate the intersectionalities of scale, privilege, and rights that we need to be mindful of when we imagine the offline. Further, the experience of the internet, for a large section of people is often mediated through prior and ongoing experiences of traditional media, and through cultural metaphors and cognitive frames that transcend more practical registers such as consumption and facilitation. How do we approach, study, and represent this disembodied internet – devoid of its hypertext, platforms, devices, it's nuts and bolts, but still tangible through engagement in myriad, personal and often indiscernible ways.</p>
<h3><strong>Call for Essays</strong></h3>
<h4>We invite abstracts for essays that explore social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions of the "offline". Please submit the abstracts by Sunday, September 02.</h4>
<p>We will select 10 abstracts and announce them on <strong>Wednesday, September 05</strong>. The selected authors are expected to submit the first draft of the essay (2000-4000 words) by <strong>Friday, October 05</strong>. We will share editorial suggestions with the authors, and the final versions of the essays will be published on the researchers@work blog from November onwards. We will offer Rs. 5,000 as honourarium to all selected authors.</p>
<p>Please submit the abstracts (300-500 words) as a text file via email sent to <strong>raw@cis-india.org</strong>, with the subject line of "Offline".</p>
<p>The essays, for example, may explore one or more of the following themes:</p>
<ul><li>Geographies of internet access: Infrastructural, socio-political, and discursive forces and contradictions</li>
<li>Terms, objects, metaphors, and events of the internet and their offline remediation and circulation</li>
<li>Minimal computing, maker cultures, and digital collaboration and creativity in the offline</li>
<li>Offline economic cultures and transition towards less-cash economy</li>
<li>Offline as democratic choice: the right to offline lives in the context of global debates on privacy, surveillance, and data justice</li>
<li>Methods of studying the "offline" at the intersections of offline and online lives</li></ul>
<p><strong>Please note that the scope of essays need not be limited to the topics mentioned above but may address other dimensions of offline lives.</strong></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-offline'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-offline</a>
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No publishersneha-ppInternet StudiesRAW BlogCall for EssaysOfflineResearchers at Work2018-08-20T06:58:05ZBlog EntryCall for Essays — #List
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-list
<b>The researchers@work programme at CIS invites abstracts for essays that explore social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions of the ‘list’. We have selected 4 abstracts among those received before August 31, 2019, and are now accepting and evaluating further submissions on a rolling basis.</b>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cis-india/website/master/img/CIS_r%40w_CallForEssays_List_Open.png" alt="Call for essays on #List, abstracts are considered on a rolling basis" />
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<p>For the last several years, #MeToo and #LoSHA have set the course for rousing debates within feminist praxis and contemporary global politics. It also foregrounded the ubiquitous presence of the list in its various forms, not only on the internet but across diverse aspects of media culture. Much debate has emerged about specificities and implications of the list as an information artefact, especially in the case of #LoSHA and NRC - its role in creation and curation of information, in building solidarities and communities of practice, its dependencies on networked media infrastructures, its deployment by hegemonic entities and in turn for countering dominant discourses.</p>
<p>From Mailing Lists to WhatsApp Broadcast Lists, lists have been the very basis of multi-casting capabilities of the early and the recent internets. The list - in terms of list of people receiving a message, list of machines connecting to a router or a tower, list of ‘friends’ and ‘followers’ ‘added’ to your social media persona - structures the open-ended multi-directional information flow possibilities of the internet. It simultaneously engenders networks of connected machines and bodies, topographies of media circulation, and social graphs of affective connections and consumptions.</p>
<p>As a media format that is easy to create, circulate, and access (as seen in the number of rescue and relief lists that flood the web during national disasters) or one that is essential in classification and cross-referencing (such as public records and memory institutions), the list becomes an essential trope to understand new media forms today, as the skeletal frame on which much digital content and design is structured and also consumed through.</p>
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<li>What new subjectivities - indicative of different asymmetries of power/knowledge - do list-making, and being listed, engender? How are they hegemonic or intersectional?</li>
<li>What new modes of questioning and meaning-making have manifested today in various practices of list-making?
What modalities of creation and circulation of lists affords their authority; what makes them legitimate information artefacts, or contentious forms of knowledge?</li>
<li>How and when do lists became digital, where are lists on paper? How do we understand their ephemerality or robustness; are they medium or message?</li>
<li>Are there cultural economies of lists, list-making, and getting listed? Who decides, and who gets invisibilized on lists?</li></ul>
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<h2>Call for Essays</h2>
<p>We invite abstracts for essays that explore social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions of the ‘list’.</p>
<p>Please submit the abstracts by <strong>Friday, August 23, 2019</strong>.</p>
<p>We will select 10 abstracts and announce them on Friday, August 30. The selected authors are expected to submit a full draft of the essay (of 2000-3000 words) by Monday, September 30. We will share editorial suggestions with the authors, and the final versions of the essays will be published on the <a href="https://medium.com/rawblog" target="_blank">researchers@work blog</a> from November onwards. We will offer Rs. 5,000 as honorarium to all selected authors.</p>
<p>Please submit the abstract (300-500 words), and a short biographic note, in a single text file with the title of the essay and your name via email sent to <a href="mailto:raw@cis-india.org">raw@cis-india.org</a>, with the subject line of ‘List’.</p>
<p>Authors are very much welcome to work with text, images, sounds, videos, code, and other mediatic forms that the internet offers.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-list'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/call-for-essays-list</a>
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No publishersneha-ppResearchers at WorkListRAW BlogResearchFeaturedCall for EssaysInternet Studies2019-10-11T17:07:26ZBlog EntryCall for Contributions and Reflections: Your experiences in Decolonizing the Internet’s Languages!
http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/stil-2020-call
<b>Whose Knowledge?, the Oxford Internet Institute, and the Centre for Internet and Society are creating a State of the Internet’s Languages report, as baseline research with both numbers and stories, to demonstrate how far we are from making the internet multilingual. We also hope to offer some possibilities for doing more to create the multilingual internet we want. This research needs the experiences and expertise of people who think about these issues of language online from different perspectives. Read the Call here and share your submission by September 2, 2019.</b>
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<h4>Cross-posted from the Whose Knowledge? website: <a href="https://whoseknowledge.org/initiatives/callforcontributions/" target="_blank">Call for Contributions and Reflections</a></h4>
<p>The call is available in <a href="https://whoseknowledge.org/initiatives/callforcontributions/#CIS-AR" target="_blank">Arabic</a>, <a href="https://whoseknowledge.org/initiatives/callforcontributions/#CIS-PT" target="_blank">Brazilian Portuguese</a>, <a href="#en">English</a>, <a href="https://whoseknowledge.org/initiatives/callforcontributions/#CIS-IZ" target="_blank">IsiZulu</a>, <a href="https://whoseknowledge.org/initiatives/callforcontributions/#CIS-ES" target="_blank">Spanish</a>, and <a href="#ta">Tamil</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> This call for contributions is in a few languages right now, but we invite our friends and communities to translate into many more! Please reach out to info (at) whoseknowledge (dot) org with your translations… thank you!</p>
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<h4 id="en">“It’s not just the words that will be lost. The language is the heart of our culture; it holds our thoughts, our way of seeing the world. It’s too beautiful for English to explain.”</h4>
– Potawatomi elder, cited in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass.”</blockquote>
<p><strong>The problem:</strong> The internet we have today is not multilingual enough to reflect the full depth and breadth of humanity. Language is a good proxy for, or way to understand, knowledge – different languages can represent different ways of knowing and learning about our worlds. Yet most online knowledge today is created and accessible only through colonial languages, and mostly English. The UNESCO Report on ‘<a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/in/documentViewer.xhtml?v=2.1.196&id=p::usmarcdef_0000232743&file=/in/rest/annotationSVC/DownloadWatermarkedAttachment/attach_import_8df09604-0040-4b44-b53c-110207ac407d%3F_%3D232743eng.pdf&locale=en&multi=true&ark=/ark:/48223/pf0000232743/PDF/232743eng.pdf#685_15_CI_EN_int.indd%3A.7579%3A23" target="_blank">A Decade of Promoting Multilingualism in Cyberspace</a>’ (2015) estimated that “out of the world’s approximately 6,000 languages, just 10 of them make up 84.3 percent of people using the Internet, with English and Chinese the dominant languages, accounting for 52 per cent of Internet users worldwide.” More languages become endangered and disappear every year; <a href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/endangered-languages/atlas-of-languages-in-danger/" target="_blank">230 languages have become extinct between 1950 and 2010</a>.</p>
<p>At best, then, 7% of the world’s <a href="https://www.ethnologue.com/statistics" target="_blank">languages</a> are captured in published material, and an even smaller fraction of these languages are available online. This is particularly critical for communities who have been historically or currently marginalized by power and privilege – women, people of colour, LGBT*QIA folks, indigenous communities, and others marginalized from the global South (Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific Islands). We often cannot add or access knowledge in our own languages on the internet. This reinforces and deepens inequalities and invisibilities that already exist offline, and denies all of us the richness of the multiple knowledges of the world.</p>
<p>Some of the issues that shape our abilities to create and share content online in our languages include:</p>
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<li>The internet’s infrastructure (hardware, software, platforms, protocols…);</li>
<li>Content management tools and technologies for translation, digitization, and archiving (voice, machine-learning systems and AI, semantic web…);</li>
<li>The experience of those who consume and produce information online in different languages (devices like cell phones and laptops, messaging tools, micro-blogging, audio-video…);</li>
<li>The experience of looking for content in different languages online, through search engines and other tools.</li></ul>
<p>Understanding the range of these issues will help us map the possibilities and concerns around linguistic biases and disparities on the internet.</p>
<p><strong>Who we are:</strong> We are a group of three research partners who believe that the internet we co-create should support, share, and amplify knowledge in all of the world’s languages. For this to happen, we need to better understand the challenges and opportunities that support or prevent our languages and knowledges from being online. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The <a href="https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Oxford Internet Institute</a> is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. <a href="https://whoseknowledge.org/" target="_blank">Whose Knowledge?</a> is a global campaign to centre the knowledges of marginalized communities – the majority of the world – online.</p>
<p>Together we are creating a State of the Internet’s Languages report, as baseline research with both numbers and stories, to demonstrate how far we are from making the internet multilingual. We also hope to offer some possibilities for doing more to create the multilingual internet we want.</p>
<p><strong>Why we need YOU:</strong> This research needs the experiences and expertise of people who think about these issues of language online from different perspectives.</p>
<p>You may be a person who:</p>
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<li>Self-identifies as being from a marginalized community, and you find it difficult to bring your community’s knowledge online because the technology to display your language’s script is hard to access or read</li>
<li>Works on creating content in languages that are from parts of the world, and from people, who are mostly invisible and unheard online</li>
<li>Is a techie who works on making keyboards for non-colonial languages</li>
<li>Is a linguist who tries to bring together communities and technologies in a way that is easy and accessible</li>
<li>... you may be any of these, all of these, or more!</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for your experience online to help us tell the story of how limited the language capacities of the internet are, currently, and how much opportunity there is for making the internet share our knowledges in our many different languages. Most importantly: you don’t have to be an academic or researcher to apply, we particularly encourage people experiencing these issues in their everyday lives and work to contribute!</p>
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<h3>Some of the key questions we’d like you to explore:</h3>
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<li>How are you or your community using your language online?</li>
<li>What do you wish you could create or share in your language online that you can’t today?</li>
<li>What does content in your language look like online? What exists, what’s missing? (<em>you might think about, for example, news, social media, education or government websites, e-commerce, entertainment, online libraries and archives, self-published content, etc</em>)</li>
<li>How and where and using what technologies do you share or create content in your language? (<em>you might think about, for example, video, audio, writing, social media, digitization…whatever formats, tools, processes or websites you use for creating oral, visual, textual, or other forms of content</em>.)</li>
<li>What is challenging to create or share on your language online? (<em>you might think about, for example, access, device usability, platforms, websites, apps and other tools, software, fonts, digital literacy, etc when developing digital archives, online language resources, or just making any presence on the web in general for your language</em>.)</li></ul>
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<h3>Submissions:</h3>
<p>We would love to hear about your and your community’s experiences in response to any or some of the above questions!</p>
<p>Your contribution could be in the form of a written essay, a visualization or work of art, a video or recorded conversation – we’d be happy to interview you if that’s your preference. We would be happy to accept in any language, and will review the submissions with the support of our multilingual communities and friends.</p>
<p>Are you interested in participating? Please email <strong>raw [at] cis-india [dot] org</strong> a short note (of about 300 words) by <strong>2 September at 23:59 IST (Indian Standard Time)</strong>, briefly outlining your idea along with the following information:</p>
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<li>Your name</li>
<li>Your location – both country of origin and your current location is useful!</li>
<li>Your language(s)</li>
<li>Your community or any other background you’d care to share with us</li>
<li>Which questions you’re interested in addressing, and why</li>
<li>Your prefered contribution format</li>
<li>Any requests for how we can best support your participation</li></ul>
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<h3>Timeline:</h3>
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<li><strong>By 2nd September 2019:</strong> Send us your submission note</li>
<li><strong>By 1st November 2019:</strong> Contributors will be notified of selection</li>
<li><strong>By 1st December 2019:</strong> First round of contributions are due. We’ll work with you to finalise contributions by mid January.</li></ul>
<p>Selected contributors will be offered an honorarium of USD 500, and their final works will be published as part of the Decolonising the Internet – Languages Report, in early 2020.</p>
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<h2 id="ta">பங்களிப்பதற்காக அழைப்பு இணைய மொழி ஆதிக்கச் சூழலை மாற்றியதில் உங்கள்அனுபவம்!</h2>
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<h4>“மொழி அழிவால் சொற்கள் மட்டும் அழிவதில்லை. நம் பண்பாட்டின் சாரமே மொழி தான். மொழியே நம் எண்ணங்களை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது. இவ்வுலகத்தை நாம் காண்பதும் மொழிவழியே தான். ஆங்கிலத்தால் அதை ஒருக்காலும் வெளிப்படுத்த முடியாது.”</h4>
– போட்டோவாடோமி எல்டர் (ராபின் வால் கிம்மெரார் எழுதிய ‘பிரெயிடிங் சுவீட்கிராஸ்’ என்ற நூலில் இருந்து)</blockquote>
<p><strong>சிக்கல்:</strong> மனித குலத்தின் பரந்துவிரிந்த பண்பாட்டுச் சூழலை வெளிப்படுத்தும் அளவுக்கு இன்றைய இணையம் பன்மொழிச் சூழல் கொண்டதாய் இல்லை. தகவல்களை அறிந்துகொள்வதற்கு மொழி ஒரு கருவியாய் இருக்கிறது. ஒவ்வொரு மொழியும் உலகத்தை வெவ்வேறுவிதத்தில் காட்டத்தக்கன. இருந்தபோதும், பெரும்பாலான அறிவுசார் தளங்கள் ஆதிக்க மொழிகளில், குறிப்பாக ஆங்கிலத்தில் அதிகளவில் இருக்கின்றன. ‘இணையவெளியில் பன்மொழிச் சூழலைக் ஊக்குவிக்க பத்தாண்டுகளில் எடுத்த முயற்சி’ (2015) என்ற யுனெசுகோ அறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளதாவது: “உலகில் பேசப்படும் சுமார் 6,000 மொழிகளில், வெறும் 10 மொழியை பேசுவோர் மட்டுமே இணையத்தின் 84.3 சதவீதம் பேராக உள்ளனர். இவற்றில், ஆங்கிலமும் மாண்டரின் சீனமும் பேசுவோர் மட்டும் 52 சதவீதத்தினர் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.” ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் அதிகளவிலான மொழிகள் அருகி, அழிந்து வருகின்றன. 1950 – 2010 ஆகிய ஆண்டுகளுக்குள் 230 மொழிகள் அழிந்திருக்கின்றன</p>
<p>எல்லா உள்ளடக்கத்தையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்தால் கூட, உலகின் 7% மொழிகளில் தான் ஆக்கங்கள் இருக்கின்றன. இவற்றில் சிலவே இணையத்தில் கிடைக்கின்றன. முற்காலத்தில் ஒடுக்கப்பட்டிருந்த பழங்குடியின சமூகத்தினர், அடக்குமுறைக்கு உட்பட்டிருந்த பெண்கள், நிறவெறிக்கு உட்பட்டிருந்தோர், மாற்று பாலின கருத்தியல் கொன்டோர் ஆகியோருக்கான ஆக்கங்கள் வெகு சில. பெரும்பாலானோர் இணையத்தில் தம் தாய்மொழியில் தகவல்களை தேடிப் பெற முடிவதில்லை. தம் மொழியில் கிடைக்கப்பெறாத பெரும்பாலானோருக்கு இவ்வுலகைப் பற்றிய அறிவுசார் ஆக்கங்கள் மறுக்கப்பட்டு, சமமின்மை வெளிப்படுகிறது.</p>
<p>நம் மொழியிலேயே இணையத்தில் ஆக்கங்களை உருவாக்குவதிலும் பகிர்வதிலும் சில சிக்கல்களை எதிர்நோக்குகிறோம். அவை:</p>
<ul>
<li>கட்டமைப்பு வசதிக் குறைபாடு : வன்பொருள், மென்பொருள், இயங்குதளம், மரபுத்தகவு</li>
<li>உள்ளடக்க மேம்பாட்டுக் கருவிகளும் தொழில்நுட்பங்களும் போதிய அளவில் இல்லாமை: மொழிபெயர்ப்புக் கருவி, மின்மயமாக்கக் கருவி, சேமிப்பகம், செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு, குரல்வழி உள்ளடக்கம்</li>
<li>இணையத்தில் பொருட்களை வாங்கிப் பயன்படுத்துவோரின் கருத்துக்களோ, பொருட்களைப் பற்றிய தகவலோ, இணையச் செயலிகளான செய்தியனுப்பல், வலைப்பூ போன்றவையோ தம் மொழியில் இல்லாமை</li>
<li>தேடுபொறிகளையும் பிற கருவிகளையும் கொன்டு வெவ்வேறு மொழிகளில் ஆக்கங்களைத் தேடிப் பழக்கம் இல்லாமை</li></ul>
<p>இச்சிக்கல்களைப் புரிந்துகொள்வதன் மூலம், இணையத்தின் பன்மொழிச் சூழலுக்கான தேவைகளையும் அவற்றிற்கான குறைநிறைகளையும் சரிப்படுத்திக்கொள்ள முடியும்.</p>
<p><strong>நாங்கள் யார்?:</strong> உலக மொழிகளிலான ஆக்கங்கள் இணையவெளியில் இடம்பெற உதவவும், ஊக்குவிக்கவும் மூன்று ஆய்வு நிறுவனங்கள் கைகோர்த்துள்ளோம். இதை நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதற்கு முன், நாம் எதிர்கொள்ளும் சிக்கல்களையும் பெறக்கூடிய வாய்ப்புகளையும் நன்கு அறிந்துகொள்வது அவசியம் என உணர்ந்தோம்.</p>
<p>1. சென்டர் ஃபார் இன்டர்நெட் அன்ட் சொசைட்டி (the Centre for Internet and Society or CIS) என்ற தன்னார்வல நிறுவனம், இணையத்தையும், மின்மயமாக்கத் தொழில்நுட்பங்களையும் பற்றிய ஆய்வுகளை கொள்கை நோக்கிலும், கல்விசார் நோக்கிலும் செய்கிறது. உடற்குறைபாடு உடையோருக்கு மின்மயமாக்கிய உள்ளடக்கம், அறிவைப் பெறும் சூழல், அறிவுசார் சொத்துரிமை, திறந்தவெளி ஆக்கங்கள், இணையவழி ஆளுகை, தொழில்நுட்பச் சீர்திருத்தம், இணையவெளியில் தனியுரிமை, இணையவெளிப் பாதுகாப்பு போன்ற தலைப்புகளில் இந்நிறுவனம் கவனம் செலுத்துகிறது.</p>
<p>2. ஆக்சுபோர்டு இன்டர்நெட் இன்ஸ்டிடியூட் என்ற ஆய்வு நிறுவனம் ஆக்சுபோர்டு பல்கலைக்கழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்தது. இது இணையச் சமூகத்துக்காகவே தனித்துவமாக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட துறை.</p>
<p>3. ஹூஸ் நாலெட்ஜ் என்ற இயக்கம், உலகளவில் ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட சமூகங்களின் அறிவுசார் ஆக்கங்களை இணையவெளியில் கொண்டு வர முயற்சி எடுக்கிறது.</p>
<p>நாங்கள் மூவரும் இணைந்து, இணையத்தில் பயன்பாட்டிலுள்ள மொழிகளைப் பற்றிய ஆய்வறிக்கையை தயாரிக்கிறோம். புள்ளிவிவரங்களையும், தகவல்களையும் வெளியிட்டு, பன்மொழிச் சூழலில் எந்தளவு பின்தங்கி இருக்கிறோம் என்பதை உணர்த்த உள்ளோம். இணையவெளியில் ஆக்கங்களை வெளியிட எங்களால் முடிந்த சில வாய்ப்புகளையும் வழங்க உள்ளோம்.</p>
<p><strong>உங்கள் உதவி எங்களுக்கு தேவைப்படுவதன் காரணம்:</strong> இத்தகைய சிக்கல்களை எதிர்நோக்கி வருவோரின் அனுபவங்களையும், அவர்கள் முயன்ற தீர்வுகளையும் பற்றி அறிந்துகொள்வதே இவ்வாய்வின் நோக்கம்.</p>
<p>நீங்கள்,</p>
<ul>
<li>ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட சமூகத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவராக உணர்ந்தாலோ, உங்கள் சமூகத்தின் அறிவுசார் உள்ளடக்கங்கள் இணையவெளியில் கிடைப்பதில்லை என்று கருதினாலோ, உங்கள் மொழி எழுத்துவடிவங்கள் அணுகவும், படிக்கவும் ஏற்றவகையில் கணினிமயமாக்கப்படவில்லை என்று உணர்ந்தாலோ,</li>
<li>தொழில்நுட்பராக இருந்து, ஆதிக்கத்துக்கு உட்பட்டோரின் மொழிகளுக்காக விசைப்பலகைகள் செய்பவராக இருந்தாலோ,</li>
<li>மொழியியலாளராக இருந்து, பல்வேறு சமூகங்களை ஒருங்கிணைத்து, தொழில்நுட்பத்தை அவர்களுக்கு புரியும் வகையிலும், அணுகும் வகையிலும் கிடைக்கச் செய்தாலோ,</li>
<li>… உங்களைத் தான் தேடிக் கொன்டிருக்கிறோம்!</li></ul>
<p>உங்கள் இணையவெளி அனுபவங்களை எங்களுக்கு தெரிவிப்பதன் மூலம், ஒவ்வொரு மொழிச் சமூகத்தின் நிலையையும் நாங்கள் அறிந்துகொள்ள உதவியாக இருக்கும். அத்துடன், எத்தகைய வாய்ப்புகளை ஏற்படுத்தித் தரலாம் என்றும் நாங்கள் சிந்திக்க உதவியாய் இருக்கும்.</p>
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<h3>உங்களிடம் நாங்கள் கேட்க விரும்பும் சில கேள்விகள்:</h3>
<ul>
<li>நீங்களும், உங்கள் மொழிச் சமூகத்தினரும் இணையவெளியில் உங்கள் மொழியை எப்படி பயன்படுத்துகிறீர்கள்?</li>
<li>இன்றைய நிலையில், இணையவெளியில் உங்கள் மொழியைக் கொண்டு செய்ய முடியாதது இருப்பின், அதற்கு என்ன செய்ய விரும்புவீர்கள்?</li>
<li>இணையவெளியில் உங்கள் மொழியில் என்னென்ன ஆக்கங்கள் இருக்கின்றன, எவை இல்லை? (எடுத்துக்காட்டாக, செய்திகள், சமுக வலைத்தளம், கல்விசார் உள்ளடக்கம், அரசுசார் உள்ளடக்கம், மனமகிழ் வீடியோக்கள், இணையவழி கற்றல், போன்றவை)</li>
<li>உங்கள் மொழியில் ஆக்கங்களை படைப்பதற்கு எந்த தளத்தை நாடுவீர்கள், எந்த தொழில்நுட்பத்தை பயன்படுத்துவீர்கள்? (எ.கா : ஒளி, ஒலி, உரை, உரைநடை ஒழுங்கமைவு, பிழைத்திருத்திக் கருவி போன்றவை)</li>
<li>உங்கள் மொழியில் எழுதுவதற்கோ, பகிர்வதற்கோ முயலும் போது என்னென்ன மாதிரியான சிக்கல்களை இணையவெளியில் சந்திக்கிறீர்கள்? (எ.கா: அணுக்கம் இன்மை, கருவியில் எழுத்துரு ஆதரவின்மை, பிழை திருத்த கருவி இன்மை)</li></ul>
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<h3>ஆய்வேடு சமர்ப்பித்தல்:</h3>
<p>மேற்கண்ட கேள்விகளுக்கு உங்கள் சமூகத்தினரிடமும், உங்களிடமும் அனுபவம் மூலம் விடை கிடைத்திருக்கும் என நம்புகிறோம். அவற்றைப் பற்றி தெரிந்து கொள்ள விரும்புகிறோம்!</p>
<p>கட்டுரையாகவோ, கலைப்படைப்பாகவோ, பதிவு செய்யப்பட்ட ஆவணமாகவோ, வேறு வடிவிலோ உங்கள் படைப்புகள் இருக்கலாம். நீங்கள் விரும்பினால் உங்களை பேட்டி காணவும் தயாராக இருக்கிறோம். உங்கள் படைப்புகள் எந்த மொழியில் இருந்தாலும் ஏற்போம். எங்களிடமுள்ள பன்மொழிச் சமூகத்திடம் உங்கள் படைப்புகளை கொடுத்து அவற்றை சீராய்வு செய்யச் சொல்வோம்.</p>
<p>உங்களுக்கு பங்கேற்க விருப்பமா? raw@cis-india.org என்ற மின்னஞ்சல் முகவரிக்கு, செப்டம்பர் இரன்டாம் தேதிக்கு முன்னர் அனுப்புக. 300 சொற்களுக்கு மிகாமல், கீழ்க்காணும் விவரங்களைக்</p>
<ul>
<li>உங்கள் பெயர்</li>
<li>இருப்பிடம் – பிறந்த நாடும், தற்போது வாழும் நாடும்</li>
<li>உங்கள் மொழி(கள்)</li>
<li>உங்கள் சமூகத்தினரைப் பற்றிய தகவல் (அ) நீங்கள் விரும்பும் சமூகத்தினரைப் பற்றிய தகவல்</li>
<li>எந்தெந்த கேள்விகளுக்கு பதிலளிக்க விரும்புகிறீர்கள், ஏன்</li>
<li>உங்கள் படைப்பு எந்த வடிவில் உள்ளது</li>
<li>உங்கள் பங்களிப்பை மேம்படுத்தல் நாங்கள் ஏதும் செய்ய வேண்டுமா</li></ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>காலகட்டம்:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>2 செப்டம்பர், 2019:</strong> உங்கள் படைப்புகள் எங்களை வந்தடைய வேண்டிய கடைசி நாள்</li>
<li><strong>1 நவம்பர், 2019:</strong> தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட படைப்பாளர்களிடம் விவரம் தெரிவிக்கப்படும் நாள்</li>
<li><strong>1 திசம்பர், 2019:</strong> முதற்கட்ட பங்களிப்பு நடைபெறும். பங்களிப்பை ஜனவரி மாத மத்தியில் முடிக்க முயற்சி செய்வோம்.</li></ul>
<p>தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட படைப்பாளிகளுக்கு 500 அமெரிக்க டாலர்கள் ஊக்கத்தொகையாக வழங்கப்படும். நாங்கள் தயாரிக்கும் அறிக்கையில் அவர்களின் படைப்பு வெளியிடப்படும்.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/stil-2020-call'>http://editors.cis-india.org/raw/stil-2020-call</a>
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No publishersneha-ppLanguageResearchResearchers at WorkDigital KnowledgeDecolonizing the Internet's LanguagesFeaturedState of the Internet's LanguagesDigital HumanitiesHomepage2019-08-07T12:29:25ZBlog EntryCall for Applications: 'Maps for Making Change' - Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India
http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/other-advocacy/maps-for-making-change
<b>Deadline: 20 November 2009.
Maps for Making Change is a two-month project specifically designed for activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India. It provides participants with an exciting opportunity to explore how a range of digital mapping techniques can be used to support struggles for social justice. It also allows you to immediately develop and implement in practice a concrete mapping project relevant to your campaign or movement, with full technical support. Interested in joining us? Send in your application by 20 November 2009. </b>
<p align="justify"><em><strong>Background</strong> </em></p>
<p align="justify">Most of us think of maps as representations of territory. But have you ever wondered why <em>bastis</em>, slums, unauthorised colonies and monuments of minorities and poor people rarely are given prominence on maps – or at times are even absent altogether? All too often only seats of power, such as big hospitals, the colonies of the rich and diplomatic missions, receive detailed mention. This is because maps simultaneously also function as representations of relations of power and control: which places, communities, historical monuments, townships, colonies and roads are highlighted on a map reflects the power and control that various communities and classes possess or lack. In modern times, this is particularly obvious in planning processes, which incorporate maps as crucial tools in villages and cities alike. To challenge the practice of privileging the powerful on maps, and to create maps from the margins and of margins, therefore has emerged as an important aspect as well as a tool of our fights against injustice in society.</p>
<p align="justify"><em><strong>Maps for Making Change</strong></em></p>
<p align="justify">Today, with the emergence of new technologies such as GPS and the Internet, mapping techniques have advanced beyond the confines of professional cartographers and can be mobilised and used to fight for social justice by anyone with an interest in maps. Are you someone concerned with the state of social justice in the country today? Are you working closely, as an activist or a supporter, with a campaign or social movement? Are you interested in exploring how digital geographical mapping techniques might help facilitate or support your advocacy and awareness raising campaigns and understanding of the power relations in society? Perhaps you already have some ideas on how maps can fit into your work, but you require technical support to put these into practice? Then this is for you.</p>
<p align="justify">Maps for Making Change is a two-month project that will provide you with the opportunity to explore how mapping can be used to support your campaigns, struggles and movements to fight against injustice. It is jointly organised by the Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore) and the Tactical Technology Collective (Bangalore and London), and brings together activists and technologists. Over the course of the project, participants will:</p>
<ul><li>
<p align="justify">explore and share ideas about the possible uses of geographical maps within the context of campaigns and movements in India;</p>
</li><li>
<p align="justify">try out a range of mapping tools and get training and support in the creation and use of maps;</p>
</li></ul>
<ul><li>
<p align="justify">develop and implement your own mapping project, involving the creation and use as well as dissemination of maps, relevant to your campaign's or movement's advocacy and goals.</p>
</li></ul>
<p align="justify"><em><strong>Format</strong></em></p>
<p align="justify">Maps for Making Change will take the form of three workshops, with time in between each for participants to work on a mapping project of their choice. The first workshop will take place in Delhi on 3 December, and will be an introductory event, where tools and tactics will be explored and discussed and participants can determine the nature of the information they need to collect to implement their own mapping project. The second workshop will take place over 3 days during the first week of January (exact dates and location to be decided), and will involve actual work on mapping projects, using data and other resources collected by participants in the intervening time. The third workshop will be a two-day event during the first week of February (exact dates and location to be decided), and will be the time for participants to provide overall feedback, as well as to do the final touches on the projects and launch them. Not only during the workshops, but throughout the two-month project period, and at every stage of the development of your project plan, technical support will be available to help participants make your ideas a reality.</p>
<p align="justify">The organisers will cover travel and accommodation expenses of those who are selected to participate in the project. There is no participation fee. By applying, applicants commit themselves, however, to devoting the necessary time to this project. Where relevant, an organisational commitment to allow you to do this would also be required.</p>
<p align="justify"><em><strong>Who should apply?</strong></em></p>
<p align="justify">This is an event for activists and supporters of movements and campaigns based in India. Preference will be given to applicants that intend to use the project directly for their work within a campaign or movement. Applications are welcomed from individuals, but also from groups of people who are working within the same campaign or movement and who would like to develop and implement a mapping project together. Those who have been centrally involved in designing and implementing communication strategies of campaigns and movements are particularly encouraged to apply, but such a role is not at all a prerequisite to be part of Maps for Making Change. Participants from appropriate backgrounds who simply want to explore the technology and its uses without immediately implementing it will be welcome in so far as space allows.</p>
<p align="justify">We would like to also encourage applications from students who are involved with campaigns or movements and who would like to learn these skills so as to use them in their advocacy efforts. Students will be provided with special assistance during the programme.</p>
<p align="justify">All participants should have some familiarity with computer use. While more advanced technology skills are useful, they are not essential: technology support will be provided as required for all participants to ensure that everyone completes their own mapping project.</p>
<p align="justify">Regretfully, we will be able to accommodate translation only from Hindi to English and vice versa, so applicants will need to be comfortable with either of these languages.</p>
<p align="justify"><em><strong>How to apply</strong></em></p>
<p align="justify">Please answer the questions below in Hindi or in English. You do not need to write long responses (up to 300 words max), but please provide us with enough information to understand your involvement in and commitment to campaigns or movements for social justice, as well as your skills and interest. We also would like to know why you want to be part of the Maps for Making Change project and what are some of the contributions (of whatever kind) you could make to it.</p>
<p align="justify">You can send your answers by email to <a href="mailto:mapsforchange@cis-india.org">maps4change@cis-india.org</a>, or by post to:</p>
<div align="justify" class="visualClear">Maps for Making Change</div>
<div align="justify" class="visualClear">c/o Centre for Internet and Society</div>
<div align="justify" class="visualClear">No. D2, 3rd Floor, Sheriff Chambers</div>
<div align="justify" class="visualClear">14, Cunningham Road</div>
<div align="justify" class="visualClear">Bangalore 560052</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;" class="visualClear"> </div>
The last day for applications is 20 November 2009. Early applications will make us very happy though! :)<em><strong><br /><br />Application Questions:</strong></em>
<p> </p>
Please provide answers to all the following questions.
<p align="left">1) Basic personal information:</p>
<ul><li>
<p align="left">Name:</p>
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<p align="left">Gender:</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Date of birth:</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Nationality:</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Affiliation/organisation:</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">E-mail address (if available):</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Telephone and emergency contact number(s):</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Preferred language of communication:</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Veg/non veg:</p>
</li><li>
<p align="left">Anything else we should know about you (allergies, medical condition, special needs):</p>
</li></ul>
<p align="left">Are you applying individually or as part of a team? If as part of a team, please provide the names of the other team members here;</p>
<p align="left">2) Where are you from, where do you live now, and what is your current movement/organisational affiliation (movement/organisation you work with, its mission, position you have within it, is your organisation a non-profit, etc.)?</p>
<p align="justify">3) What is your wider experience of working with campaigns or movements for social justice? What kinds of initiatives have you been involved in? What kind of responsibilities have you taken up within these?</p>
<p align="justify">4) Have you been involved with any technology projects for non-profit organisations or campaigns or movements for social change? If so please briefly explain your experience (what worked, what didn't, what did you like, what not, etc?) and your role within the project. If you haven't been involved with such a project, please explain why you are interested in exploring the use of technology for social change.</p>
<p align="justify">5) Why are you interested in joining Maps for Making Change in particular? How can you and your movement/organisation benefit from your participation?</p>
<p align="justify">6) Do you already have an idea in mind that involves using maps for social change and that you would like to develop into a project that can support the work of the campaign or movement that you are involved with? If so, please explain.</p>
<p align="justify">7) To help us better understand the kind of technical support we will need to provide during Maps for Making Change, please describe your current technical expertise and ability.</p>
<p align="justify">8) All participants are encouraged to teach as well as to learn. What kind of contribution to the group's learning do you think you could make?</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>If you require more information about the project or about the application process, please email us at <a href="mailto:mapsforchange@cis-india.org">maps4change@cis-india.org</a>, or call us at 080 4092 6283.</strong></p>
<p align="justify">Looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p align="justify">The Maps for Making Change Team</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/other-advocacy/maps-for-making-change'>http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/other-advocacy/maps-for-making-change</a>
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