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- Indian Women and Craft Edit-a-thon — by Gopalakrishna A. — last modified Jul 04, 2018 04:30 PM
- A two-day long edit-a-thon aimed to archive the Women achievers in the field of art and craft on Kannada Wikipedia was held with the help of Srishti Institute and Janastu on 8th March and 25th March 2018.
- Rootconf 2018 — by Admin — last modified May 18, 2018 06:40 AM
- Rootconf is an annual conference on DevOps and IT Infrastructure and is organised by HasGeek. On May 11 and 12, 2018, Gurshabad Grover, Natallia Khaniejo and Aayush Rathi attended Rootconf 2018.
- Postcolonial Digital Connections International Conference — by Admin — last modified May 18, 2018 06:35 AM
- Anubha Sinha was a speaker at this conference organized by Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, UCL and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung on May 16 and 17, 2018 at Center for Interdisciplinary Area Studies (ZIRS) in Halle, Germany. Anubha Sinha spoke on Property, Control and Copyright.
- India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual Good — by Amber Sinha — last modified May 18, 2018 06:22 AM
- The idea that technological innovations may compete with privacy of individuals assumes that there is social and/or economic good in allowing unrestricted access to data. However, it must be remembered that data is potentially a toxic asset, if it is not collected, processed, secured and shared in the appropriate way.
- Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players — by Admin — last modified May 18, 2018 05:01 AM
- The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
- Internet Shutdown Stories — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Sep 03, 2019 09:57 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book seeks to give a glimpse into the lives of those directly affected by these internet shutdown experiments. When seen in a larger context, we hope that the stories in this book also demonstrate that access to the internet and freedom of speech is not just about an individual’s rights, but are also required for the collective good. This is a project funded by Facebook and MacArthur Foundation, and the stories were provided by 101 Reporters. Case studies from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, and Uttar Pradesh have been highlighted in this compilation.
- AI in the Banking and Finance Industry in India — by Saman Goudarzi, Elonnai Hickok and Amber Sinha — last modified Jun 19, 2018 11:48 AM
- This is a draft report that seeks to map the present state of use of AI in the banking and financial sector in India.
- Aadhaar Remains an Unending Security Nightmare for a Billion Indians — by Admin — last modified May 13, 2018 04:28 PM
- Yesterday was the 38th and last day of hearings in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutional validity of India’s biometric authentication programme. After weeks of arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court has now reserved the matter for judgement.
- Consilience 2018 — by Admin — last modified May 12, 2018 02:04 AM
- National Law School of India University, Bangalore organized The Future of Blockchain Technology: Evolving a Framework for its Adoption and Regulation in India on May 5, 2018. Swaraj Barooah panel on "e-Governance and Public Service Delivery using Blockchain Technology" at Consilience 2018.
- Comment: India's NTP 2018 gets digital makeover but needs complimentary policies — by Admin — last modified May 12, 2018 01:55 AM
- Criticism notwithstanding, Indian bureaucratic mandarins—babus as they are referred to in local lingo—do come up with draft policies that are contemporaneous, and at times when it’s least expected.
- India's National ID Project Brings Pain to Those it Aims to Help — by Admin — last modified May 12, 2018 12:53 AM
- Poor management, corruption and fraud are threatening to derail the world’s largest national identity project.
- RightsCon Toronto 2018 — by Admin — last modified Jun 07, 2018 02:31 PM
- RightsCon is organizing the 2018 edition of the event at Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto in Canada. A session on Pervasive Technologies project titled "Cheap and chipper: IP in India’s affordable smartphones" is scheduled on May 17, 5.15 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. in the International Trade and the Commons track. (Room #203B, Beanfield Centre).
- Wikipedia edit-a-thon in mind? Kindly start here — by Tito Dutta — last modified May 11, 2018 08:15 AM
- Are you thinking to conduct a Wikipedia edit-a-thon? You may use this document as an initial guide. Please note: this article is written keeping specially organisations, institutions, and individuals in mind, who are new to Wikipedia world. We are starting this post with some basic questions. Please feel free to ask questions by mailing tito "at" cis-india.org
- India's Draft Telecom Policy Needs to Bridge the Gap Between Intent and Execution — by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 07, 2018 04:13 PM
- Earlier this week, India’s department of telecommunications (DoT) released a draft new telecom policy, titled ‘Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018’.
- The Huawei pointer — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 06, 2018 01:04 PM
- Taking a cue from Huawei. Huawei has an awe-inspiring record of drive, perseverance, fortuitous circumstances, good strategy, execution, and success.
- Use of AI and ML in Healthtech Will Not Be Limited to Services Alone, Say These Experts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 06, 2018 12:17 PM
- The healthcare segment will see significant entrepreneurial activity and more investment coming in the sector.
- Meeting of Coalition for an Inclusive Approach on the Trafficking Bill — by Admin — last modified Aug 18, 2018 09:21 AM
- Gurshabad Grover attended a meeting of the Coalition for an Inclusive Approach on the Trafficking Bill at the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore on May 3, 2018.
- Digital India' in Dire Need of Safety Policy Reboot - Cybersecurity Experts — by Admin — last modified May 05, 2018 12:00 PM
- Some experts say the need of the hour is for India to update its cybersecurity policy to respond to growing threats in cyberspace. Information warfare specialists hint at the local storage of digital information as the key to the cybersecurity of the country.
- Artificial Intelligence for Growth: Leveraging AI and Robotics for India's Economic Transformation — by Admin — last modified May 05, 2018 09:08 AM
- Amber Sinha took part in the second international conference organized by ASSOCHAM at Hotel Shangri-La in New Delhi on April 27, 2018.
- #NAMApolicy on Online Content Regulation — by Admin — last modified May 05, 2018 01:52 AM
- Swaraj Barooah attended the #NAMApolicy on Online Content Regulation organized by Media Nama at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on May 3, 2018.
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