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- Mobile India 2016 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 13, 2016 02:26 PM
- COMSNETS in association with Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital India, et.al. organized the event in Bangalore from January 5 to 9, 2016. Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker in Session 4: Law, regulation and policy of App Economy.
- The Creation of a Network for the Global South - A Literature Review — by Tanvi Mani — last modified Feb 04, 2016 01:13 PM
- Elite Capture of Governance in Bangalore — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 12, 2016 04:28 PM
- Vanya Rakesh participated in the event held in Bangalore on December 16, 2015.
- Approaching Open Research via Open Data - Presentation at TERI, December 22, 2015 — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 12, 2016 02:37 PM
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, organised a seminar on 'Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach' on December 22, 2015. We supported the seminar as a knowledge partner. Sumandro Chattapadhyay was invited to deliver a special address. Here are the notes and slides from the presentation.
- Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of Finance — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:34 PM
- The Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were invited to take part in the consultation for the IT (hardware and software) group organised on January 07, 2016, and submit a suggestion note. We are sharing the note below. It was prepared and presented by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, with contributions from Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, and other members of CIS.
- Digital Futures of Indian Languages - Notes from the Consultation — by Tejaswini Niranjana — last modified Jan 15, 2016 05:55 AM
- A consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' was held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It was led by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), and Tanveer Hasan, A2K programme at CIS; and was supported by CDIF. Here are the notes from the Consultation.
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାର: ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ଡିଜିଟାଲ ପାଠାଗାର ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନର ନୂଆ ମୁହଁ — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 28, 2016 07:25 AM
- Many would be searching for Odia-language books on the internet. Many would feel like correcting typos and other mistakes when found while reading a book, even online. Odia Wikisource is as a platform all those book lovers who want to read Odia books online and want to make more books available online.
- What are People's Rights in Digital World — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:51 AM
- Vanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore.
- Nature of Knowledge — by Scott Mason — last modified Jan 30, 2016 11:42 AM
- A Critique of Consent in Information Privacy — by Amber Sinha and Scott Mason — last modified Jan 18, 2016 02:20 AM
- The idea of informed consent in privacy law is supposed to ensure the autonomy of an individual in any exercise which involves sharing of the individual's personal information. Consent is usually taken through a document, a privacy notice, signed or otherwise agreed to by the participant.
- Will India win net neutrality battle? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 11, 2016 02:28 AM
- There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all.
- Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to Discuss the Evolution of Privacy and Surveillance — by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 11, 2016 02:12 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society organised a conference in roundtable format called ‘Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to discuss the evolution of Privacy and Surveillance. The conference was held at Indian Habitat Centre on October 30, 2015. The conference was designed to be a forum for discussion, knowledge exchange and agenda building to draw a shared road map for the coming months.
- Read Bengali, Malayalam classics online as free Wiki libraries grow — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:51 PM
- Content Includes Classics In Malayalam, Bengali.
- Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse — by Vidushi Marda — last modified Jan 09, 2016 01:43 PM
- 15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could possibly be against this?" asks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a recent op-ed defending Free Basics.
- 3rd Expert Committee Meeting on reference of secretary, MHRD on representation of Internet and Mobile Association of India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:04 PM
- The 3rd Expert Committee meeting was held on January 11, 2016 in Committee Room No.654, 'A' Wing, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in New Delhi. Nehaa Chaudhari and Anubha Sinha attended the meeting.
- Nasscom wants board to protect Net neutrality, regulate pricing — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 31, 2016 09:25 AM
- The debate against differential pricing of data services at the cost of net neutrality doesn’t seem to be getting over yet. While internet activists have gone out on streets in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to protest in favour of net neutrality, industry experts believe that differential pricing, when regulated could be tailored for public interest.
- Facebook Free Basics vs Net Neutrality: The top arguments in the debate — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 07, 2016 02:26 AM
- On Twitter, there's a whole conversation around Facebook Free Basics and whether zero-rating platforms should be allowed in India. Here's a look at the debate.
- Nasscom against differential pricing for data services — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 06, 2016 03:12 PM
- The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms.
- Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 06, 2016 02:51 PM
- When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
- କେତେ ମାଗଣା "ଫ୍ରି ବେସିକ୍ସ — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 30, 2016 11:05 AM
- This op-ed was published in Odia newspaper "The Samaja" on January 4, 2016. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash were quoted.
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