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- Odia Language Classics could Now be Read from Phones, Tablets and of course from Computers! — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:12 AM
- Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. Available online at or.wikisource.org, the project finally went live in last year on October 20 after being incubated over two years. In a nutshell, it not just provides free and open access to readers to access text that are out of copyright or available under free license, but also allows them to contribute in either digitizing copyright-free text or correcting mistakes made by others.
- Odia Wikisource to Celebrate its First Anniversary Tomorrow! — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:14 AM
- Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia language library, will celebrate its first anniversary in Odisha capital tomorrow.
- Leveraging Mobile Network Big Data for Development Policy: Opportunities & Challenges — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 16, 2015 01:31 AM
- Amber Sinha participated in this event held at IRDC, New Delhi on November 2, 2015. The event was organized by LIRNEasia.
- India and France to Digitise Manuscripts, Artworks & Archives — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:15 AM
- The Indian and French governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will assist in technical knowledge sharing, competency, skill building and cultural exchange between the two countries, as per a PIB release.
- ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/SC 27 Working Groups Meeting, Jaipur — by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Dec 21, 2015 02:38 AM
- I attended this event held from October 26 to 30, 2015 in Jaipur.
- Porn. Panic. Ban: A Conversation on Sexual Expression, Pornography, Sexual Exploitation, Consent — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 29, 2015 07:36 AM
- Point of View and the Internet Democracy Project organized a conference to hold and facilitate an informed conversation on sexual expression, pornography, sexual exploitation and consent. Rohini Lakshané was a speaker. Tanveer Hasan also attended this conference held in New Delhi from October 28 to 30, 2015.
- One Thousand Books Online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:16 AM
- JP Das's Books to be Made Available Free on Wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:18 AM
- Noted Odia-language author and art historian Jagannath Prasad Das's works will be available on Wikipedia for free.
- How India Regulates Encryption — by Pranesh Prakash & Japreet Grewal — last modified Jul 23, 2016 01:24 PM
- Konkani-language books from Konkani-language culture center Mannd Sobhaann to enrich Konkani Wikipedia — by Rahmanuddin Shaik and Tanveer Hasan — last modified Nov 12, 2015 01:08 PM
- Mangalore based cultural centre Maand Sobhaann has recently relicensed 3 of their publications under a free license so that the books could be digitised on Konkani Wikisource and enrich Konkani Wikipedia.
- We've come a long, long way together: building coalitions around the right to privacy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2015 01:30 AM
- Our worldwide coalition against surveillance is expanding, reaching organisations across all continents and silos.
- Net advocacy body probing linkages between telcos and Facebook’s auto-play video option — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2015 12:53 AM
- Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India’s leading internet advocacy body, which has often been critical of Facebook’s Internet.org — now called Free Basics — initiative, has said that it is looking into the possibility of Facebook helping telecom companies through its auto-play video option.
- Connected Trouble — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 28, 2015 04:47 PM
- The internet of things phenomenon is based on a paradigm shift from thinking of the internet merely as a means to connect individuals, corporations and other institutions to an internet where all devices in (insulin pumps and pacemakers), on (wearable technology) and around (domestic appliances and vehicles) humans beings are connected.
- International Workshop on the Impact of the TRIPS Agreement on key sectors and its continuing relevance in the context of Regional and Bilateral Trading Agreements — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 28, 2015 02:57 AM
- On the occasion of 20 years of TRIPS Agreement, Centre for WTO Studies and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is holding a workshop at Naland, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi on October 26 and 27, 2015. Pranesh Prakash is a speaker in the concluding session.
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାରର ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା (Need for an Odia-language Wikisource) — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:21 AM
- This post is about the Odia library movement and the conventional archival, touch-bases on the problems with dissemination of knowledge with more public domain books that are entering into the "rare and perishing" category, a comparative study of the conventional and new medium--like Wikisource--for book archival. It sheds light on how Wikisource functions as a collaborative platform in engaging with readers for digitizing books that are yet to be digitized.
- Open Access Week Round-Up — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:21 AM
- Here is a round-up of events held at the University of Otago over Open Access Week. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation for the staff members of libraries across New Zealand. The event was organised by the University of Otago.
- Encryption and Anonymity: Rights and Risks — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 27, 2015 02:37 AM
- Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. ARTICLE 19 and Privacy International are organizing a workshop on Encryption and Anonymity on November 12, 2015. Pranesh Prakash is a speaker.
- The Social Role of the Communications and the Strengthening of the Freedom of Expression Panel - "Cultural Diversity and Freedom of Expression" — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 27, 2015 01:48 AM
- Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Communications of Brazil is organizing a panel on Cultural Diversity and Freedom of Expression on November 9, 2015, from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., in the Sala de Concerto Maestro Jose Siqueria, located in the city of Jao Pessoa, Brazil. Sunil Abraham will be a panelist.
- Odia Wikisource to Celebrate Its First Anniversary in Bhubaneswar — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:19 AM
- Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow i.e., 25th October, 2015.
- The rise and rise of slacktivism — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2015 02:49 PM
- Can we change the world with the click of a mouse? Or is it just another feel-good phenomenon? The writer explores the growing penchant for online petitions and desktop activism.
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