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- DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India — by Laird Brown — last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM
- As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one documentary. The film produced by Purba Sarkar, edited by Aaron Joseph, and directed by Oxblood Ruffin features Malavika Jayaram, Nitin Pai, Namita Malhotra, Saikat Datta, Nishant Shah, Lawrence Liang, Anja Kovacs, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and, Ravi Sharada Prasad.
- IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (I) — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 31, 2015 02:56 PM
- This paper is the first in a multi-part series, in which we provide a background to the IANA transition and updates on the ensuing processes. An attempt to familiarise people with the issues at stake, this paper will be followed by a second piece that provides an overview of submitted proposals and areas of concern that will need attention moving forward. The series is a work in progress and will be updated as the processes move forward. It is up for public comments and we welcome your feedback.
- The I-MACX Summit & Demo Day (Spring 2015) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2015 09:37 AM
- IIIT-B Innovation Center organized this event in Bangalore on June 18, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker.
- ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ୧୩ ତମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ପାଳନ, ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:17 PM
- ତାରିଖ ଏବଂ ସମୟ: ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ୫ ଟା ସ୍ଥାନ: ପଦାର୍ଥ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ, ସଚିବାଳୟ ମାର୍ଗ, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ସବିଶେଷ: https://or.wikipedia.org/s/sml
- Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at Bhubaneswar — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:18 PM
- Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
- Report on the Use of eSpeak in Urdu and Kashmiri — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 21, 2015 03:39 PM
- NVDA team conducted a training programme at Kashmir University from June 15 to 17, 2015. Forty-four delegates attended the training programme. Kaifee Asami was the trainer.
- Open Data Intermediaries in Developing Countries - A Synthesis Report — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jun 16, 2015 09:40 AM
- The roles of intermediaries in open data is insufficiently explored; open data intermediaries are often presented as single and simple linkages between open data supply and use. This synthesis research paper offers a more socially nuanced approach to open data intermediaries using the theoretical framework of Bourdieu’s social model, in particular, his concept of species of capital as informing social interaction... Because no single intermediary necessarily has all the capital available to link effectively to all sources of power in a field, multiple intermediaries with complementary configurations of capital are more likely to connect between power nexuses. This study concludes that consideration needs to be given to the presence of multiple intermediaries in an open data ecosystem, each of whom may possess different forms of capital to enable the use and unlock the potential impact of open data.
- Report on 15 days Training in Basic Computing at RNKS — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 21, 2015 03:16 PM
- The NVDA team organized a 15 days training in basic computing at Rajasthan Natrahin Kalyan Sansthan (RNKS) in Jaipur. The training programme held from June 1 - 15, 2015 was attended by 12 delegates. Mrityunjay Kumar was the trainer. The basic training for computers was targeted for school going children of RNKS.
- Odia Wikipedia Celebrates 13 Years of Free Knowledge Contribution at Bhubaneswar — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
- The event was held at the Institute of Physics, Near Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on June 3, 2015, at 5 p.m.
- Panel Discussion on Internet Intermediaries, Law and Innovation — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jun 14, 2015 04:37 PM
- CII, Google and Centre For Communications Governance, NLU Delhi hosted a panel discussion on June 2 in New Delhi. Jyoti Panday attended.
- How the Odia Wikimedia community is enriching Wikipedia with character encoding technology — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 14, 2015 11:51 AM
- Last year, I wrote about the development of Odia language character encoding converters that the Wikipedia community was working on. These converted text into Unicode, a universal encoding standard. These converters have now been made available for use, just in time for today’s thirteenth anniversary of the Odia Wikipedia.
- Can Uber, Ola apps be blocked? Govt fighting cyber odds — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 14, 2015 09:52 AM
- The Delhi government is trying to block taxi hailing apps like Uber and Ola Cabs, but is it really possible?
- The Newly Updated Indic Keyboard App Now Supports 22 Asian Languages — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
- This blog post was written in my personal capacity.
- Report on eSpeak Tamil Computing with NVDA Training Workshop — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 21, 2015 02:46 PM
- The NVDA team held a five days training (June 3 - 7, 2015) at Anne Jane Askwith Higher Secondary School for the Visually Impaired, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.
- Report on Kannada eSpeak Training with NVDA — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 22, 2015 02:14 AM
- NVDA team conducted a two day training programme at Mitra Jyothi in Bangalore (June 8 and 9, 2015). Forty-three delegates attended the training programme.
- The Perils and Prospects of Bringing the Next Billion Online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2015 08:04 AM
- Sunil Abraham is the executive director of the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore. In his PDF talk, he explains the fight for net neutrality in India and how many solutions fall under the category of walled garden.
- Indian government includes open source in RFPs — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:18 PM
- The Government of India has implemented a remarkable new policy-level change for open source software (OSS) deployment.
- Unfettering Stranded Capacity — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jul 11, 2015 04:00 PM
- Government can't control market forces, but can and must fix regulatory issues. First, the good news: the government does appear to be making serious efforts to tackle stranded capacity and stalled projects, as in the instances below. Such issues need to be resolved because of their effect on future investment and employment. Now, the bad news: one part is that some problems need solutions which are fraught with political risk.
- Workshop on Open Data for Human Development — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jun 02, 2015 03:34 PM
- Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Sunil Abraham will take part in the workshop being organised for government officials from Bhutan, Maldives, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and Tripura, by the International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD) of UNDP India, during June 3-6, 2015. The workshop will be held at the National Institute of Advanced Studies Campus in Bengaluru. Sunil will be one of the panelists in the opening discussion on 'data and transparency in governance,' and Sumandro will provide input for and lead the sessions on developing the draft implementation plan for the Sikkim Open Data Acquisition and Accessibility Policy. Sumandro worked with the IC4HD team to design the objectives and the agenda of the workshop.
- Only digital sex, please — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 15, 2015 01:38 AM
- Many Indian men are getting so dependent on digital sex and online pornography that they can’t handle real relationships. And a new book says this is happening the world over. Prasun Chandhuri and Avijit Chatterjee turn the spotlight on the trend
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