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- 55 Works of Iconic Indian writer released under Free Licence to benefit Wikisource — by T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified Nov 14, 2014 01:29 PM
- Kannada is a language spoken by 40 million people in Karnataka – one of the four southern states of India.The Kannada Wikimedia community, in collaboration with CIS-A2K, are enthusiastic about having almost all of the works of Niranjana re-licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 on the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava.
- Ground Zero Summit 2014 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:42 AM
- Geeta Hariharan participated in this event organized by India Infosec Consortium on November 13 and 14, 2014 in New Delhi.
- Fourth Discussion Meeting of the Expert Committee to Discuss the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 08, 2014 04:07 PM
- The fourth expert committee meeting was held on November 10, 2014 at the Department of Biotechnology to discuss the potential privacy concerns of the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill. Sunil Abraham however was unable to participate because of technical problems.
- Methodology: Patent Landscaping in the Indian Mobile Device Market — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Feb 15, 2017 02:05 PM
- Through the patent landscaping exercise, we have identified patents pertaining to Internet-enabled mobile devices sold in India for USD 100 or less. The findings from this exercise are being used to develop legal strategies to reduce patent-based impediments to the widespread and rapid proliferation of this beneficial technology throughout India. The research methodology adopted for the patent landscaping exercise has been delineated here. This document is a work in progress.
- Times Group wants TRAI to save the Internet from greedy telcos via Net Neutrality — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:52 AM
- In an especially strong attack against perceived threats to its Internet-based business, the Times of India group has sought regulatory intervention to ensure what is popularly called Net Neutrality, or the concept that internet service providers must charge only from the end consumer.
- Getting Strategic about Openness and Privacy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 09, 2014 09:19 AM
- This blog post by Tim Davies, Open Data Research Lead at Web Foundation was published in Open Up? on November 3, 2014.
- Ubiquity, Mobility, Globality: Charting Directions in Mobile Phone Studies — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 04, 2014 04:27 PM
- Nehaa Chaudhari made a presentation at the Ubiquity, Mobility, Globality : Charting Directions in Mobile Phone Studies Conference. This was organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia on November 6 and 7, 2014. Nehaa was on a panel titled Mobile and its Effects on Global Markets and made a presentation on Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Workplace.
- White Paper on RTI and Privacy V1.2 — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Nov 09, 2014 02:53 AM
- This white paper explores the relationship between privacy and transparency in the context of the right to information in India. Analysing pertinent case law and legislation - the paper highlights how the courts and the law in India address questions of transparency vs. privacy.
- Learning Forum: Transparency and Human Rights in the Digital Age — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 04, 2014 04:14 PM
- Pranesh Prakash spoke at this event organized by Global Network Initiative on November 6, 2014 in California.
- Central Guidelines and Schemes — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 06, 2014 02:59 PM
- The Department of Disability Affairs under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is responsible for the welfare of persons with disabilities in India. The office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been set up under the Ministry to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.
- E-Consultation on Cyber Security, Justice, and Governance Begins! — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 04, 2014 11:36 PM
- Sunil Abraham facilitated the e-consultation on "Internet access, the freedom of expression online, and development in the Global South" at the event organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice.
- India's Statement at ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 2014 — by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Nov 04, 2014 05:50 AM
- India's Draft Resolution at the ITU Plenipot, which we have previously blogged about, was not passed following discussions at the Ad Hoc Working Group on Internet-related Resolutions. Subsequently, India made a statement at the Working Group of the Plenary, emphasizing the importance of the issues and welcoming further discussions. The statement was delivered by Mr. Ram Narain, DDG-IR, Department of Telecommunications and Head of India's Delegation at PP-14. The full text of the statement is provided below.
- Several Indian Twitter users' accounts suspended due to tech glitch — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:17 AM
- Twitter denies conspiracy theory, blames technical glitch for account suspensions
- ನಿರಂಜನರ ಕೃತಿಗಳು CC-BY-SA 4.0 ಪರವಾನಗಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮರುಪ್ರಕಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿವೆ — by Omshivaprakash and Tejas Jain — last modified Nov 03, 2014 03:04 PM
- ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಂಜನರ ಬಹುಪಾಲು ಕೃತಿಗಳು CC-BY-SA 4.0 ಪರವಾನಗಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮರುಪ್ರಕಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿವೆಯೆಂದು ಸಿಐಎಸ್-ಎ೨ಕೆಯ ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಬಳಗವು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
- Twitter users find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 07, 2014 01:27 AM
- Twitter users woke up on Saturday to find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons, triggering conspiracy theories that only the accounts of right-wing supporters had been targeted.
- Good Intentions, Recalcitrant Text – II: What India’s ITU Proposal May Mean for Internet Governance — by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Nov 03, 2014 07:07 AM
- The UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting its Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) this year in South Korea. At PP-14, India introduced a new draft resolution on ITU's Role in Realising Secure Information Society. The Draft Resolution has grave implications for human rights and Internet governance. Geetha Hariharan explores.
- DNA Database for Missing Persons and Unidentified Dead Bodies — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Nov 04, 2014 03:46 PM
- This blog discusses the possible implications of the public interest litigation that has been placed before the Supreme Court petitioning for the establishment of a DNA database in respect to unidentified bodies.
- Wiki Media Foundation keen on developing Urdu Wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 01, 2014 01:23 PM
- The Wikipedia India Community Consultation 2014 was organized by the Wiki Media Foundation (WMF) and Wikipedia India Chapter in collaboration with Centre for Internet Society (CIS A2K) Bangalore on The venue was Movenpick Hotel and scheduled for October 4th and 5th here.
- Wiki Media Foundation keen on developing Urdu Wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 01, 2014 01:29 PM
- The Wikipedia India Community Consultation 2014 was organized by the Wiki Media Foundation (WMF) and Wikipedia India Chapter in collaboration with Centre for Internet Society (CIS A2K) Bangalore on The venue was Movenpick Hotel and scheduled for October 4th and 5th here.
- Converting from nonUnicode (Nudi, Baraha, ...) font encoding to Unicode Kannada — by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Oct 23, 2016 03:36 PM
- People have been using computers for typing and printing Kannada text for more than 25 years. Most of the usage of Kannada on computers was limited to the DTP arena.
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