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- YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 07:00 AM
- Alternative Law Forum’s Lawrence Liang on relaunching Creative Commons, and how it changes the legal landscape of copyright issues.
- CIS Signs MoU with Christ University, Bangalore — by T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified Nov 20, 2013 06:46 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Christ University in Bangalore. As part of this MoU Christ University and CIS-A2K will work together to introduce "Wikipedia in the Indian Undergraduate Language Classroom" at Christ University.
- Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You — by Maria Xynou — last modified Nov 23, 2013 08:38 AM
- In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article and perhaps reconsider your "choice" to use social networking sites, such as Facebook.
- Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:41 AM
- A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to discuss the draft 'Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012' under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. S. Rao, Sr. Adviser, DBT.
- Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:50 AM
- The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy.
- India must support UN's e-snooping move: Human rights activists — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:10 AM
- India is facing pressure from internet and human rights activists to support a United Nations resolution that calls for an end to electronic spying after revelations of mass illegal surveillance by the United States.
- First Look: CIS Cybersecurity documentary film — by Purba Sarkar — last modified Dec 17, 2013 08:16 AM
- CIS presents the trailer of its documentary film DesiSec: Cybersecurity & Civil Society in India
- Predictability in Infrastructure — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Nov 18, 2013 08:47 AM
- Systematic planning and execution can reduce the need for crisis management in infrastructure and manufacturing.
- Panaji: DKA organizes two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 18, 2013 08:33 AM
- In order to showcase Romi Konknni on a global platform, Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) organized a two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop November 16 and November 17 for Romi Konknni writers in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme, Bangalore.
- Train The Trainer Programme for Wikipedians — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 18, 2013 08:24 AM
- Twenty Wikimedians from 10 cities speaking 8 languages attended the 4-day Train-The-Trainer (TTT) programme conducted last month by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge programme (CIS-A2K) at Bangalore. The programme aimed to improve and enhance Wikipedians' skills for outreach and community-building activities.
- Train the Trainer Program — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 18, 2013 07:52 AM
- Wikipedians, about 20 of them, from 10 different cities, speaking 8 different languages, joined together for the first ever four days "Train the Trainer Program" organised by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in Bangalore from October 3 to 6, 2013.
- National Conference on: Harnessing technology for the empowerment for the persons with visual impairments — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 10:38 AM
- Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan participates as a speaker at this event. The event is organized by NIVH.
- Priyadarshini Tadkodkar on Konkani language — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:20 AM
- CIS-A2K team interviewed Priyadarshini Tadkodkar about Konkani language. She speaks how editing/contributing to Konkani Wikipedia would help students.
- ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಒಂದು ಆಚರಣೆ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 08:58 AM
- Coverage of the ten years of celebrations in Kannada Wikipedia on Avadhi website.
- 10th anniversary of Kannada wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 09:03 AM
- Kannada wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 17.
- Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Udayavani Coverage — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 07:25 AM
- Udayavani, on November 15, 2013 published about the upcoming tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia.
- CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita Malhotra — by Purba Sarkar — last modified Nov 18, 2013 10:03 AM
- CIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
- Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Vijayavani Coverage — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 07:16 AM
- Vijayavani published a report of the forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia on November 17.
- Social media promotions can backfire, too — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 14, 2013 05:24 AM
- Social media is a highly effective marketing tool for companies but its very ubiquity and the speed with which messaging goes viral has meant that it can hurt them badly as well, especially since platforms are not always moderated and can be hacked or misused.
- Indian Govt to Build Machine Translation System for 22 Indic Languages — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 11, 2013 07:14 AM
- National Translation Mission is preparing a Machine Translation System (MTS) to instantly translate texts from vernacular Indian languages to English, reports New Indian Express.
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