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- CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 11) - Anja Kovacs — by Purba Sarkar — last modified Oct 15, 2013 03:25 PM
- CIS interviews Anja Kovacs, researcher and activist, and director of the Internet Democracy, Project as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
- Interview with Big Brother Watch on Privacy and Surveillance — by Maria Xynou — last modified Oct 15, 2013 02:24 PM
- Maria Xynou interviewed Emma Carr, the Deputy Director of Big Brother Watch, on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
- Bengali eSpeak Aids in Disaster Management — by Anirudh Sridhar — last modified Nov 07, 2013 09:21 AM
- Software developed on the eSpeak was deployed in Bangladesh and helped its citizens for disaster management.
- Making Wikipedia Better — by Pooja Saxena and Nirbheek Chauhan — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:30 AM
- It wasn’t something that we set out to do when we started working on The Ballot, but one of the most satisfying unintentional side-effects of the project has been the chance to correct facts and figures, and remove inappropriate content from entries related to India and its politics on Wikipedia.
- The 2013 EPT Award for Individuals in Developing Countries Working for Open Access — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:30 AM
- Below is the press release announcing the 3rd Annual Award for individuals in the developing world who have made a significant contribution to Open Access. The application form for nominations follows the announcement. The EPT hopes to receive a similarly large number of representations as were received for the award in its first two years.
- The quest for genuine clout on the internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:08 AM
- There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
- Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:45 AM
- The Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, together with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, will be convening a Round-table on Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media on October 16, 2013 at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham is a speaker in the session on Impact of Media, Social Media & Technology on Democracy / Governance.
- RENEW: The 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 09:32 AM
- The 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology – RENEW, is hosted by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture in Riga in partnership with the Art Academy of Latvia, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Danube University’s Center for Image Science. Following Banff 2005, Berlin 2007, Melbourne 2009 and Liverpool 2011, the Media Art History Boards and Renew Cochairs invite you to attend RENEW conference in Riga, October 8-11, 2013!
- 2nd International Conference on Managing Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy (MIPS 2014) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 12, 2014 01:23 PM
- Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay through the support of the Ministry of Human Resources Development IPR Chair Project, Government of India, is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy MIPS 2014 at IIT Bombay, India.
- Concerns Regarding DNA Law — by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:09 AM
- Recently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There are several concerns with this government effort. Below, we present broad-level issues to be kept in mind while dealing with DNA law.
- The India Privacy Monitor Map — by Maria Xynou — last modified Oct 09, 2013 04:26 PM
- The Centre for Internet and Society has started the first Privacy Watch in India! Check out our map which includes data on the UID, NPR and CCTNS schemes, as well as on the installation of CCTV cameras and the use of drones throughout the country.
- Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 — by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:00 AM
- This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, which seeks to collect human DNA samples, profile them and store them. These comments are made clause-by-clause against the DBT Bill.
- Religious pluralism and freedom of expression in India, Europe and other countries — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2013 05:54 AM
- The Venice-Delhi Seminars are Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations project, in cooperation with the Jamia Millia Islamia, Seminar and the India Habitat Centre is organizing this event from October 10 to 12, 2013. Chinmayi Arun will be speaking at this event.
- Google survey: 37% of urban Indian voters are online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 07, 2013 10:41 AM
- Almost four out of every 10 urban voters (or 37%) in India are online, just a little less than the number (42%) that are undecided about whom they will vote for in the 2014 general elections, according to a survey by Google India and research agency TNS released on Tuesday.
- Alliance aimed at reducing internet cost launched — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 09:08 AM
- A number of government bodies, non-government organizations and private players have joined hands to create a coalition aimed at reducing the cost of internet access worldwide. The coalition -- Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) -- will advocate policy and regulatory reforms to push down the cost of bandwidth in developing and poor countries, where cost of internet access remains very high.
- Privacy Meet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2013 05:13 AM
- Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi.
- GFM 2013 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 06, 2013 07:58 AM
- Nishant Shah participated in a panel discussion with Wendy Chun, Tom Levine and Geert Lovink , around 'The End of Bibliographies: New Media and Research'. Nishant also participated as a panelist in a panel discussion on 'Open Up: Pragmatism and Politics of Open Access'. The programme was held at the University of Luneberg in Germany from October 3 to 5, 2013.
- A Hitchhikers Guide to the Cyberspace — by Anirudh Sridhar — last modified Oct 04, 2013 11:24 AM
- This blog post explores what authors of various stripes have to say about the digital sphere. Directly or indirectly, it looks at the commentary that authors provide on raging debates and contentions within the Digital Humanities.
- Decline in web freedom steepest in India: Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 24, 2013 03:50 AM
- In a report on the state of internet in 60 countries, Freedom House, a US-based organization, said that in 2013 India saw the "most significant year-on-year decline" in terms of the web freedom.
- Mangalore: Konkani writers resolve to form all-India forum at JKS conference — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 14, 2013 01:36 AM
- Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS) organized an All-India Konkani Writers’ Conference on Sunday, September 29 at Kalaangann.
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