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- Second International e-Governance Conference — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 11, 2012 10:50 AM
- The second international conference on governance and electronics which is held under the motto "Together Toward Digital Inclusion" is organized by the National Committee for Corporate Governance Electronic Iraq and the United Nations Development Programme at Rashid Hotel in Baghdad from December 2-3, 2012. The event aims to review the achievements of the program e-governance Iraqi national, and discuss the challenges of applying e-governance as a tool to achieve public sector reform and digital inclusion.
- So Much to Lose — by Nishant Shah — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM
- Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
- Kolkata: Tasting the Sweetness of Wikipedia! — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Dec 04, 2012 07:19 AM
- Recently, Access to Knowledge team member Subhashish Panigrahi spent some time with wikipedians in Kolkata. Through this blog post he shares his experience and learning from the interaction. This post explores the journey of three wikipedians — Jayanta Nath, Deepon Saha and Ashwin.
- First Odia Wikipedia Education Program to be Rolled Out — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Dec 14, 2012 12:17 PM
- Odia Wikipedians gathered at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal on November 8, 2012 to start the first Odia Wikipedia Education Program. This program aims to bring students edit articles on Odia Wikipedia through a series of assessments by professors. The local community members from Nalconagar would be supporting the four month program.
- The real Sibal’s law: Resisting Section 66A is futile — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 03, 2012 05:16 AM
- The Information Technology Act is “substantially the same” as laws instituted in other democracies like UK and the United States. What’s more, the language that is employed in various sections is exactly the same. Thus was the thrust of Kapil Sibal’s defense of Section 66A on NDTV last night.
- The flaw in cyber law — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:06 AM
- Legal experts and netizens want the controversial clause in the IT Act to be scrapped after two Mumbai girls were arrested for a post on Facebook.
- Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrests — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 08:27 AM
- The government on Thursday tweaked the law to make it tougher for citizens to be arrested for online comments that are deemed offensive after recent arrests came in for heavy criticism by Internet activists, the media and other groups.
- Yes, You Can Get Arrested for a Facebook Status Update Now — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 08:16 AM
- A 21-year-old Indian woman thought Mumbai shouldn't have been shutdown for the funeral of an Islamophobic leader. Broadcasting such opinions on Facebook was apparently grounds for arrest.
- Human Machine Interfaces: The History of an Uncertain Future — by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Jan 04, 2013 11:30 AM
- "Multimodal interfaces maybe re-engineered much more easily now and can transform the ways in which the physically,cognitively and sensorially disabled can access information and interact with the digital world", says Sharath Chandra Ram.
- Interview with Pranesh Prakash — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:58 AM
- Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society talks to Mint’s Surabhi Agarwal about the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act and the government’s decision to tweak it.
- Thousands go online against 66A — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:40 AM
- An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a meeting with the cyber regulation advisory committee.
- Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:19 AM
- The review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression.
- Indians Rank Second For Online Snooping — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:10 AM
- Indians rank second globally when it comes to seeking details of private individuals online, as per Google transparency report.
- Exploring the Internals of Mobile Devices — Report from a One-day Workshop at TERI — by Jadine Lannon — last modified Dec 01, 2012 05:57 AM
- On October 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) organised a one-day workshop on exploring the internals of mobile technologies at the TERI Southern Regional Centre in Bangalore. The workshop received more than 140 registrants, of which approximately 40 attended. In this post, Jadine Lannon explores the discussions and the developments that took place at the workshop.
- Indian government at second position after U.S.A for demanding user data from Google — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:05 AM
- The Indian government has secured 2nd position in the list of the governments demanding for Web user information. It is behind only from the United States government.
- 25 Indians to watch — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 04:46 AM
- From a political scion and an attacking batsman to a crusading web entrepreneur and a ‘Potato Prince’, these are India’s rising stars.
- Facebook Arrests Ignite Free-Speech Debate In India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 07, 2013 10:16 AM
- Shaheen Dhada is an unlikely looking protagonist in the battle under way in India to protect free speech from government restrictions in the new media age.
- Comments on the Broadcast Treaty and Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives — by Smitha Krishna Prasad — last modified Dec 04, 2012 11:11 PM
- This November at WIPO the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was witness to a tough negotiation on the proposed Treaty providing access to copyrighted materials to visually impaired persons. In between these discussions, the SCCR also found time to have two short plenary sessions on the proposed broadcast treaty as well as working documents on exceptions for libraries and archives.
- Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM
- Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
- વિકિપીડિયા ગુજરાતી માં પણ છે — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:36 AM
- We've recently been featured in the Gujarati magazine on technology: Cybersafar. The below article was written by Harsh Kothari.
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