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- Civic hackers seek to find their feet in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:45 AM
- In 2006, when Sushant Sinha,who holds a doctorate in Internet security from the University of Michigan, tried to use the Indian government’s judicial rulings website, Judis.nic.in, he found it difficult to get the data he was looking for. “Judis.nic.in didn’t have a good text search or ability to sort results by relevance,” Sinha said. The lack of these two critical functions rendered the wealth of data on the site largely unusable.
- Nel suk dei nativi digitali. Perché gli studenti 2.0 hanno bisogno di una bussola per orientarsi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:31 AM
- Addio al vecchio sapere lineare fondato sulla parola scritta e sulla trasmissione di conoscenza maestro-alunno: imparare oggi ha la forma di un suk arabo nell'ora di punta. Tra social network, video-racconti su YouTube, la musica di MySpace, il linguaggio sincopato delle chat e le bufale online, gli studenti di nuova generazione hanno bisogno di una bussola per orientarsi. Ma la scuola non c'è. O meglio, non ce la fa: a studenti 2.0 corrispondono spesso istituti scolastici da secolo scorso.
- A Tweet and a poke from the CEO — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:30 AM
- The official grapevine has moved online, and Twitter is the new water-cooler.
- Does the UID Reflect India? — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:45 AM
- On December 17th the Campaign for No UID held a press conference and public meeting in Bangalore. Below is a summary and analysis of the events.
- Mothers discuss kids, music, fashions, on Net — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:25 AM
- Among the many conversations about behavioural problems seen among teenage children and the benefits of organic foods, there is one that raves about a baby-sitter who takes care of pets too, and one that reviews newly opened art classes in the city. These are not the usual face-to-face discussions among women at a gathering, but threads that run on parenting websites and ‘mommy' blogs that have captured the imagination of many mothers in Chennai.
- Call for Comments for Report on Open Government Data in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 01, 2013 05:50 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society is pleased to announce a public call for comments on the Report on Open Government Data in India prepared by Glover Wright, Pranesh Prakash, Sunil Abraham and Nishant Shah.
- Accessibility at CIS – Looking back at 2010 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:53 AM
- From its inception, CIS has been working towards reform of copyright law both at the national and international levels and towards formulation of an electronic accessibility policy for India. The year 2010 has been quite eventful for developments in the area of accessibility for persons with disabilities at the national and international levels. In this blog post, Nirmita Narasimhan looks at some of the work done by CIS and other organisations to promote digital accessibility and inclusion for persons with disabilities during the calendar year 2010.
- Make a Wish — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 16, 2013 06:37 AM
- It is that time of the year again, where we ring in the new, ring out the old, and say goodbye to another year that has passed us by. The earnest will take the time to reflect on things gone by, the romantics will look forward with hope to the future and the realists will point out that we are now one decade into the 21st century, and the world is changing. However, if you are a true digital native, you are probably going to head over to a website that helps you figure out 43 things that you want to do, not just in the next year, but in your foreseeable future.
- Nirmita Narasimhan wins National Award — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:53 AM
- Nirmita Narasimhan was awarded the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from the Government of India on 3 December 2010 on the occasion of the World Disability Day. The award was presented by Smt. Pratibha Patil, President of India under the Role Model category. The award function took place at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi from 11:00 to12:30 and was telecast live on Doordarshan.
- G3ict-GW Global Policy Forum: "ICT Accessibility: A New Frontier for Disability Rights" — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 09:58 AM
- The Institute for Global and International Studies, Elliott School of Intenational Affairs at George Washington University, in cooperation with G3ict hosted this conference in Citiy View Room, Washington, D.C on 15 and 16 November 2010. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in this conference and spoke in the panel on Successful Treaty Implementation: Key Factors of Success and Obstacles.
- Pornography & the Law - A Call for Peer Review — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 12:12 PM
- Namita Malhotra's research project on "Pornography & the Law". is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. Her monograph is an attempt to unravel the relations between pornography, technology and the law in the shifting context of the contemporary.
- Wikipedia Meet-up in TERI — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:21 PM
- The Wikipedia Bangalore meet-up is a monthly get-together of Wikipedians (contributors and users) to meet, discuss, share experiences, reach out and advocate for Wikipedia and Wikimedia. Danese Cooper, Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation, Alolita Sharma, Engineering Programs Manager, Wikimedia Foundation, Erik Möller, Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation and Achal Prabhala, Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board Member attended the meeting. The Centre for Internet and Society made arrangements for this event.
- Call for Comments for Report on the Online Video Environment in India — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 12:12 PM
- The Open Video Alliance, the Centre for Internet and Society and iCommons are pleased to announce a public call for comments on version 1 of "Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report".
- The Privacy Rights of Whistleblowers — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:47 AM
- The recent disclosures from Wikileaks have shown that the right to information, whistle-blowing, and privacy are interconnected. This note looks at the different ways in which the three are related, as well as looking at the benefits and drawbacks to Wikileaks in terms of privacy.
- Transforming urbanscapes: ATM in cities — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM
- This is the first in series of posts where I will try and articulate the transformation in the urban landscape that one can attribute either directly or in-directly to information and communication technologies. I am keen in discussing changes that are more fundamental in terms of architectural typology and spatial constructs and all this while looking for things that are specific to an Indian city. And that is where the story becomes rather interesting; Indian cities are unique and so when a shift occurs in its material constructs it must be analyzed with reference to its peculiar context.
- From the Stock Market to Neighbourhood Mohalla — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2011 06:05 AM
- The stock markets have been the symbol of trade and commerce of the city and the region. In this post I will analyze the stock market; an important commercial institution and try and articulate its changing architectural configuration and its impact on neighborhoods and other public domain of the city. The change in information technology has had a profound effect on the business methodologies of the stock brokers and traders in the last few years with possibilities for buying and selling during the market hours from any internet enabled device. The pundits have announced that the “market is in your pocket or at the comfort of your home”. Is it really so or is the change more subtle? Moreover how will our cities and their public place transform from such shift?
- 'Pakistan' hackers target India's top police agency — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:26 AM
- Cyber-attackers who identified themselves as the "Pakistan Cyber Army" have hacked the website of India's top police agency, officials said on Saturday. The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was hacked by programmers who left a message saying that the attack was in revenge for similar Indian assaults on Pakistani sites, Press Trust of India said. The hackers signed their message on the Indian police website: "Long Live Pakistan."
- Self-regulation in media and society meet to gain legal perspectives — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:22 AM
- With electronic media generally expressing its opposition to government imposed regulations, a two-day workshop is being organised here from tomorrow on 'Comparative Perspectives on Media Self-Regulation and Society'.
- Digital Natives with a Cause? - workshop in Santiago Open Call — by Samuel Tettner — last modified Sep 22, 2011 11:40 AM
- The third and final workshop in the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from the 8 to 10 February. An open call for participation follows.
- Digital Natives with a Cause? - Workshop in Santiago FAQs — by Samuel Tettner — last modified May 15, 2015 11:46 AM
- The third and final workshop of the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from 8 to 10 February 2011. Below are some frequently asked questions.
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