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- Attentional Capital in Online Gaming : The Currency of Survival — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 10:46 AM
- This blog post by Arun Menon discusses the concepts of production, labour and race in virtual worlds and their influence on the production of attention as a currency. An attempt is made to locate attentional capital, attentional repositories and attention currencies within gaming to examine 'attention currencies and its trade and transactions in virtual worlds. A minimal collection of attention currencies are placed as central and as a pre-requisite for survival in MMOs in much the same way that real currency become a necessity for survival. The approach is to locate attentional capital through different perspectives as well as examine a few concepts around virtual worlds.
- Wherever you are, whatever you do — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM
- Facebook recently launched a location-based service called Places. Privacy advocates are resenting to this new development. Sunil Abraham identifies the three prime reasons for this outcry against Facebook. The article was published in the Indian Express on 23 August, 2010.
- First Post-Bilski Decision - Software Patent Rejected — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:24 AM
- In the first decision post-Bilski, the Board of Patents Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) rejected a software patent claimed by Hewlett-Packard. The ruling in this case has buttressed the fact that the Bilski decision furthered the cause of narrowing the patentability of software even though the Supreme Court of the United States totally avoided mentioning software patents or the applicability of the machine or transformation test for software patents in its decision.
- The Bilski Case - Impact on Software Patents — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:24 AM
- The Supreme Court of the United States gave its decision in Bilski v Kappos on 28 June, 2010. In this case the petitioners’ patent application sought protection for a claimed invention that explains how commodities buyers and sellers in the energy market can protect, or hedge, against the risk of price changes. The Court in affirming the rejection by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit also held that the machine- or-transformation test is not necessarily the sole test of patentability. The Court’s ruling of abstract ideas as unpatentable and its admission that patents do not necessarily promote innovation and may sometimes limit competition and stifle innovation have provided a ray of hope. In the light of the developments, the Bilski decision as far as patentability of software is concerned may not be totally insignificant, says Krithika Dutta Narayana.
- 科技改變社會 數位原生代計畫 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM
- The Chinese language press covered the Digital Natives workshop in Taipei.
- 科技改變社會數位原生代掀波 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM
- The Chinese press published an article on Digital Natives.
- Information is Beautiful hacks in India with David Cameron — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM
- The Prime Minister took some of the UK's top hackers and data experts with him to India this week. David McCandless was with them.
- Political is as Political does — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:30 AM
- The Talking Back workshop has been an extraordinary experience for me. The questions that I posed for others attending the workshop have hounded me as they went through the course of discussion, analysis and dissection. Strange nuances have emerged, certain presumptions have been questioned, new legacies have been discovered, novel ideas are still playing ping-pong in my mind, and a strange restless excitement – the kind that keeps me awake till dawning morn – has taken over me, as I try and figure out the wherefore and howfore of things. I began the research project on Digital Natives in a condition of not knowing, almost two years ago. Since then, I have taken many detours, rambled on strange paths, discovered unknown territories and reached a mile-stone where I still don’t know, but don’t know what I don’t know, and that is a good beginning.
- Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act, 1857 as Amended in 2010 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:25 AM
- In this post the author examines the issue of privacy in light of the Indian Copyright Act, 1857 as amended by the Copyright Amendment Bill in 2010. Four key questions are examined in detail and the author gives suitable recommendations for each of the questions that arise.
- 'Containing Inflation' - A myth — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:30 AM
- We need problem-solving, not confused rhetoric or misguided action, says Shyam Ponappa. The article was published in Business Standard on 7 August, 2008.
- Digital Natives : Talking Back — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 15, 2015 11:50 AM
- One of the most significant transitions in the landscape of social and political movements, is how younger users of technology, in their interaction with new and innovative technologised platforms have taken up responsibility to respond to crises in their local and immediate environments, relying upon their digital networks, virtual communities and platforms. In the last decade or so, the digital natives, in universities as well as in work spaces, as they experimented with the potentials of internet technologies, have launched successful socio-political campaigns which have worked unexpectedly and often without precedent, in the way they mobilised local contexts and global outreach to address issues of deep political and social concern. But what do we really know about this Digital Natives revolution?
- RIM Offered Security Fixes — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:24 AM
- In India Talks, BlackBerry Maker Said It Could Share Metadata, Notes Show
- New Project to Assess Potential of Creating Open Government Data Initiatives in Chile, Ghana and Turkey — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:44 AM
- Steve Bratt, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation (founded in 2009 by Tim Berners-Lee) has made an announcement on moving forward with a project to assess the potential of creating open government data initiatives in Chile, Ghana, and Turkey - the first step of what we hope to be a global initiative focusing on low- and middle-income countries.
- Does the Government want to enter our homes? — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM
- When rogue politicians and bureaucrats are granted unrestricted access to information then the very future of democracy and free media will be in jeopardy. In an article published in the Pune Mirror on 10 August, 2010, Sunil Abraham examines this in light of the BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry messenger service that the Government of India plans to block if its makers do not allow the monitoring of messages. He says that civil society should rather resist and insist on suitable checks and balances like governmental transparency and a fair judicial oversight instead of allowing the government to intrude into the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens.
- UID Project in India - Some Possible Ramifications — by Liliyan — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM
- Having a standard for decentralized ID verification rather than a centralized database that would more often than not be misused by various authorities will solve ID problems, writes Liliyan in this blog entry. These blog posts to be published in a series will voice the expert opinions of researchers and critics on the UID project and present its unique shortcomings to the reader.
- Open Access to Science and Scholarship - Why and What Should We Do? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:13 AM
- The National Institute of Advanced Studies held the eighth NIAS-DST training programme on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Science, Technology and Society” from 26 July to 7 August, 2010. The theme of the project was ‘Knowledge Management’. Dr. MG Narasimhan and Dr. Sharada Srinivasan were the coordinators for the event. Professor Subbiah Arunachalam made a presentation on Open Access to Science and Scholarship.
- Govt and BlackBerry firm wait for the other to hang up — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:46 AM
- Sunil Abraham speaks to Archna Shukla on the stand-off between the Government of India and RIM. The news was published in expressindia.com.
- Access to Knowledge: Barriers and Solutions for Persons with Disabilities in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM
- Consumers International, Kuala Lumpur and Consumers Association of India in association with Madras Library Association organised a seminar on Access to Knowledge on 31st July, 2010 at the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Auditorium in Guindy, Chennai. The Principal Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu Department of Information Technology was the chief guest. Former Central Vigilance Commissioner N. Vittal gave the keynote address. Prof Subbiah Arunachalam, Nirmita Narasimhan and Pranesh Prakash participated in the seminar. Nirmita and Pranesh made presentations on access to knowledge.
- Call, text, email complaint against rogue auto driver — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:45 AM
- Harassed by an auto driver? Helplines give you no relief? Here's the people's way to help you out. Just report your issue online, call or even SMS sitting in a noisy restaurant, and be heard.
- Call to increase awareness of intellectual property rights — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:47 AM
- We need more knowledge on IPR itself, says IT Secretary
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