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- ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಯೋಜನೆ ಸಮಾವೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ತರಬೇತಿಯ ವರದಿ — by Ananth — last modified Mar 07, 2019 02:35 AM
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯು ದಿನದಿಂದ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೇ ಕುಂದುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಭಾಗದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಆಕರಗಳು ಸಿಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇಂತಹ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿ ಬೆಳೆಸುವುದು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ. ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಗಮನದಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು, ಸಂತ ಅಲೋಶಿಯಸ್ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಆಶ್ರಯದಲ್ಲಿ ದಿನಾಂಕ ೦೯ ಹಾಗೂ ೧೦ ನೇ ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ, ೨೦೧೯ ರಂದು ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಯೋಜನೆ ಸಮಾವೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ತರಬೇತಿಯನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲಾಯಿತು.
- 'Website not found' pop-ups leave net activists fuming — by Tushar Kaushik — last modified Apr 03, 2019 03:53 PM
- Internet activists are concerned over what they term as rising instances of websites being blocked by internet service providers (ISPs) and the government without citing any reason for doing so.
- Train the Trainer program 2018 — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Mar 06, 2019 08:13 AM
- Trainer the Trainer program is an annual three days residential program organised by the Access to Knowledge Program of Centre for Internet and Society. The program identifies the community leaders and brings Wikimedians from and around the SAARC countries to train them and provide mentorship in their work.
- Risk integration is key to better cybersecurity management — by Dr. R. Seetharaman — last modified Mar 03, 2019 06:26 AM
- Digital connectivity plays an anchor role in unlocking innovation and prosperity around the world, but increasing cyber threat is a roadblock to collective path of progress.
- Any failure to resolve the Kashmir problem could lead the South Asia to a nuclear disaster — by Admin — last modified Mar 03, 2019 06:17 AM
- World Kashmir Awareness (WKA) Board in its meeting on February 23, 2019 regrets the death of 45 Indian soldiers recently killed at Pulwama, Kashmir.
- Participation in the meeting of BIS LITD 17 — by Admin — last modified Mar 03, 2019 06:12 AM
- Gurshabad Grover participated in the fifteenth meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which was conducted online on February 26.
- Over 30 organisations, industry bodies oppose proposal to ban vape content — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 03, 2019 05:49 AM
- More than 30 organisations and industry bodies, including Ficci, CII and the Cellular Operators Association of India, have written to the Electronics and IT Ministry (MeitY), urging it not to ban online content related to the Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS).
- Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN) Convening Design — by Admin — last modified Mar 01, 2019 01:08 AM
- Ambika Tandon attended a workshop organized by Association for Progressive Communications for grantees of the Feminist Internet Research Network as a panelist on a session on feminist research methods.. The workshop was held from 27 February to 1 March, in Malaysia. Represented from 8 organizations attended the workshop.
- OWASP Seasides Conference — by Admin — last modified Mar 07, 2019 11:53 PM
- Karan Saini attended the OWASP Seasides security conference held on February 27 and 28, 2019 at Cavelossim, Goa. The event was organized by OWASP Seasides.
- Imagine a Feminist Internet: Research, Practice and Policy in South Asia — by Admin — last modified Feb 27, 2019 01:52 AM
- Internet Democracy Project and Point of View co-organized a two-day Imagine a Feminist Internet event in Sri Lanka on 22011 and 22 February 2019. Ambika Tandon was a speaker and presented a paper 'Framing Reproductive Health as a Data Problem? Unpacking ‘Dataveillance’ in India' which was co-authored by herself and Aayush Rathi.
- Marathi Language Fortnight Workshops 2019 — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Mar 01, 2019 12:39 AM
- Maharashtra is a state which is rich in diversity in terms of language and culture seen in its various regions such as Konkan, Marathwada, Western Maharashtra, Northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha. Awareness needs to be created to make Wikimedia movement inclusive and diverse in these geographical regions as well as in their social strata.
- Comments on the Draft Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Feb 25, 2019 04:48 PM
- Following consultations with data protection, civil society, industry and others, during the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) meeting from 29 November 2018 onwards, the Cybercrime Convention Committee has sought additional contributions regarding the provisional draft text for a Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (“Budapest Convention”).
- What I learned from going offline for 48 hours — by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 14, 2019 04:21 PM
- A weekend without the internet shows just how much control we surrender to online chatter.
- Goa University students update ‘Goa’ Marathi articles on Wikipedia — by Admin — last modified Feb 22, 2019 02:27 AM
- Faculty and students of Goa University’s Marathi department have updated 164 Marathi articles on Wikipedia related to Goa recently.
- Resurrecting the marketplace of ideas — by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Feb 22, 2019 02:18 AM
- There is no ‘silver bullet’ for regulating content on the web. It requires a mix of legal and empirical analysis.
- Are RSS's fears about Tik Tok true? Here's what you should know — by Admin — last modified Feb 22, 2019 02:13 AM
- Swadeshi Jagran Manch has flagged security, business and social risks posed by Chinese apps such as TikTok. The RSS fears may not be totally unfounded.
- Webinar on counter-comments to the draft Intermediary Guidelines — by Admin — last modified Feb 22, 2019 01:51 AM
- CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on February 11 to discuss the comments submitted to the Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018, and counter-comments that were due by February 14.
- CIS Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression: Surveillance Industry and Human Rights — by Elonnai Hickok, Arindrajit Basu, Gurshabad Grover, Akriti Bopanna, Shweta Mohandas, Martyna Kalvaityte — last modified Feb 20, 2019 10:48 AM
- CIS responded to the call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression. The submission was on the Surveillance Industry and Human Rights.
- Civil Liberties Groups Warn Proposed EU 'Terrorist Content' Rule a Threat to Democratic Values — by Admin — last modified Feb 19, 2019 12:49 AM
- Requiring filtering tools would be "a gamble with European Internet users' rights to privacy and data protection, freedom of expression and information, and non-discrimination and equality before the law."
- 2019 International Asia Conference — by Admin — last modified Feb 19, 2019 12:23 AM
- ITECHLAW organized the 2019 edition of International Asia Conference at JW Marriott hotel in Bangalore on January 31, 2019 and February 1, 2019. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "Policy Making for the Emerging Tech in India".
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