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May 2010 Bulletin
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<b>Greetings from the Centre for Internet & Society. We bring you updates of our research, news and media coverage and information on our events in this bulletin of May 2010</b>
<h3><b>News Updates</b></h3>
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<li style="text-align: justify; ">India slowly gets to grips with ecommerce<br />Growth in computer use and Internet penetration will help e-commerce.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/India-gets-to-grips-with-ecommerce" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/India-gets-to-grips-with-ecommerce</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">World Wide Web Consortium for All<br />Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/www-for-all" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/www-for-all</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Biometry Is Watching<br />In its first steps, the UID drive encounters practical problems, raises ethical questions, reports Sugata Srinivasaraju in Outlook.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/biometry-is-watching" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/biometry-is-watching</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">What Women Want: The ability debates<br />In this article published in the Hindu, Deepa Alexander argues that the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act (1957) are restrictive and discriminatory.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/what-women-want" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/what-women-want</a></li>
<li>CIS – Internet is neither good nor bad<br />This post is also available in: French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/Internet-not-good-not-bad" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/Internet-not-good-not-bad</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Right to Read event in Brussels<br />A 'Right to Read' event is being held at the European Parliament, Brussels on 4 May 2010.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/right-to-read-brussels" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/right-to-read-brussels</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Mapping the things that affect us<br />'Map for making change' is a project using geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/mapping-the-things" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/mapping-the-things</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">'UID is being forced'<br />CIS feels that the UID project is forced on the citizens.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/UID-is-forced" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/UID-is-forced</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data<br />The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/id-programe-faces-challenge" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/id-programe-faces-challenge</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Their India has no borders<br />Bangalore felt far for them, they would mark it outside the country. India, for migrant labourers, is different from the India we know<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/their-india-has-no-borders" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/their-india-has-no-borders</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Scrap UID project, say people's organisations<br />The unique identification number project is executed without any legislative or parliamentary sanction.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/Scrap-UID-project" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/Scrap-UID-project</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">UID info can be misused<br />Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/uid-info-can-be-misused" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/uid-info-can-be-misused</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">UID project draws flak from civil rights activists<br />The unique identification project is drawing a flak from civil rights activists.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/UID-project-draws-flak" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/UID-project-draws-flak</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Citizens' forums want UID project scrapped<br />Citizens' forums and groups have stepped up their attack on the Unique Identification Project calling for the complete scrapping of the project.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/citizens-forums-want-UID-scrapped" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/citizens-forums-want-UID-scrapped</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Disability rights groups oppose changes to Copyright Act<br />Disability rights groups are up in arms against a Bill proposing an amendment to the Copyright Act, 1952, reports Aarti Dhar in an article published in the Hindu on April 23, 2010.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/disability-groups-oppose-copyright-amendments" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/disability-groups-oppose-copyright-amendments</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Centre for Study of Culture and Society seeks Programme Associate<br />The Higher Education Cell, Centre for Study of Culture and Society is looking for a Programme Associate to help develop e-content and conduct training programmes for projects under its Social Justice and Networked Higher Education Initiatives.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/position-announcement" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/news/position-announcement</a></li>
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<h3><b>Research</b></h3>
<ul>
<li style="text-align: justify; ">Digital Natives at Republica 2010<br />Nishant Shah from the Centre for Internet and Society, made a presentation at the Re:Publica 2010, in Berlin, about its collaborative project (with Hivos, Netherlands) "Digital Natives with a Cause?" The video for the presentation, along with an extensive abstract is online.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/dn/dnrepub" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/research/dn/dnrepub</a></li>
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<h3><b>Accessibility</b></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>Right to Read in the European Parliament: A Report</b><br />The European Blind Union and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue supported an event sponsored by seven MEPs in the European Parliament to discuss the way forward for EU to support the Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled which has been proposed at the World Intellectual Property Organisation by Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Paraguay.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/right-to-read-europe" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/right-to-read-europe</a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Intellectual Property</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill Pranesh Prakash examines the numerous flaws in the Special 301 from the Indian perspective, to come to the conclusion that the Indian government should openly refuse to acknowledge such a flawed report. He notes that the Consumers International survey, to which CIS contributed the India report, serves as an effective counter to the Special 301 report.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/2010-special-301" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/2010-special-301</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>Exceptions and Limitations in Indian Copyright Law for Education: An Assessment<br /></b>This paper examines the nature of exceptions and limitations in copyright law for the purposes of the use of copyrighted materials for education. It looks at the existing national and international regime, and argues for why there is a need for greater exceptions and limitations to address the needs of developing countries. The paper contextualizes the debate by looking at the high costs of learning materials and the impediment caused to e-learning and distance education by strong copyright regimes.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/exceptions-and-limitations" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/exceptions-and-limitations</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>Technological Protection Measures in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010<br /></b>In this post Pranesh Prakash conducts a legal exegesis of section 65A of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which deals with the stuff that enables 'Digital Rights/Restrictions Management', i.e., Technological Protection Measures. He notes that while the provision avoids some mistakes of the American law, it still poses grave problems to consumers, and that there are many uncertainties in it still.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/tpm-copyright-amendment" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/tpm-copyright-amendment</a></p>
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<h3>Telecom</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>China Club instead of Bombay Club?<br /></b>Emulate China's coordinated policies for strategic sectors, and we'll rely less on commodity exports, says Shyam Ponappa in his article in the Business Standard on May 13, 2010.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/telecom/blog/China-club-Bombay-club" target="_blank"><br />http://cis-india.org/advocacy/telecom/blog/China-club-Bombay-club</a></p>
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No publisherpraskrishnaAccess to KnowledgeDigital NativesTelecomAccessibilityInternet GovernanceCISRAWOpenness2012-08-10T10:00:54ZPageApril 2010 Bulletin
http://editors.cis-india.org/about/newsletters/april-2010-bulletin
<b>Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! We bring you updates of our research, events and news for the month of April 2010.</b>
<h2><b>News Updates </b></h2>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription"><b>Worries voiced over ID Project</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>The Government of India's Unique Identification (UID) Project came under flak at a workshop organised jointly by the Citizen Action Forum (CAF), the People's Union of Civil Liberties - Karnataka, the Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society - An article in The Hindu - 17th April.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/worries-voiced-over-id-project" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/worries-voiced-over-id-project</a></p>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription"><b>UID: A debate on the Fundamental Rights</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>UID: A debate on the Fundamental Rights - was jointly organized by the Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society on April 16th at IAT, Queens Road, Bangalore - An article in the Prajavani news paper - April 17th. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/uid-a-debate-on-fundamental-rights" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/uid-a-debate-on-fundamental-rights</a></p>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription"><b>UID is an invasion of Privacy: Experts</b><br /> The Nandan Nilekani headed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) came in for much criricism at the first of a series of debates on the issue organised in the city on Friday - Deccan Chronicle, April 17th.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/uid-is-an-invasion-of-privacy-experts" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/uid-is-an-invasion-of-privacy-experts</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Experts debate on UID and rights </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Bangalore, Apr 16, DHNS: A debate on ‘UID and Fundamental Rights’ organised by several city-based organisations, discussed the social, ethical issues, economic and legal issues that accompanies the UID. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/experts-debate-on-uid-and-rights" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/experts-debate-on-uid-and-rights</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Amendment to Copyright Act opposed </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>A report on the press conference held on 15th April, at the Press Club, Bangalore: The Hindu <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/amendment-to-copyright-act-opposed" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/amendment-to-copyright-act-opposed</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>They fight for the visually challenged </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Times News Network - A report on the press conference held at the Press Club, Bangalore on 15th April, 2010. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/they-fight-for-the-visually-challenged" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/they-fight-for-the-visually-challenged</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Digital Natives Research Project Coordinator </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, in collaboration with Hivos Netherlands, is looking for a Research Project Coordinator to help develop a knowledge network and coordinate international workshops for the project "Digital Natives with a Cause?" <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/research-coordinator" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/research-coordinator</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Expel or not? That is the question </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>The decision of an international school to expel 14 students for their alleged ‘promiscuous’ behaviour has led to much debate and discussion. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/expel-or-not" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/expel-or-not</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Nokia eyes GeNext to tap mobile email mkt </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Finnish handset giant banks on youth to be in the technology race <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/nokia-eyes-genNext" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/nokia-eyes-genNext</a></p>
<h3><b>Research</b></h3>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Critical Point of View: Videos </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>The Second event for the Critical Point of View reader on Wikipedia was held in Amsterdam, by the Institute of Network Cultures and the Centre for Internet and Society. A wide range of scholars, academics, researchers, practitioners, artists and users came together to discuss questions on design, analytics, access, education, theory, art, history and processes of knowledge production. The videos for the full event are now available for free viewing and dissemination.</p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Colour Me Political </b><br /> What are the tools that Digital Natives use to mobilise groups towards a particular cause? How do they engage with crises in their immediate environments? Are they using their popular social networking sites and web 2.0 applications for merely entertainment? Or are these tools actually helping them to re-articulate the realm of the political? Nishant Shah looks at the recent Facebook Colour Meme to see how new forms of political participation and engagement are being initiated by young people across the world.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/dn/dn2" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/dn/dn2</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Meet the Web 2.0 Suicide Machine</b><br />Digital Natives live their lives differently. But sometimes, they also die their lives differently! What happens when we die online? Can the digital avatar die? What is digital life? The Web 2.0 Suicide machine that has now popularly been called the 'anti-social-networking' application brings some of these questions to the fore. As a part of the Hivos-CIS "Digital Natives with a Cause?" research programme, Nishant Shah writes about how Life on the Screen is much more than just a series of games. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/dn/dn1" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/dn/dn1</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Digital Natives with a Cause? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Digital Natives With A Cause? - a product of the Hivos-CIS collaboration charts the scholarship and practice of youth and technology with a specific attention for developing countries to create a framework that consolidates existing paradigms and informs further research and intervention within diverse contexts and cultures. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/dn/dnrep" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/dn/dnrep</a></p>
<h2><b>Advocacy</b></h2>
<h3><b>Accessibility</b></h3>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>e-Accessibility: A Wiki Project </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Envisaged and funded by the National Internet Exchange of India, and executed by the Centre for Internet and Society, a Wiki site pertaining to issues of disability and e-accessibility has recently been launched. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/e-accessibility-a-wiki-project" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/e-accessibility-a-wiki-project</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Copyright Law as a tool for Inclusion </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Can Copyright Law be used as a tool for Inclusion? Rahul Cherian examines this in his blog on copyright. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/copyright-law-as-tool-for-inclusion" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/copyright-law-as-tool-for-inclusion</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Web Accessibility as a Government Mandate?</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b> </b><br /> </span>Is Web accessibility just a Government Mandate? Should private sites be ignored? Wesolowski examines this in light of the steps taken by ictQATAR to make its website accessible to W3C standards, and hopes that Qatar and eventually all other Arab nations will follow suit and make Web accessibility much more of a mandate. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/web-accessibility-government-mandate" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/web-accessibility-government-mandate</a></p>
<h3><b>Intellectual Property</b></h3>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription"><b>When Copyright Goes Bad </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>A part of the Access to Knowledge Project, this short film by Consumers International is available on DVD and online at A2Knetwork.org/film. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/when-copyright-goes-bad" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/when-copyright-goes-bad</a></p>
<h3><b>Openness</b></h3>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Research Project on Open Video in India </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Open Video Alliance and the Centre for Internet and Society are calling for researchers for a project on open video in India, its potentials, limitations, and recommendations on policy interventions. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/open-video-research" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/open-video-research</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Does the Social Web need a Googopoly?</b><br />While the utility of the new social tool Buzz is still under question, the bold move into social space taken last week by the Google Buzz team has Gmail users questioning privacy implications of the new feature. In this post, I posit that Buzz highlights two privacy challenges of the social web. First, the application has sidestepped the consensual and contextual qualities desirable of social spaces. Secondly, Google’s move highlights the increasingly competitive and convergent nature of the social media landscape. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/does-the-social-web-need-a-googopoly" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/does-the-social-web-need-a-googopoly</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>The (in)Visible Subject: Power, Privacy and Social Networking </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>In this entry, I will argue that the interplay between privacy and power on social network sites works ultimately to subject individuals to the gaze of others, or to alternatively render them invisible. Individual choices concerning privacy preferences must, therefore, be informed by the intrinsic relationship which exists between publicness/privateness and subjectivity/obscurity. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/the-in-visible-subject-power-privacy-and-social-networking" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/the-in-visible-subject-power-privacy-and-social-networking</a></p>
<h3><b>Internet Governance</b></h3>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Does the Safe-Harbor Program Adequately Address Third Parties Online? </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>While many citizens outside of the US and EU benefit from the data privacy provisions the Safe Harbor Program, it remains unclear how successfully the program can govern privacy practices when third-parties continue to gain more rights over personal data. Using Facebook as a site of analysis, I will attempt to shed light on the deficiencies of the framework for addressing the complexity of data flows in the online ecosystem. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/does-the-safe-harbor-program-adequately-address-third-parties-online" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/does-the-safe-harbor-program-adequately-address-third-parties-online</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Sense and censorship </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Sunil Abraham examines Google's crusade against censorship in China in wake of the attacks on its servers in this article published in the Indian Express. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/sense-and-censorship" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/sense-and-censorship</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Report on the Fourth Internet Governance Forum for Commonwealth IGF </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>This report by Pranesh Prakash reflects on the question of how useful is the IGF in the light of meetings on the themes of intellectual property, freedom of speech and privacy. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/report-on-fourth-IGF" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/report-on-fourth-IGF</a></p>
<h3><b>Telecom</b></h3>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription" style="text-align: justify; "><b>The Right Ring Tone </b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>Focus on improving service quality with a strong partner, and not on one-shot stake sales, says Shyam Ponappa in his article published in the Business Standard on April 1, 2010. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span><a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/telecom/blog/ring-tone" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/telecom/blog/ring-tone</a></p>
<h2><b>Other Advocacy</b></h2>
<p class="ecxdocumentdescription" style="text-align: justify; "><b>Maps for Making Change Wiki Now Open to the Public </b><br /> Since December 2009, CIS has been coordinating and nurturing the Maps for Making Change project, organised in collaboration with Tactical Tech. During the past four months, participants have been on a challenging yet fertile and inspiring journey that is now slowly coming to an end. Would you like to know more about what has happened in the time that has passed? The Maps for Making Change wiki is a good place to start. <br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/others/maps-for-making-change-wiki-now-open-to-the-public" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/others/maps-for-making-change-wiki-now-open-to-the-public</a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/about/newsletters/april-2010-bulletin'>http://editors.cis-india.org/about/newsletters/april-2010-bulletin</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaAccess to KnowledgeDigital NativesTelecomIntellectual Property RightsAccessibilityInternet GovernanceCISRAW2012-08-13T04:51:19ZPageMarch 2010 Bulletin
http://editors.cis-india.org/about/newsletters/march-2010-bulletin
<b>Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! We bring you updates of our research, news, and events for the month of March 2010 in this bulletin.</b>
<h3><b>News Updates</b></h3>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>An Open Answer to Office</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>OpenOffice with its new features is giving Microsoft Word tough competition, says Deepa Kurup in this article published in The Hindu.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/news/open-office" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/news/open-office</a></p>
<h3><b>Upcoming Events</b></h3>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>CPOV: Wikipedia Research Initiative</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>The second WikiWars conference will be held in Amsterdam from 26 to 27 March 2010<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/conferences/conference-blogs/cpov" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/conferences/conference-blogs/cpov</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>CI Global Meeting on A2K</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>CIS is a co-sponsor of the Consumers International Meeting on A2K to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 21 and 22, 2010.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/events/ci-global-meeting-a2k" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/events/ci-global-meeting-a2k</a></p>
<h3><b>Research</b></h3>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b>India Game Developer Summit Bangalore 2010</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span>The India Game Developer Conference held at Nimhans Convention Centre on the 27th of February, 2010 was attended by Arun Menon who is working on The Gaming and Gold Project at The Centre for Internet and Society. The Developer forum brought together game developers from different sectors of the Game Production Cycle, with hardware manufacturers like Nvidia demonstrating their latest 3d technology and Software developers like Crytek and Adobe demonstrating the latest in developer tools for creating and editing games on multiple platforms.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/cis-raw/histories/gaming/india-game-developer-summit-in-bangalore-2010" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/cis-raw/histories/gaming/india-game-developer-summit-in-bangalore-2010</a><br /> <br /> <b>10 Legendary Obscene Beasts</b><br /> Nishant Shah analyses a peculiar event of vandalism which has now become the core of free speech and anti-censorship debates in mainland China. Looking at the structure of user generated knowledge websites and the specific event on the Chinese language encyclopaedia, 'Baidu Baike', he shows how, in cities where spaces of political spectacle and public protest are quickly diminishing, the Internet has become a tool for producing new public spaces of demonstration and protest.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/grants/ISShanghai/itcity4" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/grants/ISShanghai/itcity4</a></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>WikiWars - A report</b><br /> In this blog, Nishant Shah analyses about the WikiWars, the first of the three events held in Bangalore on January 12 and 13.<br /> <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/research/conferences/conference-blogs/wwrep" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/research/conferences/conference-blogs/wwrep</a></p>
<h3><b>Telecom</b></h3>
<p class="ecxmsonormal"><b>Understanding Spectrum</b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><br /> </b></span>What is spectrum and how do government and commercial decisions on this scientific phenomenon affect public facilities and costs? Shyam Ponappa examines this in his latest blog published in the Business Standard on March 4, 2010.<b><br /> </b><a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/advocacy/telecom/blog/understanding-spectrum%0c" target="_blank">http://cis-india.org/advocacy/telecom/blog/understanding-spectrum</a></p>
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