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- Digital Natives Workshop in Taipei: Only a Few Seats Left!!! — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:29 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society in collaboration with the Frontier Foundation is holding a three day Digital Natives workshop in Taipei from 16 to 18 August, 2010. The three day workshop will serve as an ideal platform for the young users of technology to share their knowledge and experience of the digital and Internet world and help them learn from each other’s individual experiences.
- The power of the next click... — by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM
- P2P cameras and microphones hooked up to form a network of people who don't know each other, and probably don't care; a series of people in different states of undress, peering at the each other, hands poised on the 'Next' button to search for something more. Chatroulette, the next big fad on the internet, is here in a grand way, making vouyers out of us all. This post examines the aesthetics, politics and potentials of this wonderful platform beyond the surface hype of penises and pornography that surrounds this platform.
- Separating the 'Symbiotic Twins' — by Nitya V — last modified Sep 18, 2019 02:10 PM
- This post tries to undo the comfortable linking that has come to exist in the ‘radical’ figure of the cyber-queer. And this is so not because of a nostalgic sense of the older ways of performing queerness, or the world of the Internet is fake or unreal in comparison to bodily experience, and ‘real’ politics lies elsewhere. This is so as it is a necessary step towards studying the relationship between technology and sexuality.
- Dont hang up on this one — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM
- Is 3G the next twist in the mobile phone growth story?
- Peeping Toms In Your Inbox — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM
- Nothing’s safe any more—not your mobile number, nor your e-mail—as they’re put on offer for the benefit of telemarketers, writes Namrata Joshi and Neha Bhatt in an article published in the Outlook.
- I don't want my fingerprints taken — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:41 AM
- Through this article published in Down to Earth, Nishant Shah looks at the role of the state as arbiter of our privacy.
- Survey : Digital Natives with a cause? — by pushpa — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:35 AM
- This survey seeks to consolidate information about how young people who have grown up with networked technologies use and experience online platforms and tools. It is also one of the first steps we have taken to interact with Digital Natives from around the world — especially in emerging information societies — to learn, understand and explore the possibilities of change via technology that lie before the Digital Natives. The findings from the survey will be presented at a multi-stakeholder conference later this year in The Netherlands.
- An Artist's Hunt for Lost Stepwells — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:05 PM
- As part of the Maps for Making Change project, Kakoli Sen has brought to light some facts which she stumbled upon while mapping the stepwells in Vadodara. She mapped these and also discovered 14 such architectural heritage structures. The news was covered in the Times of India.
- India's sorry spectrum story — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:33 AM
- In this article published in the Business Standard on June 3, 2010, Shyam Ponappa analyses the spectrum story in India. He says that the approach to spectrum management is an object lesson in how not to use information and communications technology for development.
- Facebook, privacy and India — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Sep 26, 2013 11:40 AM
- Does Facebook's decision to open out user information and data to third party websites amount to an invasion of privacy and should users' seriously consider getting out of the site? Sunil Abraham doesn't think so.
- APC starts research into spectrum regulation in Brazil, India, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM
- Communication infrastructure is the foundation of the knowledge-based economy and while there has been a boom in the construction of undersea cables bringing potentially terabits of capacity to the African continent, the ability to deliver broadband to consumers is hampered by inefficient telecommunications markets and policies. Wireless connectivity offers tremendous potential to deliver affordable broadband to developing countries but inefficient spectrum policy and regulation means the opportunity to seize the advantages brought about by improvements in wireless broadband technologies are extremely limited.
- WIPO Proposals Would Open Cross-Border Access To Materials For Print Disabled — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM
- The print disabled feel that the possible UN recommendations being negotiated upon may come up short, reports Kaitlin Mara in this article.
- The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM
- IDRC held a panel discussion on 'The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad' on May 5, 2010 in Ottawa.
- A letter to CGIAR in support of Open Access — by Subbiah Arunachalam — last modified Nov 01, 2023 12:43 PM
- Professor Subbiah Arunachalam wrote a letter to CGIAR apprising them of the need for, and advantages of making their research output Open Access.
- India slowly gets to grips with ecommerce — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:46 AM
- Growth in computer use and Internet penetration will help e-commerce.
- World Wide Web Consortium for All — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM
- Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta
- The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM
- 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.
- China Club instead of Bombay Club? — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:35 AM
- 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.
- Exceptions and Limitations in Indian Copyright Law for Education: An Assessment — by Lawrence Liang — last modified Oct 20, 2011 02:08 PM
- 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.
- Right to Read in the European Parliament: A Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 20, 2011 01:44 PM
- 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.
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