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- UID: A Debate on Fundamental rights — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:33 PM
- 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.
- UID is an invasion of privacy: Experts — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:33 PM
- 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.
- Experts debate on UID and rights — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:32 PM
- 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.
- They fight for the visually challenged — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM
- Times News Network - A report on the press conference held at the Press Club, Bangalore on 15th April, 2010.
- Amendment to Copyright Act opposed — by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:49 PM
- A report on the press conference held on 15th April, at the Press Club, Bangalore : The Hindu
- Does the Safe-Harbor Program Adequately Address Third Parties Online? — by Rebecca Schild — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:19 AM
- 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.
- Colour Me Political — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:34 AM
- 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.
- Meet the Web 2.0 Suicide Machine — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:34 AM
- 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.
- Digital Natives Research Project Coordinator — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM
- 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?"
- Research Project on Open Video in India — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:51 AM
- 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.
- Expel or not? That is the question — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM
- The decision of an international school to expel 14 students for their alleged ‘promiscuous’ behaviour has led to much debate and discussion.
- e-Accessibility: A Wiki Project — by Rebecca Schild — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:51 AM
- 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.
- Maps for Making Change Wiki Now Open to the Public — by Anja Kovacs — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:05 PM
- 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.
- Nokia eyes GeNext to tap mobile email mkt — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM
- Finnish handset giant banks on youth to be in the technology race
- Copyright Law as a tool for Inclusion — by Rahul Cherian — last modified Feb 20, 2013 11:04 AM
- Can Copyright Law be used as a tool for Inclusion? Rahul Cherian examines this in his blog on copyright.
- Sense and censorship — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:15 AM
- 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.
- An open answer to Office — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:38 PM
- OpenOffice with its new features is giving Microsoft Word tough competition, says Deepa Kurup in this article published by The Hindu on March 14, 2010.
- CPOV : Wikipedia Research Initiative — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:52 AM
- The Second event, towards building the Critical Point of View Reader on Wikipedia, brings a range of scholars, practitioners, theorists and activists to critically reflect on the state of Wikipedia in our contemporary Information Societies. Organised in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by the Institute of Network Cultures, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, the event builds on the debates and discussions initiated at the WikiWars that launched off the knowledge network in Bangalore in January 2010. Follow the Live Tweets at #CPOV
- Understanding Spectrum — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:48 AM
- 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.
- Does the Social Web need a Googopoly? — by Rebecca Schild — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:06 AM
- 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.
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