My good friend Dr Arun Mehta <arun.mehta@...> shared these links with Patrice Riemens and cc'd me. Taking the liberty to share these with anyone who...
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Subbiah Arunachalam
subbiah.arunachalam@...
Apr 16, 2012 6:52 pm
Congratulations to the Computer Society, Dr Satish Babu and others on the board of CSI for this wonderful decision. CSI should also promote open access to R&D...
The idea is to help students in terms of accessibility, and function as an educational tool. Will it serve the purpose for needy school children or college...
Congratulations to the Computer Society of India. Really its good news for us. i think many others computer society follow CSI to promote open source software....
Dear Mr Arunachalam, Taxpayer funded research ....results should be available free http://www.economist.com/node/21552574 We keep touching on this issue for...
Please see and distribute the below call for papers. Apologies for cross-posting. Call for Papers Transportation Research Board (TRB) 92nd Annual Meeting:...
What Kindle's look like in some parts of the world :) M ... From: TriumphOfContent@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TriumphOfContent@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
High price of journals hits Ivy League A memo from Harvard Library to the university's 2,100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it...
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Subbiah Arunachalam
subbiah.arunachalam@...
Apr 26, 2012 9:29 am
This article should be read by VCs of universities, secretaries to all science departments, directors of higher education institutions and others having a say...
I fully agree sir. The librarian clearly stated the problem when he told the Guardian, “I hope that other universities will take similar action. We all face...
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Edward Cherlin
echerlin@...
Apr 27, 2012 12:16 am
Rs. 80000 crore for higher education is about USD 16 billion. Is this correct? If so, what is the nonsense about not being able to fund primary schools, and...
Attitude Daksha Tablet Launched For Rs 5400: While the Aakash tablet project remains embroiled in controversy, other companies are making hay while the sun...
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Subbiah Arunachalam
subbiah.arunachalam@...
May 2, 2012 3:43 am
Friends: Today's *The Hindu* has carried an editorial [ http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article3374522.ece] which concludes with the assertion "It...
Alfred's Free Press One innovative journalist has found a way to get daily news and information to Liberians with the aid of a blackboard. Witness...
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Edward Cherlin
echerlin@...
May 2, 2012 12:59 pm
... I wrote a comment on the site: It is of course understandable that many people are focused on getting the lowest possible price for education computers,...
Nancy Lublin: Texting that saves lives When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking...
Dear friends and colleagues Here is article written absolutely on the clear picture of the remote villages where women have unlimited dedication for the...
Dear All, aSIX is going to organize a seminar on eLearning, detail of the event follows: “Understanding the Prospects & Possibilities presented by E-Learning...
SAP serving commoners through corporate Peter Gartenberg, Managing Director of SAP India, speaks to The Independent Through mobile phone banking SAP...
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Subbiah Arunachalam
subbiah.arunachalam@...
May 8, 2012 3:31 pm
More than 11,000 scientists around the world have signed The Cost of Knowledge. The number from India appears to be rather small. Scientists in India may...
... sir, I have added my signature and forwarded the mail to my colleagues. Let us dream about a day when all scholarly publications will be Open Access and...
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Edward Cherlin
echerlin@...
May 12, 2012 4:23 pm
... Let us, while we are at it, dream about a day in which all educational materials are Free, along with all economic and political information, and a day in...
