Center for Internet and Society

Heard about this one first time from Jace. Check them out at http://www.cis-india.org/

Quoting verbatim from their site

"The Centre for Internet and Society will critically engage with concerns of digital pluralism, public accountability and pedagogic practices, in the field of Internet and Society, with particular emphasis on South-South dialogues and exchange.

Through multidisciplinary research, intervention, and collaboration, we seek to explore, understand, and affect the shape and form of the internet, and its relationship with the political, cultural, and social milieu of our times."

In short, these guys do research and advocacy for using internet as a medium for social change. Today I meet its executive director Sunil Abraham. Tried to understand what these guys are upto and had discussions on what are the next possible ways to take Praja forward.

Its interesting how the world seems to be interconnected. He sits on the board of OSI which is a major funder for my latest love Ushahidi (2 years back I had never thought I would say that for a opensource framework ;) ).

Among other things he immediately agreed to fund a research paper on stuff related to Praja. So if you have any concept note. Now is the time you shoot it to me:)