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Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO
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Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet,
Friday Balcao the fortnightly discussion event to be held
on 22nd September will focus on the need for citizens to
leverage technology to push democracy & transparency.
Dr. Samir Kelekar will lead the discussion by making a
presentation on the topic in the context of Goa.
Dr. Samir Kelekar has over 23 years of experience in the
world-wide IT industry. He is currently the founder-director
of Teknotrends Software, Bangalore, a company that does
cutting edge work in the exciting and growing field of network
security.
A BTech from IIT Bombay and a PhD from the famous
Ivy-league Columbia University, New York, USA, Samir
has worked at Fortune 500 companies such as Motorola,
Alcatel and IBM Research.
He has published in top international journals and has
written for top IT trade magazines. He has spent
around 10 years studying and working in the USA before
returning to India. He consults for top Silicon Valley
based start up companies.
He is a true blooded Goenkar who did his primary
education in Konkani and studied at Bhatikar High
School and Chowgule College Margao. He was a board
ranker in Goa having stood first in the 12th.
Though out of Goa since the age of 16, Samir has been
constantly in touch with what is happening in Goa,
visits Goa very often and takes active part in issues
relating to the people in Goa. He is highly active in Goan
cyberspace, including yahoo groups such as those of
the linux users group and the Computer Society of
India, Goa Chapter.
There are a handful of Goans today who have both an
expertise, experience and reputation in the IT world,
and understanding of the issues and psyche of the Goan
people. Samir is one of them.
Today, technology and communications are synonymous.
Samir will talk about few instances where technology
worldwide has been used to further democracy and transparency.
Some of them are hectivism, use of technology for sting operations,
the effect of a group such as moveon.org in the US, how people are
using internet to break China's tough censors and so on and so forth.
Samir will then identify situations and opportunities wherein
citizens in Goa can also leverage technology in this direction and respond
to questions.
How can students & youth in Goa use the technology & facilities they
have in their educational institutions to further democracy and
transparency ? What will e-governance mean to citizens in Goa
in the context of their Village Panchayats and Municipal Councils ?
Will e-governance get a boost in the context of Goa being promoted
as a centre for the IT industry ?
The Balcao discussion will cover these questions and
also evolve an agenda for action by citizens on the issue.
Friday Balcao will be from 4pm to 6pm
at the Goa Desc Resource Centre
No.11 Liberty Apartments Feira Alta,
Mapusa and is open to members of the public.
We invite you to attend the Friday Balcao event
but if you cannot attend, then please send your
views by post to FRIDAY BALCAO
Post Box 78, Mapusa 403 507
or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
best wishes,
Roland Martins
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GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE
Documentation + Education + Solidarity
11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy
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