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Richard Stallman in Thiruvananthapuram

Richard Stallman will speak on “A Free Digital Society” in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 16 January 2014 at 11.30 am. The venue is Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram.
His lecture is being organised by Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) and Society for Promotion of Alternate Computing and Employment (SPACE). Stallman's lecture will mark the completion of 10 years of work by SPACE.

A Private ( Open ;) ) Investigation Into The Mystery Of Hard Disk

It is always an exquisite experience to see and feel something that has only been heard of so far. Yesterday(30/11/2013) we all at SPACE underwent such moments as we were asked to open up a Hard Disk unexpectedly.

That was not a part of our schedule and obviously we got stuck for a few seconds. But in moments each of us took charge and we were all set for this ‘endeavour’. Indu was so excited about this that she tried to open the Hard Disk with her hair pin, as she couldn’t help waiting for the tool box.

Workshop on “ICT for Education”

Govt. College of Teacher Education,Thycaud conducted a 5 day workshop on “ICT for Education” from Nov 20 - Nov 26, 2013 with support of SPACE.The program, was attended by fifteen women Teacher educators and Research Scholars from across Kerala.

  • Training workshop covered
  • Introduction to Free Software philosophy & history
  • Installation of GNU/Linux Operating system
  • Introduction to programming with Processing
  • Production of education Animation with play dough & paper cuttings.
  • Blogging

WWW - Women with WWW

As part of its 10th anniversary programs, SPACE organised a seminar and workshop on Safe and Effective use of Internet at  at Govt. Women's College, Vazhuthacaud from 11 to 13th Nov 2013.

The pervasive presence of information technology demands a new kind of awareness among women, for whom this technology has opened up new opportunities as well as challenges. Women have become victims to new forms of violence perpetrated by means of technology to the extent that it has escalated into a social issue which has unfortunately not been adequately addressed, as technology is something that confounds many people. Addressing this issue and promoting the safe use of technology among women were  the main motive behind this endeavour. 

For Women, By Women

 “If you have something that you don’t  want anyone to know, may be you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”, said Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO. Most of us do not think about privacy while using technologies to communicate about us and those around us, until we meet with violation of our privacy. It would often be too late by that time. Internet with its near infinite memory would be having much more information about us that we would want it to. 

ADHD Awareness Programme

October being ADHD awareness month, an awareness programme was organised on the 28th of this month. Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. Dinesh of Child Psychiatry of Trivandrum Medical College graced the occasion by their presence. Dr. Anil Kumar, the Guest speaker, apprised the parents about ADHD, its features, different forms of manifestations, its management, medication etc through video. Nearly 20 parents got the rare opportunity to listen to such a dedicated and experienced speaker.

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Event Date: 
Mon, 2013-10-28

Seminar on " Malayalam Computing: Challenges and Responsibilities"

"Maambu", A group of language enthusiasts who champion the use of Malayalam on the Internet, organised a one day seminar on  " Malayalam Computing: Challanges and Responsibilities", with the support of SPACE and Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad at Parishad Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram on 12 October 2013. SPACE also conducted a free software installation fest at the venue.

Event Date: 
Sat, 2013-10-12

SPACE at Child Psychiatry Update

Child Psychiatry update is a regular programme conducted every month by the Psychiatry Department of Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. Doctors, Medical students, other para medical professionals and students and parents of children treated in their department are updated on the latest news and developments in this field through this programme.

Event Date: 
Mon, 2013-09-30

Session on HTML5 and Firefox OS App at Central Polytechnic Trivandrum (CPT)

A half day session on HTML5 and Firefox OS App was held in the forenoon of September 28th for the 5th semester students of Central Polytechnic Trivandrum (CPT).

Event Date: 
Sat, 2013-09-28

Software Freedom Day Celebration at Kalpetta with MSSRF

This year SPACE organised Software Freedom Day Celebration at Kalpetta jointly with MSSRF. Highlight of this years SFD celebration was setting up of free software lab in a tribal hamlet. Two machines with free software has been now installed in Kolagappara village near Kaniyapetta. Two young girls from the locality Ms.Bindu and Ms.Sujatha were trained as volunteer to manage the centre. Mozilla WebMaker camp was organised prior to the SFD celebrations.

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