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admin123 - 7-JUN-2010
To make it easy for readers and contributors on this website, we have created a special tracking page for GIM: |
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New email notifications from Praja tech - 14-MAY-2010
The Praja Tech team is happy to introduce new and improved email notifications system on Praja. WhatPraja users have the option of receiving email notifications when there is a comment on a post they are interested in. It can be a post authored by you, or a post you commented on. While the existing notification system was working, it was not perfect and we have now rolled out a new notification system. WhyThe old notification system was restricted in terms of its functionality and scalability. As Praja grows, we wanted to have the ability to send notifications to a larger number of users, send notifications through SMS etc. We will now also have ways to make the notifications better formatted and more useful. In addition, with the new system, it will also be possible to receive notifications for any activity within a project group, which is a critical functionality for project teams. |
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silkboard - 30-APR-2010
This is an attempt to "assembly line" the RTI filing process (expressed back here). Idea is to do a few things
The Club will put some measures in place to prevent misuse of the convenience on offer here. Rules will be built as we go, though be sure that RTI requests from projects & campaigns hosted on Praja will be preferred over individual requests without enough context. |
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How about an RTI Club on Praja? silkboard - 18-APR-2010
Wanted to float a suggestion, just to check on feasibility and response from other users on this e-community. Many discussions, as well as projects here get into a situation where we need official records or status from local government or public agencies. In few cases, we get such information by just asking for it (email to BMTC, BMRCL etc). But in many cases, we end up with needs for RTI (Right to Information) applications. Almost every project here on Praja too needs support in terms of RTI filings. How about we create an RTI Club here on Praja? Members of this club would basically "assembly line" the RTI filing process in domain neutral way. Let me list the mechanics: |
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Ravi_D - 7-APR-2010
These meetings haven't been as regular of late. How about reviving our second Saturday early am meeting tradition? Pls leave a note here if you wish to attend. All are welcome. Agenda: Discuss projects (Ongoing & Planned) & other Praja activities. Feel free to stay back for an open forum right after. Venue: Open to your suggestions. My office has moved out of Cunningham road; I can host it in my current location @ BTM Layout instead. |
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tech - 22-MAR-2010
Book to hold important technical announcements about Praja website itself. These announcements could be about new feature releases, retiring some features, or to announcements to gather user feedback on technical aspects of the website. Users should leave comments on relevant posts in this book to interact with technical team. "Contact" feature is another tool available to users for providing technical feedback. |
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tech - 23-MAR-2010
We at the tech team are happy to announce new and improved navigation features on Praja.in. These will be launched today. We hope that the changes make it easier for our users to find, read and create relevant content on the site. Read on to know more about the new navigation. Changed front pageThe homepage of Praja (http://praja.in) now has a simplified look when you are not logged in. It has a small slideshow to tell what Praja is about and leads to creating or finding discussions. (We are currently working on improving the looks of the graphics and buttons on this page). This design is done keeping in mind the new users to the Praja community who want to understand what Praja is about. When the users login, the front page will automatically change to a more personal version. This page is the centre of all the action on Praja for all the users. PrajaBytes |
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Survey on your voter registration experience murali772 - 8-MAR-2010
Dear Friends, based on our own observations, and with inputs and support from Jaagte Raho and SmartVote, here is a survey on your experience with voter registration process in Bangalore. The idea is to help the State Election Commission to improve the accuracy of voter lists. You cooperation is requested. Please encourage your community and friends to take this survey in large numbers. Summarized results will be shared with the State Election Commission. You could go by the entries in the SEC listing, which has been extracted and made readily accessible here (http://smartvote.in/voterlist/viewvoters.php?function=Search&ward=151) by SmartVote. The EPIC entries, which may have been corrected at the time of their issue (by the private contractors), but that is not official. [Tech Note: Survey open to all users, registered on Praja.in or not. Be assured that profile details of registered users (email, address) will NOT be shared with anyone.] |
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Naveen - 13-FEB-2010
Silkboard (Pranav), Vinod, Sri, Mr Ananthram, Mr Pathy, Srivatsava, Raghunandana, myself & few others met at Freedom park earlier toady - wish many others could have made it too (apologies to those that did attend, but whose names I have missed out). Amongst various discussions, it was emphasized that priority was needed for meetings with BMTC & BMRCL to discuss issues. |
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tech - 5-FEB-2010
We at the Tech team are happy to announce another set of new features on Praja. Starting today, all registered users will have access to these new features.
1. The Stream Microblog with Twitter Integration
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Going by the hype around it, and looking at sharp opinions within the activist community, fallouts of Global Investment Meet (aka GIM) need close tracking. Whether GIM will bring inclusive growth, or create more controversies around corporate greed and disrespect for natural resources depends on how much interest we take in monitoring the specific proposals and demanding transparency.