T B Dinesh
T. B. Dinesh is an Indian computer scientist and mathematician. He started his research with generating software based on algebraic specification and later focused on web 2.0, web accessibility, web annotation, hypermedia and mesh networking. In 1999, he co-founded the Pagelets project. In 2002, he founded [Janastu.org Janastu] in Bangalore, a non-profit where he serves as technical director, and a company called Servelots. Both serve non-profits with free and open-source software and developing ways for re-narration of the web with web accessibility for the print-impaired. He has studied and built community-based digital tools such as SWeeT Web, Alipi, Pantoto, CoLRN and Papad.
Session
A fishbowl-style discussion bringing together hardware geeks, solidarity activists, and infrastructure nerds, to explore how community networks can navigate the jump from "underground" projects to officially recognized infrastructure. We’ll swap strategies on securing formal support and resources without losing our decentralized soul or grassroots autonomy.
