Making Voices Heard
by Shweta Mohandas
We are happy to announce the launch of our final report on the study ‘Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India. The study was undertaken with support from the Mozilla Corporation.
Accessibility
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Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53
March 06, 2018
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.
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Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government Websites
November 26, 2017
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Comments on Mobile Accessibility Guidelines
January 03, 2018
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Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled
July 03, 2017
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GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities
June 24, 2017
Openness
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
October 11, 2022
The digitization project of O Bharat, a historic biweekly published between 1912 to 1949 in Goa was completed through collaboration of different organizations. The trustees of Bharatkar Hegde Desai Trust initiated the project in collaboration with Marathi department of Goa University, Bhakti Dnyan Marg Sanstha and Goa Central Library. The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge Programme facilitated the project with technical and financial assistance. Two local students scanned 12000 pages in 8 days. The year wise volumes of O Bharat are now freely available on Wikimedia Commons in the form of archive.
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
October 11, 2022
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Call for Survey Responses: Security Perceptions of Open Source Software Among Practitioners
November 29, 2021
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Gurshabad Grover nominated to join advisory group on open source software for ISO/IEC JTC 1
November 02, 2019
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React India 2019
October 14, 2019
Telecom
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CIS’ Comments to the (Draft) Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022
November 22, 2022
The Department of Telecommunications, Government of India invited comments on the Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.
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An Overview of Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Framework in India
March 25, 2022
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Response to TRAI consultation on Auction of Spectrum in frequency bands identified for IMT/5G
March 25, 2022
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Opinion: Delicensing 6 GHz, 60 GHz bands is crucial to improve Wi-Fi scenario in India
January 03, 2022
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Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP): An Opportunity for Funding Rural Internet Connectivity in India
December 14, 2021
Access to Knowledge (A2K)
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Research Studies on Indian Language Wikimedia Projects 2019-21
October 17, 2022
This is a compilation of the final reports from a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019-2021, on an array of topics related to Indian language Wikimedia projects. The projects were undertaken by Subodh Kulkarni, Bodhisattwa Mandal, Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran, Ananth Subray, Satpal Dandiwal and Nitesh Gill, with research oversight and editorial support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and internal review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Ambika Tandon.
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Global Civil Society Coalition launches website to promote Access to Knowledge
October 12, 2022
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
October 11, 2022
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
October 11, 2022
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Mapping Content on Gender and Sexuality in Indian Languages
October 10, 2022
Internet Governance
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‘Techplomacy’ and the negotiation of AI standards for the Indo-Pacific
October 21, 2022
Researchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute have partnered with the Centre for Internet and Society (Bengaluru) to produce a ‘techplomacy guide’ on negotiating AI standards for stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific.
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Demystifying Data Breaches in India
October 17, 2022
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Getting the (Digital) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Right
October 03, 2022
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NHA Data Sharing Guidelines – Yet Another Policy in the Absence of a Data Protection Act
September 29, 2022
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Surveillance Enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar
August 09, 2022
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Designing Domestic Work Platforms
August 13, 2022
This research was conducted by The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) with funding from Association for Progressive Communication (APC) through the Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN), supported by International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The authors are deeply grateful to the platform workers who talked to us and shared their experiences of finding work through Urban Company. Their responses shaped our research and their insights guided the creation of this final report.
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Procurement Through Digital Platforms
July 26, 2022
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 (IRC22): #Home, May 25-27
May 07, 2022
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Studying Platform Work in Mumbai & New Delhi
May 05, 2022
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 (IRC22) - Selected Sessions
April 23, 2022
