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Big Brother is here: Amid snooping row, govt report says monitoring system 'practically complete': by Admin — published Dec 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SCCR 29 Libraries, Archives and Public Interest NGOs in Q&A with Dr. Crews: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 11, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:54 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
While the many publishers representatives took the floor to explain that there are truly no problems with limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives (and anyway according to them if there are problems that can be solved with licenses), libraries & archives as well as public interest groups make their case: the committee must continue its work on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives and find solutions.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Remembering Aaron Swartz, Taking Up the Fight: by Nishant Shah — published Jan 28, 2013 — last modified Jan 28, 2013 04:51 AM — filed under: Openness
I encountered the Aaron Swartz memorial the other day that helps ‘liberate’ a randomly selected article from JSTOR, as an act of civil disobedience, to commemorate both the legacy that Swartz leaves behind, but also the high-profile witch-hunt case which was a crucial factor in him taking his own life.
Located in Openness / Blog
The tragedy of the unused commons: by Shyam Ponappa — published Dec 07, 2017 — last modified Jan 05, 2018 02:50 PM — filed under: Telecom
Hope for the good sense and guts to handle it.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Stranded Capacities & Greater Expectations: by Shyam Ponappa — published May 10, 2015 — last modified Jun 22, 2015 01:56 AM — filed under: Telecom
India's infrastructure is in a shambles because of stranded capacities that don't connect with unmet needs. Every aspect of infrastructure, such as electricity or broadband for communications, needs to be designed and executed to flow through from end to end.
Located in Telecom / Blog
April 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:38 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
The newsletter for the month of April can be accessed below:
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, Delhi: by Karan Tripathi — published Feb 22, 2016 — filed under: Access to Knowledge
This post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in IIT Delhi.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Conference on Standards Settings Organizations (SSO) and FRAND, NLSIU: by Rohini Lakshané — published Apr 05, 2015 — last modified Apr 02, 2016 06:12 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
Rohini Lakshané attended the Conference on Standards Settings Organizations (SSO) and FRAND held at NLSIU, Bengaluru on March 21 and 22, 2015. It was organised by the MHRD Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and Advocacy (CIPRA), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in association with Intel Technology India. This post is a compilation of notes from the conference.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
The Digital is Political: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 20, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
To speak of technology is to speak of human life and living.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Technical Alternative to Encrypted Media Extensions: by Harsh Gupta — published Oct 20, 2016 — filed under: Encrypted Media Extensions, Access to Knowledge
This post is an analysis of the various technical alternatives to EME (encyrpted media extensions) that have emerged from the discussions at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These alternatives and the proposed EME specification along six dimensions are examined.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs

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