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Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Project: by Nitika Tandon — published Nov 13, 2013 — last modified Nov 30, 2013 10:49 AM
Goa University in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K) is digitizing Konkani Vishwakosh. In this project CIS-A2K will work with group of individuals who will help digitize the encyclopedia in a time bound manner. All 3632 pages of Konkani Vishwakosh will be digitized.
Located in Openness / Blog
WIPO Signing Ceremony for Marakkesh Treaty: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2014
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
IRC19 - Proposed Session - #SocialMediationAsGenderedJustice: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Nov 26, 2018 — filed under: Proposed Sessions, Internet Studies, Internet Researcher's Conference, IRC19, Researchers at Work
Details of a session proposed by Esther Anne Victoria Moraes and Manasa Priya Vasudevan for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from University of Madras: by Karan Tripathi — published Feb 19, 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 University of Madras. The author has analysed all the data received under various heads such as income, grants from MHRD, planned and non planned expenditure, nature and frequency of programmes organised and the allocation of funds for the same. Throughout the course of observation and presentation of the analysed data, the author seeks to trace the presence of unjustified underutilisation of funds by the aforementioned university as provided by the MHRD during the period of 2001-2014.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
MLATs and the proposed Amendments to the US Electronic Communications Privacy Act: by Vipul Kharbanda and Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 20, 2016 — last modified Dec 28, 2016 01:09 AM — filed under: MLATs, Internet Governance, Privacy
In continuance of our blog post on mutual legal assistance treaties (MLATs), we examine a new approach to international bilateral cooperation being suggested in the United States, by creating a mechanism for certain foreign governments to directly approach the data controllers.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Peering behind the veil of ICANN’s DIDP (I): by Padmini Baruah — published Sep 21, 2015 — last modified Oct 15, 2015 02:42 AM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
One of the key elements of the process of enhancing democracy and furthering transparency in any institution which holds power is open access to information for all the stakeholders. This is critical to ensure that there is accountability for the actions of those in charge of a body which utilises public funds and carries out functions in the public interest.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Why aren’t Indians using Wikipedia to hold the government to account?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Despite its popularity, the site's benefits are going unutilised.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Presentation on MLATS: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
February 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2013 — last modified Mar 11, 2013 05:35 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a great year ahead and welcomes you to the second issue of its newsletter for the year 2013. In this issue we bring you an overview of our research programs, updates of events organised by us, events we participated in, news and media coverage, and videos of some of our recent events.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Civil Liberties Groups Warn Proposed EU 'Terrorist Content' Rule a Threat to Democratic Values: by Admin — published Feb 19, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Requiring filtering tools would be "a gamble with European Internet users' rights to privacy and data protection, freedom of expression and information, and non-discrimination and equality before the law."
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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