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Pervasive Technologies: Patent Pools: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 03, 2013 06:57 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Publications, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
In this research paper, Nehaa Chaudhari gives an analysis of patent pools. She discusses the working of a patent pool, study patent pool in other areas of technology, and patenting in telecom and related technology.
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Litt Review: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 22, 2016
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Data for the Benefit of People: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 01, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files
India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatory: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Inside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious biometric database ever conceived.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Proposal for Analysis of Copyright related to the Digital Environment: by Anubha Sinha — published May 30, 2017 — last modified May 30, 2017 05:39 AM — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Observers made the following statements on GRULAC's proposal on analysis of copyright related to the digital environment on 5th May 2017.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
India-EU Proposed FTA: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 10, 2013
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UID Project in India - Some Possible Ramifications: by Liliyan — published Aug 11, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Having a standard for decentralized ID verification rather than a centralized database that would more often than not be misused by various authorities will solve ID problems, writes Liliyan in this blog entry. These blog posts to be published in a series will voice the expert opinions of researchers and critics on the UID project and present its unique shortcomings to the reader.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Thomas Abraham's Rebuttal on Parallel Importation: by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 10, 2011 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:47 AM — filed under: Consumer Rights, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
We engaged in an e-mail conversation with Thomas Abraham, the managing director of Hachette India, on the issue of parallel importation of books into India. We thought it would be in the public interest to publish a substantive part of that conversation. In this post he points at great length how our arguments are faulty. While we still believe that he doesn't succeed, we hope this will clarify matters a bit.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Benefits and Harms of "Big Data": by Scott Mason — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
Today the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped buildings and even the infrastructures of our cities, data now streams constantly from almost every sector and function of daily life.
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Crisis for identity or identity crisis?: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 24, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The hurry with which the government is pushing its most ambitious project to assign a number (UID) to every citizen without any feasibility study or public debate has raised many questions.
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