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Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: Free Basics, Social Media, Telecom, Internet Governance
It has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Freedom of Expression or Access to Knowledge: Are We Taking the Necessary Steps Towards an Open and Inclusive Internet?: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society is co-organising a workshop on Freedom of Expression or Access to Knowledge: Are We Taking the Necessary Steps Towards an Open and Inclusive Internet? at the Internet Governance Forum on
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[OpenGLAM] Nominate an OpenGLAM project today for the 2015 Muse Awards: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 12, 2015 — last modified May 27, 2015 02:08 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
It's that time of the year again to nominate projects for the Muse Awards! This is like the Oscar of GLAM awards in the USA and welcomes international submissions.
Located in Openness / News & Media
India’s digital check: by Sunil Abraham — published Jul 08, 2015 — last modified Sep 15, 2015 02:55 PM — filed under: Digital India, Internet Governance, E-Governance
All nine pillars of Digital India directly correlate with policy research conducted at the Centre for Internet and Society, where I have worked for the last seven years. This allows our research outputs to speak directly to the priorities of the government when it comes to digital transformation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Academia and Civil Society submit critical comments to DIPP on draft National IPR Policy: by Anubha Sinha — published Feb 16, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 11:27 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
As our readers may be aware, the DIPP had initiated public consultation on the drafting of India’s first National IPR policy in November 2014.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Second International e-Governance Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2012 — last modified Dec 11, 2012 10:50 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Internet Governance, ICT
The second international conference on governance and electronics which is held under the motto "Together Toward Digital Inclusion" is organized by the National Committee for Corporate Governance Electronic Iraq and the United Nations Development Programme at Rashid Hotel in Baghdad from December 2-3, 2012. The event aims to review the achievements of the program e-governance Iraqi national, and discuss the challenges of applying e-governance as a tool to achieve public sector reform and digital inclusion.
Located in News & Media
December 2010 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2010 — last modified Aug 07, 2012 11:28 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! It gives us immense pleasure to present regular updates on the progress of our research on the mainstream Internet media. In this issue of we bring our latest project updates, news and media coverage:
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Goa University announces plan to upload Konkani encyclopedia on Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 09:14 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Konkani Wikipedia, Openness
The Goa University, on Thursday, re-launched the four volumes of Konkani Vishwakosh (Konkani encyclopedia), and announced its ambitious plan to upload the same on Wikipedia – a free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software – so as to build the Konkani Wikipedia.
Located in News & Media
Q&A on open access with Subbiah Arunachalam of the Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore): by Subbiah Arunachalam — published May 05, 2011 — last modified Nov 01, 2023 12:41 PM — filed under: Interview, Open Access
Amrit Dhir, a 1L at Harvard Law School, has been working with the Harvard Law School Library on open access activities. He recently had an opportunity to interview Subbiah Arunachalam of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in India. The interview was published by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on May 5, 2011.
Located in Openness / Blog
Access India Meet-Up, May 2009: by Sanchia de Souza — published May 11, 2009 — last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:50 AM — filed under: Event Type, Accessibility
Meet-up of members of Access India mailing list (open to invitees only)
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