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Konkani Vishwakosh Encyclopedia released under Free License: by Nitika Tandon — published Dec 08, 2013 — last modified Dec 31, 2013 12:42 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Upon Centre for Internet & Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)‘s explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public, giving them the right to share, use and even build upon the work that has already been done. This is a huge step to help preserve Konkani language and culture in the digital era.
Located in Openness / Blog
2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2012 — last modified May 02, 2012 05:04 AM — filed under: Event Type, Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce the Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion,” and will have a special focus on developments and opportunities in the so-called “BRICS” group of emerging economies. This note invites applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
Located in Access to Knowledge
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #LockdownsAndShutdowns: by Admin — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified May 19, 2022 03:05 PM — filed under: Proposed Sessions, IRC22, Internet Studies, Internet Researcher's Conference
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
Located in RAW
Digital Natives with a Cause? - Workshop in Chile seeks participants: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:50 PM — filed under: Digital Natives
The third and final workshop in the Digital Natives with a Cause? research project will take place in Santiago, Chile, from the 8 to 10 February. An open call for participation follows.
Located in News & Media
The Coming Telecom Monopoly: by Shyam Ponappa — published May 24, 2012 — filed under: Telecom
The 2G judgment and Trai spectrum pricing recommendations have led to a policy that makes sense for only one survivor.
Located in Telecom
An Urgent Need for the Right to Privacy: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 16, 2016 — last modified Mar 17, 2016 07:40 AM — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
Along with a group of individuals and organisations from academia and civil society, we have drafted and are signatories to an open letter addressed to the Union government and urging the same to "urgently take steps to uphold the constitutional basis to the right to privacy and fulfil it’s constitutional and international obligations." Here we publish the text of the open letter. Please follow the link below to support it by joining the signatories.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
T20 Regional Consultation Meeting: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 19, 2015
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
CIS-A2K Communication Officer position: by Tito Dutta — published May 19, 2019 — last modified Jun 04, 2019 06:45 AM — filed under: Jobs, Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only because we feel that a woman communications person will contribute more towards bridging the gender gap in the Wikimedia movement by emphasising on gender-sensitive communication apart from contributing internally for bringing a gender balance in the team.
Located in Access to Knowledge
Comments to the BIS on Smart Cities Indicators: by Elonnai Hickok, Rohini Lakshané and Udbhav Tiwari — published Nov 30, 2016 — last modified Dec 11, 2016 07:56 AM — filed under: Smart Cities, Internet Governance
The Bureau of Indian Standards released the Smart Cities - Indicator on 30 September 2016. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) presented its views.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
DCS 2018 Agenda: by Ambika Tandon — published Nov 07, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files

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