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Comments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014: by Nirmita Narasimhan and Anandhi Viswanathan — published Oct 30, 2014 — filed under: Accessibility
On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”), the following are the comments and recommendations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (“RPD Bill”). It was submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee in October 2014.
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Internet Governance Forum Report 2017: by Admin — published Jan 11, 2018
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Unlock = Open, not Choked!: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jun 15, 2020 — filed under: Telecom, Economics, Covid19
Don't let a virus stall initiatives and weaken the economy.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Sources of CIS Funding: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 09, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2018 01:19 AM — filed under: Meta
CIS's donors' names and the amount of the grants they've provided are being published in an effort to be absolutely transparent and to make it clear that our donors do not dictate the policy and research positions we espouse.
Located in Internet Governance
Ideology and ICT Policies: by Shyam Ponappa — published Nov 16, 2010 — last modified May 10, 2012 10:21 AM — filed under: Telecom
For better policies, decision-makers need to know their own and others’ biases, and consider what others are doing, writes Shyam Ponappa in an article published in the Business Standard on 4 November 2010.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Studying Internet in India (2016): Selected Abstracts: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jul 05, 2016 — last modified Jul 06, 2016 06:24 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Featured, Internet Studies, RAW Blog
We received some great submissions and decided to select twelve abstracts, and not only ten as we planned earlier. Here are the abstracts.
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Mapping Digital Humanities in India: by snehapp — published Jan 16, 2014 — filed under: Digital Humanities
As part of the research enquiry in the field of Digital Humanities (DH), this mapping exercise aims to provide an overview of key people, institutions and emerging literature in the field, and identify some of the pertinent questions and challenges to better locate and contextualise the work done in DH in India.
Located in RAW / Digital Humanities
Arguments Against the PUPFIP Bill: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 20, 2009 — last modified Sep 12, 2011 11:03 AM — filed under: Bayh-Dole, Access to Knowledge, Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, PUPFIP, Patents, Publications
The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill (PUPFIP Bill) is a new legislation being considered by Parliament, which was introduced in the 2008 winter session of the Rajya Sabha. It is modelled on the American Bayh-Dole Act (University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act) of 1980. On this page, we explore some of the reasons that the bill is unnecessary, and how it will be harmful if passed.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Publications / PUPFIP Bill
Removing Barriers to Connectivity: Connecting the Unconnected: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 23, 2013 — last modified Nov 09, 2013 03:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The workshop was organised by Internet Society and ETNO on October 23, 2013. Pranesh Prakash was a panelist.
Located in News & Media
CPRsouth 2016 – Young Scholars Programme: by Prasad Krishna — published May 30, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
Rohini Lakshané, Amber Sinha and Vidushi Marda have been selected to attend the two-day Young Scholars' Programme to be held in Zanzibar, Tanzania in early September this year. The programme is a part of the CPRSouth conference.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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