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ICT Opportunity for Disability-Inclusive Framework File
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 30, 2013
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Accessibility
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Blog
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Access To Knowledge (A2K)
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by
kaeru
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published
Jul 29, 2011
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last modified
Mar 16, 2016 03:30 PM
Access to Knowledge is a campaign to promote the fundamental principles of justice, freedom, and economic development. It deals with issues like copyrights, patents and trademarks, which are an important part of the digital landscape. We prepared the India report for the Consumers International IP Watchlist, made submission to the HRD Ministry on WIPO Broadcast Treaty, questioned the demonisation of pirates, and advocated against laws (such as PUPFIP Bill) that privatize public funded knowledge.
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A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 04, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Telecom,
Free Basics,
TRAI,
Net Neutrality,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Limitations and Exceptions for Educational and Research Institutions
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 30, 2017
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last modified
May 30, 2017 05:51 AM
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filed under:
WIPO,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
Limitations & Exceptions
Observers made the following statements on discussion around limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions on 3rd May 2017.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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The Newly Updated Indic Keyboard App Now Supports 22 Asian Languages
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jun 12, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
This blog post was written in my personal capacity.
Located in
Openness
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Blog
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Ten Telugu Books Re-released Under CC-BY-SA 3.0 License
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by
Rahmanuddin Shaikh
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published
Jun 22, 2014
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last modified
Jul 08, 2014 05:29 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Telugu Wikipedia,
Openness
For the first time in the history of Indian books, 10 Telugu books by a single author were released under Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA 3.0) on June 22, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Golden Threshold, Abids, Hyderabad.
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Openness
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Blog
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 20, 2014
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last modified
Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
Internet Access,
ITU,
Internet Studies,
E-Governance,
ICT
The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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CIS's Comments on the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 05, 2016
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last modified
Jun 05, 2016 03:06 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Geospatial Data,
National Geospatial Policy
The Centre for Internet and Society is alarmed by the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, and has recommended that the proposed law be withdrawn in its entirety. It offered the following detailed comments as its submission.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Barriers to Access in a Connected World
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Oct 24, 2011
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last modified
Nov 08, 2011 05:30 AM
Accessibility is an imperative to achieve a truly inclusive and participatory society writes and every individual, corporation, organization and government has a crucial role to play in nurturing it, writes Nirmita Narasimhan in this article which was published by Hans Foundation in their Annual Review 2011.
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Accessibility
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My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad
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by
T. Vishnu Vardhan
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published
Jun 19, 2013
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last modified
Aug 19, 2013 06:51 AM
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filed under:
Digital Activism,
Art,
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Access,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Cybercultures,
Telugu Wikipedia,
Open Content,
Communities,
Openness,
Meeting,
Event
On March 8, 2013, a day-long Telugu Wikipedia training workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team at the Golden Threshold, Nampally, Hyderabad in collaboration with Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad. This blog post gives a concise account of the event.
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Openness
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Blog
