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An Open House Session with George Abraham
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Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2014
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Event
Ashoka India and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcome you to an open house session with George Abraham, CEO and Founder of the SCORE Foundation at Ashoka- Innovators for the Public in Domlur on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
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Events
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An Open Letter on Internet Governance to the UN Internet Governance Forum
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
Nov 30, 2008
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:40 AM
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filed under:
e-governance
This open letter brings up concerns of democratic deficit in internet governance worldwide, and is addressed to the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF). It is to be delivered at the IGF's 3rd Annual Meeting at Hyderabad, India, from 3rd to 6th December, 2008. The signatories are Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, Delhi Science Forum, New Delhi, Free Software Foundation - India, IT for Change, Bangalore, and Knowledge Commons, New Delhi.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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An Overview of Accessibility Work (2008 - 2016)
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Sep 24, 2016
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last modified
Sep 24, 2016 04:09 PM
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filed under:
Accessibility
India has an estimated 70 million disabled persons who are unable to read printed materials due to some form of physical, sensory, cognitive or other disability. The disabled need accessible content, devices and interfaces facilitated via copyright law and accessibility policies. CIS campaigns for change in this area.
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Accessibility
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Resources
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An Overview of Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Framework in India
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Apr 08, 2022 11:36 AM
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Telecom
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An Urgent Need for the Right to Privacy
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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last modified
Mar 17, 2016 07:40 AM
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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.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Analysis of CLOUD Act and Implications for India
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Aug 22, 2018
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Internet Governance
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Files
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Analysis of Institutional Partnerships: University of Mysore and Guru G Learning Labs
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by
Tanveer Hasan
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published
Dec 05, 2015
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last modified
Dec 15, 2015 07:39 AM
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filed under:
Open Educational Resources,
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia
University of Mysore considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions in the country has been famous for its innovative pedagogic techniques and opening up for students various avenues of knowledge acquisition.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 23, 2012
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last modified
Nov 12, 2013 02:13 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Fair Dealings,
Piracy,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Economics,
Intermediary Liability,
Featured,
Technological Protection Measures
There are some welcome provisions in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012, and some worrisome provisions. Pranesh Prakash examines five positive changes, four negative ones, and notes the several missed opportunities. The larger concern, though, is that many important issues have not been addressed by these amendments, and how copyright policy is made without evidence and often out of touch with contemporary realities of the digital era.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 18, 2010
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last modified
Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Fair Dealings,
Public Accountability,
Intellectual Property Rights,
RTI,
Featured,
Broadcasting,
Publications,
Submissions,
Technological Protection Measures
CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Analysis of the Report of the Group of Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and Implications for India
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by
Elonnai Hickok and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Jul 30, 2016
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last modified
Aug 11, 2016 09:58 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This paper analyses the report of the Group of Experts and and India’s compliance with its recommendations based on existing laws and policies. Given the global nature of these challenges and the need for nations to holistically address such challenges from a human rights and security perspective, CIS believes that the Group of Experts and similar international forums are useful and important forums for India to actively engage with.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
