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SoI’s Open Series Maps Fails to Implement Public Sharing of Govt Data
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 04, 2017
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
Although it has made the topographic maps or the Open Series Maps available to general public, Survey of India’s (SoI) Nakshe portal will have to go through a variety of litmus test, as the initiative fails to implement the mandates of public sharing of government data using open standards and open license as put forward by the NMP 2005 and NDSAP 2012, says Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, The Centre for Internet and Society. This interview was published by Geospatial World on May 02, 2017.
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Openness
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Some ISPs block Wordpress domain across India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 26, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Latest reports confirm that Tata Photon has blocked access to the Wordpress.com domain across India, following a government order to block web pages containing offensive content.
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News & Media
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Soon, all 14 volumes of Kannada encyclopaedia to be online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 16, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Four volumes have been uploaded so far on a pilot basis.
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News & Media
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SOPA: The bill that could kill the Internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 18, 2011
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filed under:
Internet Governance
As the US government’s House Judiciary Committee begins hearings on the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, (SOPA), both supporters and opponents are ramping up their campaigning, with big names getting involved. And so they should. SOPA’s stakes are no less than the future of the Internet itself.
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News & Media
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Sources of CIS Funding
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 09, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2018 01:19 AM
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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.
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Internet Governance
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South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
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by
Divij Joshi
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published
Apr 16, 2014
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last modified
May 05, 2014 06:59 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As the rapid spread of technology in developing countries allows exponentially increasing availability of and access to personal data through automatic data processing, governments are beginning to recognize the necessity to evolve policies addressing data security and privacy concerns.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Spectrum Management
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Oct 31, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 07:07 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
Snehashish takes us through the entire process of spectrum management — auctioning and allocation process for all kinds of spectrum, the initial process of auctioning, how the bidders are selected, criterion for allocation, time taken to allocate, selection of band, interference issues, spectrum refarming, and spectrum reallocation.
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Telecom
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Resources
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Spending too much time on social media? Tech abuse may lead to mental health issues
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 18, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Technology is a boon, no doubt. But where can we, in ourdigital lives, draw the line between convenience and addiction? ET’s Divya J Shekhar finds out how the IT city is dealing with internet addiction and how collective social effort might help find the sweet spot.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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SSRN-id2756486.pdf
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 01, 2016
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last modified
Jun 20, 2016 01:51 AM
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Stakeholders Meeting of the USOF - Agenda
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Sep 13, 2011 10:35 AM
Stakeholders Meeting of USOF was held on September 7, 2011 in New Delhi, the agenda for the meeting is enclosed.
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Accessibility
