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UNESCO's Open Forum: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
As UNESCO organized Freedom of Expression related workshops, this Open Forum will be dedicated to other key IGF topics, notably multilingualism in cyberspace, open access to scientific information, open educational resources, and accessibility for marginalized groups. In addition, UNESCO will take this opportunity to announce new initiatives and share experiences with participants. The interactive panel format will start with brief presentations from experts, followed by a moderated discussion with participants.
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UNHRC Resolution A/HRC/32/L20 (with amendments (in track)): by Japreet Grewal — published Jul 05, 2016 — last modified Jul 06, 2016 08:07 AM
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
UNHRC Resolution on The Promotion, Protection and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet (A/HRC/32/L.20): by Japreet Grewal — published Jul 05, 2016 — last modified Jul 05, 2016 11:51 AM
Here, CIS has incorporated amendments (A/HRC/32/L.85, A/HRC/32/L.86, A/HRC/32/L.87 and A/HRC/32/L.88) to the original resolution A/HRC/32/L.20.
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University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License: by U.B.Pavanaja — published Jul 24, 2014 — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Homepage, Wikipedia, Featured, Openness, Kannada Wikipedia
The University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore University released six volumes of Kannada Vishwakosha under the Creative Commons (CC) license.
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Unlicensed Spectrum Policy for Government of India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 24, 2012 — last modified Jul 26, 2012 08:29 AM
This file is authored by Satya N Gupta, Sunil Abraham and Yelena Gyulkhandanyan.
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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
Unpacking Openness: From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely Opaque: by Maarten Zeinstra and Marlieke Kieboom — published Aug 01, 2012 — last modified Aug 01, 2012 09:16 AM — filed under: Openness
Nishant Shah was in Netherlands recently and as part of his trip had given a public lecture to an audience at Kennisland. One of the respondents wrote a small write-up of the talk.
Located in Openness
Updated Aadhaar Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 16, 2017
Located in Internet Governance / Files
US Copyright law faces constitutional challenge: by Anubha Sinha — published Aug 11, 2016 — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge
In a major international development, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit to strike down the provisions on Digital Rights Management(DRM) in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In this post, I discuss DRMs, the EFF lawsuit, and then draw upon the differences between the US and Indian copyright regime on DRM protection.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
US pressure threatens to weaken data - localisation mandate in India's landmark data-protection bill: by Sandhya Sharma — published Aug 22, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Sources say the bill may have to concede vital ground to technology companies.
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