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State of Openness in India's E-Governance Applications: by Upasana Hembram — published Mar 26, 2025 — filed under: Openness, FOSS
Open source software (OSS), also commonly known as free and open source software (FOSS) or free libre open source software (FLOSS), is software that is made available with its source code. It is licensed liberally, granting users access to study, use, modify, improve, or redistribute it. This work was sponsored by Mozilla Foundation.
Located in Openness
Intelligence agencies will not have open access to Aadhaar data: UIDAI chief: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 21, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Intelligence agencies will not have free access to Aadhaar data, a top government official said on Thursday, looking to assuage fears of abuse of personal information.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon workshop & Talks on Gender Gap in Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 04, 2014 — filed under: Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Event, Access to Knowledge
Open Minds (a student group advocating free and open movement) in association with the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team is holding a workshop at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Science and Technology, Gandipet, Serilingampalle, Andhra Pradesh on March 8, 10.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
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Envisioning the Role of Open Knowledge in the Implementation of the National Education Policy 2020: by Ashwini Lele — published Aug 27, 2024 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Open Knowledge, Wikipedia, A2K Research, Openness, Education
The National Education Policy 2020 brings a significant change in India's educational landscape, representing a comprehensive overhaul to address the evolving developmental imperatives of the country.
Located in Access to Knowledge
Some ISPs block Wordpress domain across India: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 26, 2012 — 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.
Located in News & Media
Privacy vs. Transparency: An Attempt at Resolving the Dichotomy: by Sunil Abraham — published Nov 14, 2014 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 06:26 AM — filed under: Privacy, Featured, Video, Aadhaar, Openness, Open Access
The right to privacy has been articulated in international law and in some national laws. In a few countries where the constitution does not explicitly guarantee such a right, courts have read the right to privacy into other rights (e.g., the right to life, the right to equal treatment under law and also the right to freedom of speech and expression).
Located in Openness / Blog
Workshop of Publishers and Writers on Unicode, Open Source and Wikimedia Projects: by Admin — published Aug 11, 2018 — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
CIS-A2K team organized a workshop on unicode, open source and wikimedia projects at Pune on July 25, 2018.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
After 15 Years, Is Free Access to Law Here to Stay?: by Rebecca Schild — published Oct 08, 2009 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:07 AM — filed under: Open Access
CIS, in collaboration with partners LexUM and SAFLII, is undertaking a Global Free Access to Law Study. Being the first of its kind within the Free Access to Law Movement, this comparative study will examine what free access to law initiatives do, evaluate their core benefits and identify factors determining of their sustainability. In the end, the free access to law study will provide future initiatives and existing LII networks with proven and adoptable best practices which will support the continued growth of the legal information commons.
Located in Openness / Blog
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — September 2013: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2013 — last modified Dec 09, 2013 06:37 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of September 2013:
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January 2019 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 31, 2019 — last modified Mar 03, 2019 04:34 PM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the first issue of its e-Newsletter for 2019.
Located in About Us / Newsletters

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