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E-Governance Interoperability Framework — Meeting in Iraq: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2011 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:04 AM — filed under: Openness
A meeting to create a plan of action for the development of e-Governance Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) in Iraq and include formulation of an e-GIF policy and technical document within the larger framework of public sector modernization, was held from 25 to 27 January 2011. Sunil Abraham was the main resource person for this meeting.
Located in Openness / Blog
Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 29, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Internet Governance
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor hoardings, television spots and perhaps the most effective of them all - Facebook notifications.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Celebrating the success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jan 21, 2013 — last modified Apr 16, 2013 12:48 PM — filed under: Digital Activism, Access to Knowledge, Digital Access, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Youth, Video, Open Access, Openness, Event
Wikipedia Club Pune, a local community based outreach user group in Pune has recently organized Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013 to spread words about “Spoken Wikipedia”, a project to add recorded audio for Indic language Wikipedia articles which will help the disabled to access Wikipedia and “Bridging Editor Gender Gap.”
Located in Openness / Blog
Bangalore Meet-up for the Open Government Partnership Brasilia: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2012 — last modified Apr 12, 2012 01:18 PM — filed under: Openness, Event Type, Open Content
The international Open Government Partnership (OGP) is holding its first annual meeting on April 17 and 18, 2012. Representatives from over 50 member countries will gather in Brasilia to celebrate the progress that has been made to date, to exchange best practices, and to grow and strengthen the global collaborative network of open government leaders. Bangalore meet-up at CIS on April 17, 2012 from 5.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m.
Located in Openness
October 2019 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2019 — last modified Dec 06, 2019 04:53 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
CIS newsletter for October 2019:
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UNESCO Global Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 04, 2013
Located in Accessibility / Blog
April 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:45 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Proliferation of Broadband through Public WiFi Networks: by Sunil Abraham, Sharath Chandra Ram, Vidushi Marda, and Thejaswi Melarkode — published Aug 28, 2016 — last modified Oct 02, 2016 06:16 AM — filed under: Telecom
The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) is grateful for the opportunity to comment on this Consultation Paper (“Paper”). The comments were prepared by Sunil Abraham, Sharath Chandra Ram, Vidushi Marda, and Thejaswi Melarkode. Special thanks to Shyam Ponappa and Arjun Venkatraman for their inputs and feedback.
Located in Telecom / Blog
November 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — last modified Jan 06, 2013 01:59 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the newsletter of November 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of Section 66A of the IT Act by Pranesh Prakash, comments on the draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, an introduction to 12 mobile devices that we are researching as part of the Pervasive Technologies project, submissions of civil society in relation to the revision of International Telecommunication Regulations that are to take place at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, updates from the Wikipedia community on Indic languages, and news and media coverage.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Free data, net neutrality: Discussion on TRAI paper: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2016 — filed under: Telecom, Free Data
Given the complicated issues around net neutrality, an open house discussion was held in Hyderabad on October 24, 2016 on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation paper on free data. The event was organized by TRAI. Udbhav Tiwari attended the open house discussion.
Located in Telecom / News & Media

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