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Definition of Net Neutrality should be flexible: Pranesh Prakash: by Pranesh Prakash — published May 10, 2015 — last modified Jun 19, 2015 01:43 AM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Critics argue that Facebook’s Internet.org violates the principle of Net Neutrality.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Delhi Declaration on Open Access: by Admin — published Feb 26, 2018 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
Open Access India recently released a statement to promote openness in science and research communities. CIS contributed to the text and introduced it to the participants of OpenCon 2018, Delhi.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Demonetisation Survey Limits the Range of Feedback that can be Provided by the User: by tiwari — published Nov 24, 2016 — last modified Nov 24, 2016 02:50 PM — filed under: Demonetisation, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government has faced increasingly targeted attacks by the Opposition and the public on the merits of the demonetisation move carried out a fortnight ago. In an attempt to placate this ire and to create a feedback loop that directly engages with the public, the government has decided to conduct a mass survey to gauge public perception. The survey is hosted on the Narendra Modi mobile application that can be found on the Android and iOS app stores. This article will attempt to analyse the mobile application by looking at the design principles followed in the survey and the scope given to survey takers to express their true opinion of the demonetisation move.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, release first draft of Open Access Policy: by Anubha Sinha — published Jul 18, 2014 — last modified Dec 26, 2014 11:20 AM — filed under: Open Access
The Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, recently published a draft Open Access Policy in consultation with several open access experts, government officials and CIS. This post discusses open access and the exercise undertaken to draft this policy.
Located in Openness / Blog
Department of Information Technology Meeting on a National Policy on E-Accessibility: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Feb 24, 2009 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:32 PM — filed under: Meeting, Accessibility
On 30 January 2009, the Department of Information Technology hosted a meeting in New Delhi bringing together important stakeholders to discuss the issue of electronic accessibility for the disabled and persons with special needs in India.
Located in Openness / Blog
Department of Science and Technology & Department of Biotechnology adopt Open Access Policy: by Anubha Sinha — published Dec 29, 2014 — last modified Dec 29, 2014 10:17 AM
This post discusses the newly adopted Open Access Policy of the Department of Science and Technology & the Department of Biotechnology.
Located in Openness / Blog
Deployed: by Anand Jha — published Feb 13, 2012 — last modified Apr 04, 2012 10:56 AM — filed under: Digital Natives
Located in Digital Natives / Video Contest / Entries
Design and the Open Knowledge Movement: by Saumyaa Naidu — published Mar 31, 2019 — last modified Apr 01, 2019 12:13 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Featured, Design, Openness, Education, Homepage
With the objective of connecting the open knowledge movement with design, the Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet and Society co-organised the Wikigraphists Bootcamp India 2018 with the Wikimedia Foundation during September 28-30, 2018 in New Delhi. The event was held at the School of Design at Ambedkar University Delhi. As part of the bootcamp, a panel discussion was held in order to bring together design practitioners, educators, open knowledge contributors, and design students to explore how design and open knowledge communities can engage with each other. In this post, Saumyaa Naidu shares the learnings from the panel discussion aimed at exploring the potential collaborations between design and the open knowledge movement.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Design in urban democracy: A question of survival: by admin — last modified Oct 11, 2008 09:49 AM
Urban dynamics dissected by John Thackara and Sunil Abraham; questions and answers on the anatomy of cities. An article from the August issue of Cluster Magazine.
Located in Publications (Automated) / CIS Publications / Sunil Abraham
Design!Public: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 14, 2014 — last modified Apr 08, 2014 11:14 AM — filed under: Openness, Access to Knowledge
Centre for Knowledge Societies is organizing this event in partnership with Grameen Foundation India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP, et.al. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at this event to be held in New Delhi on March 14, 2014.
Located in News & Media

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