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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in India: Opportunities for Advocacy in Intellectual Property: by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda — published Apr 23, 2017 — filed under: Openness, Featured, FOSS, Homepage
Centre for Internet & Society worked on a three part case study. The first case study on digital protection of traditional knowledge was published by GIS Watch in December 2016. The other two case studies along with the synthesis overview has also been published.
Located in Openness
Does India need its own Bayh-Dole?: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 28, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:58 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
Article by Pranesh Prakash, Programme Manager at Centre for Internet and Society in the Indian Express, 24 April 2009
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Archive and Access: The Archive and the Indian Historian: by Aparna Balachandran — published Dec 11, 2008 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:44 AM — filed under: Archives
This post is the second in a series by Aparna Balachandran and Rochelle Pinto. It comes to the question of how we can extend some of the questions and concerns that have arisen around contemporary archives to the documentary archive. It argues that the conventional understanding of the print archive as a fragile, irreplaceable national cultural legacy is a limited one and tries instead to rethink questions of ownership and access, issues thrown up in sharp relief by the digital archive.
Located in RAW / … / Blogs / We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human
Odia Wikisource to Hold 1st Anniversary: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 04, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:09 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Odia Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library will celebrate its first anniversary at the Indian Institute of Management of Agricultural Extension (IMAGE), Siripur here on Monday.
Located in Openness / News & Media
It's That Eavesdrop Endemic: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 30, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, WhatsApp, Internet Governance
Whatsapp Says It’s Snoop-Proof Now, But There’s Always A Way In
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
An Odia Wikipedia Workshop at KMBB College, Bhubaneswar: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Nov 19, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:40 PM — filed under: Higher Education, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Video, Openness
The Centre for Internet and Society along with Odia Wikipedians in Bhubaneswar organized an Odia Wikipedia workshop on November 18, 2012. It was held in KMBB College of Engineering. Odia Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia in Odia language which everyone can edit.
Located in Openness / Blog
International Repository Infrastructure Workshop, Amsterdam, 16-17 March 2009: A Report: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 27, 2009 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:01 AM — filed under: Open Access
Open Access activist Madhan Muthu recently attended the International Repository Infrastructure Workshop, held in Amsterdam, 16-17 March 2009, in company with CIS Distinguished Fellow Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam. In this entry, as a guest blogger for CIS, he files a report on the proceedings at the workshop.
Located in Openness / Blog
29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: Statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Education, Teaching, Research Institutions and Persons with Disabilities: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 20, 2014 — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
At the 29th session of WIPO's SCCR, the Chair, Martin Moscoso, requested NGOs to send in their statements on limitations and exceptions for education, teaching, research institutions and persons with disabilities in writing, to be placed on the record. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent in this written statement.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
India's untapped potential: Are a billion people losing out because of spectrum?: by Shyam Ponappa — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:31 AM — filed under: Telecom, Featured
As one of the world’s fastest growing economies and with over 65% of its billion-plus population under 35, India has huge potential. But according to Shyam Ponappa of the Centre for Internet & Society, its spectrum management – the electromagnetic waves that are used from home appliances like microwaves and remote controls, to radios, cell phones, and of course, the internet – could be a huge barrier to the country’s economic and social development.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — April 2014: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 01, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 05:55 AM
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of April 2014:
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