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No, India did NOT oppose the United Nations move to “make internet access a human right”: by Pranesh Prakash and Japreet Grewal — published Jul 13, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Last Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution titled “The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.”
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
November 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Dec 15, 2014 01:27 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, Digital Humanities
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcome you to the eleventh issue of the newsletter (November 2014).
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Mar 29, 2016 — last modified Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Even after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, being the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, it what it is today because of the hundreds and thousands of volunteer-editors. But while native-language Wikipedias are becoming game-changers in other corners of the world, the scenario in India is skewed. In my experience, here are a number of challenges that Indian-language Wikipedias are currently facing.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Comments on the RBI's Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 01, 2016 — last modified Jun 01, 2016 08:21 PM — filed under: Privacy, Reserve Bank of India, Data Protection, Research, Network Economies, P2P Lending, Researchers at Work
The Reserve Bank of India published a Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending on April 28, 2016, and invited comments from the public. CIS submitted the following response, authored by Elonnai Hickok, Pavishka Mittal, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Vidushi Marda, and Vipul Kharbanda.
Located in RAW
‘Digitisation only way to preserve valuable literature for posterity’: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 12:40 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Digitization is the only way to ensure preservation of valuable Odia books and old palm-leaf manuscripts for posterity, said eminent linguist Padmashri Dr Debiprasanna Pattanayak while inaugurating the two-day Odisha Day celebration organized by the Odia Wikimedia Community at Jayadev Bhawan here today.
Located in News & Media
Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill And Digital Healthcare: A Case Study: by Amber Sinha — published Mar 01, 2022 — filed under: Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
In light of the state’s emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Odia Wikisource to Celebrate Its First Anniversary in Bhubaneswar: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Oct 25, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:19 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Odia Wikisource, Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow i.e., 25th October, 2015.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : Webinar: by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 04, 2015 11:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group. This is a summary of the key issues that were discussed by the speakers and the participants.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Call for Participation: Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: by Anubha Sinha — published May 14, 2015 — last modified Jun 24, 2015 04:11 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Homepage, Global Congress, Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce the call for participation for the fourth edition of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (“Global Congress”), being hosted at New Delhi from December 15 to 17, 2015.
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