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RTI Responses - MHRD IP Chairs: Details of Funding & Expenditure
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Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jan 31, 2015
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Feb 02, 2015 01:28 PM
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Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
In an earlier blog post titled "MHRD IPR Chairs — Underutilization of Funds and Lack of Information Regarding Expenditures", we discussed the lack of information regarding the expenditure by various MHRD Chairs in the country. We sent out RTI requests to find out more. This blog post discusses the responses that we have received so far.
(Many thanks to CIS intern Varnika Chawla for her assistance)
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National IPR Policy Series : RTI Requests to DIPP seeking Details on the IPR Think Tank and the National IPR Policy
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Feb 09, 2015
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last modified
Apr 12, 2015 12:48 PM
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Access to Knowledge
In an earlier blog post titled " National IPR Policy Series : The Development of the National IPR Policy", we discussed the formation of an IPR Think Tank to draft the first National IPR Policy. Since many details about the constitution and working of this Think Tank were unavailable, we decided to send out RTI requests to find out more.
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More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soon
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 19, 2015
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Wikimedians gather at Tirupati for a strategy meet.
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Online Free Content in Telugu Wikipedia
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 19, 2015
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Telugu Wikipedia,
Openness
Wikimedians gathered at Tirupati for a strategic meet. This was covered by the regional newspaper Andhra Jyothy
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Intellectual Property Rights — Open Access for Researchers
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Mar 19, 2015
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last modified
Mar 24, 2015 01:22 AM
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Featured,
Homepage,
Publications,
Access to Knowledge
In the year 2013, Nehaa Chaudhari had worked on a module on Intellectual Property Rights for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Open Access Curriculum (Curriculum for Researchers) as part of a project for the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia. UNESCO published the module this year. Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga were among the Module preparation team. Nehaa Chaudhari was the writer for Units 1, 2 and 3: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and Alternative to a Strict Copyright Regime.
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The perils of not protecting intellectual property for new ventures
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 20, 2015
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Access to Knowledge
Soothe Healthcare's big dilemma ahead of the launch of its affordable sanitary napkin was whether or not to patent the technology and design.
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Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhasha
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 23, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 05:49 AM
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Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
With the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
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Interviews with App Developers: Open Source, Community, and Contradictions – Part III
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by
Samantha Cassar
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Mar 24, 2015
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Apr 03, 2015 08:15 AM
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Access to Knowledge
The following is a third post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and perspectives towards themes related to open software, as well as contract agreements.
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Interviews with App Developers: Name of the Game (Part IV)
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by
Samantha Cassar
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Mar 24, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 08:58 AM
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Access to Knowledge
The following is a concluding piece in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine responses given across interviews regarding instances of infringement of IP within their work.
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4th IPR Researchers Confluence
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2015
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last modified
Apr 04, 2015 06:15 AM
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Access to Knowledge
Maggie Huang attended the event organized by Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai and National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai with support from Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi on March 27 and 28, 2015.
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