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University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License: by U.B.Pavanaja — published Jul 24, 2014 — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Homepage, Wikipedia, Featured, Openness, Kannada Wikipedia
The University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore University released six volumes of Kannada Vishwakosha under the Creative Commons (CC) license.
Located in Openness / Blog
NIE Steps in to Grow Konkani Wikipedia: by T. Vishnu Vardhan — published Sep 06, 2014 — last modified Oct 10, 2014 11:26 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Featured, Konkani Wikipedia, Openness, Homepage
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) with Nirmala Institute of Education, Goa to enhance digital literacy in Konkani in the education sector across Goa.
Located in Openness / Blog
Expanding the World of Telugu Wikipedia – CIS-A2K and ALC join hands: by T Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik — published Sep 17, 2014 — last modified Sep 30, 2014 05:11 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Featured, Telugu Wikipedia, Openness, Homepage
Students and faculty of Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada aim to enhance Telugu Wikipedia through increased contributions to Wikipedia and make it available under free license.
Located in Openness / Blog
International Open Data Charter: First Public Draft: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 29, 2015 — last modified Jun 02, 2015 03:51 PM — filed under: Open Data, Homepage, Openness
The first public draft of the International Open Data Charter was released at the International Open Data Conference in Ottawa, Canada, May 28-29, 2015. It is being developed by a range of organisations led by the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Open Data Working Group (co-chaired by Government of Canada and the Web Foundation), the Government of Mexico, the Open Data for Development (OD4D) Network, and Omidyar Network. CIS has contributed comments to a previous version of the draft, and also took part in the pre-release meeting of potential stewards of the Charter on May 26 in Ottawa. Here is the text of the draft Charter. Please visit opendatacharter.net/charter/ to submit your comments.
Located in Openness / Blog
Konkani Wikipedia Goes Live After 'Nine Years' of Incubation: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jul 18, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:15 PM — filed under: Creative Commons, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Featured, Konkani Wikipedia, Homepage
Konkani Wikipedia is the second Wikimedia project after Odia Wikisource that has gone live out of incubation. The project stayed in the incubation for nine long years and the community has gone through a long debate to have a Wikipedia of their own. Here is a blog highlighting three Konkani Wikimedians and an advocate of the Wikipedia movement whose efforts finally paid off.
Located in Openness / Blog
India's Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty Celebrated; Accessible Books Consortium Launched: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jul 01, 2014 — last modified Jul 01, 2014 11:09 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
On Day 1 of the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”), the WIPO organized an event to mark India’s ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013 (“Marrakesh Treaty”), and to launch the Accessible Books Consortium (“ABC”).
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRs: by Chinmayi Arun — published Jan 28, 2013 — last modified Jan 30, 2013 05:36 AM — filed under: WCIT, Internet Governance, Featured, ITU, Homepage, Information Technology
This piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in mind that they have played a significant role in the outcome of the conference and in some of the debates about it.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Embodiment of the Right to Privacy within Domestic Legislation: by Tanvi Mani — published Apr 29, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 02:37 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Right to Privacy is a pivotal construct, essential to the actualization of justice, fairness and equity within any democratic society. It is an instrument used to secure the boundaries of an individual’s personal space, in his interaction with not only the rest of society but also the State.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Clarification on the Information Security Practices of Aadhaar Report: by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali — published Nov 05, 2018 — last modified Nov 05, 2018 12:08 PM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Aadhaar
We are issuing a second clarificatory statement on our report titled “Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar numbers with sensitive personal financial information” published on May 1, 2017.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2): by Ananth Padmanabhan — published Feb 05, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:48 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Piracy, Featured, Homepage
In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the second part, he looks at the law laid down by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on secondary and contributory copyright infringement, and finds that those wouldn't allow Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs

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