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Right to Information Act and Open Data Policy in India
by Prasad Krishna — published May 14, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2015 01:27 AM — filed under:
Sumandro led a knowledge sharing session at this event organized by Myanmar ICT Development Organization (MIDO) on May 14, 2015.
Located in Openness / News & Media
International Open Data Charter, Consultation Meeting, Delhi, July 09, 5:30 pm
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jul 07, 2015 — last modified Jul 07, 2015 12:12 PM — filed under: , , ,
Located in Openness
Blog Entry Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its Expressions
by Soni Wadhwa — published Feb 12, 2024 — last modified Feb 13, 2024 02:57 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
This report identifies some broad patterns that have materialized in the Open Movement in the country in the last decade. The report is based on a reading of the available literature on selected projects and conversations with academicians and advocates of the Open. The rough outline of the Open initiatives is accompanied by reflections on the nature of the Open here and the need to envision it differently from what it currently is.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry SoI’s Open Series Maps Fails to Implement Public Sharing of Govt Data
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 04, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
Although it has made the topographic maps or the Open Series Maps available to general public, Survey of India’s (SoI) Nakshe portal will have to go through a variety of litmus test, as the initiative fails to implement the mandates of public sharing of government data using open standards and open license as put forward by the NMP 2005 and NDSAP 2012, says Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, The Centre for Internet and Society. This interview was published by Geospatial World on May 02, 2017.
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Blog Entry Continuing community engagement: Communities of interest and Quarrying
by Manasa Rao — published Apr 18, 2017 — last modified May 19, 2017 03:23 PM — filed under: , , , ,
In telling the stories of Indian Wikipedians, we bring to you the story of Dr. Diptanshu Das, a doctor and avid Wikipedian, working with WikiProject Medicine who recently approached CIS-A2K with a technical request.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Mini TTT and MWT held in Kolkata
by Tito Dutta — published Jan 09, 2017 — last modified Jun 28, 2017 09:53 AM — filed under: , , , ,
A regional version of Train The Trainer and MediaWiki Training was recently conducted in Kolkata.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry MediaWiki Training 2017
by Tito Dutta and Ananth Subray — published Mar 01, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 08:43 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
MediaWiki Training 2017 conducted in Bangalore
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Wiki Loves Mayabazaar
by Pavan Santhosh — published May 01, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 09:24 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Geekup on Open Data in Bangalore
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 23, 2012 — last modified Jan 31, 2012 03:38 AM — filed under: ,
HasGeek in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society invite you to a talk by Hapee de Groot on 25 January 2012 at CIS office in Bangalore.
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May 2013 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:51 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the fifth issue of its newsletter for 2013. We bring you an overview of our research, report of events held by us and announcement of upcoming ones, events we participated in, and recent media coverage.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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