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Note on the Authorities under the Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 (9th February 2011)
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 11, 2011 last modified Aug 24, 2011 05:42 AM — filed under: ,
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) released a revised draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which is up for comments on the MSJE website. The Centre for Law and Policy Research, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society jointly submitted a note on the section on statutory authorities.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Blog Entry CIS Comments on the Interoperability Framework for e-Governance (Phase I)
by Pranesh Prakash published Feb 23, 2011 last modified May 22, 2013 10:48 AM — filed under: , ,
In November 2010, the Central Government released the Draft 0.6 of the Technical Standards for the Interoperability Framework for e-Governance (Phase I), requesting comments by January 27, 2011. Here are the comments that CIS submitted.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Feedback to the NIA Bill
by Elonnai Hickok published Jul 30, 2010 last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:14 AM — filed under: ,
Malavika Jayaram and Elonnai Hickok introduce the formal submission of CIS to the proposed National Identification Authority of India (NIA) Bill, 2010, which would give every resident a unique identity. The submissions contain the detailed comments on the draft bill and the high level summary of concerns with the NIA Bill submitted to the UIDAI on 13 July, 2010.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
by Pranesh Prakash published Jul 18, 2010 last modified Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry CIS comments on WIPO Treaty
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Dec 23, 2009 last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:16 AM — filed under: ,
Nirmita Narasimhan of CIS has given her reply comments to the US Copyright Office's call for comments on the proposed WIPO draft proposal to facilitate access to copyrighted works for persons who are blind or have other reading disabilities, in response to the Federal Register Notice of October 13, 2009.
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Response to TRAI Consultation paper No. 6/2009
by Radha Rao published Nov 23, 2009 last modified Aug 24, 2011 08:06 AM — filed under: ,
CIS Distinguished Fellow, Shyam Ponappa, provides a detailed response to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's Consultation paper No. 6/2009 "Overall Spectrum Management and review of license terms and conditions". Shyam Ponappa is suggesting that, the TRAI approach the telecom policy in a manner which will facilitate greater user access and, more generally, be designed to serve the public interest in the long-term.
Located in Telecom / Blog