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Studying Internet in India: Selected Abstracts
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 10, 2015
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last modified
Aug 28, 2015 06:53 AM
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Researchers at Work,
Featured,
Internet Studies,
RAW Blog
We received thirty five engaging abstracts in response to the call for essays on 'Studying Internet in India.' Here are the ten selected abstracts. The final essays will be published from June onwards.
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RAW
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From Taboo to Beautiful - Menstrupedia
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by
Denisse Albornoz
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published
Apr 30, 2014
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last modified
Oct 24, 2015 02:25 PM
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filed under:
Making Change,
Net Cultures,
Research,
Featured,
Researchers at Work
On this post, we take a look at 'menstrual activism' -a movement that despite its trajectory in feminism, remains unnoticed in most accounts of traditional and digital activism. We interview Tuhin Paul, the artist and storyteller behind Menstrupedia, an India-based social venture creating comics to shatter the myths and misunderstandings surrounding menstruation around the world.
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Digital Natives
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Making Change
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The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2013 and the Lack of Access to Accessibility Rights
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by
Amba Salelkar
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published
Jan 31, 2014
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last modified
Feb 03, 2014 02:21 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Accessibility
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2013 (The RPD Bill) went through three avatars since its commissioning in 2009 under the Sudha Kaul Committee. This blog post brings you a summary of the three stages since it was initially commissioned.
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Accessibility
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Blog
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Wikisource Handbook for Indian Communities
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by
Bodhisattwa Mandal and Ananth Subray P. V.
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published
Sep 19, 2018
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Homepage
Wikisource is one of the trending Wikimedia projects. Many new editors and new books to Indic language Wikisource's get added over a period of time. However, new editors as well as existing editors face numerous problems while working with the content online. The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team, to help the editors, has created this Handbook. CIS invites feedback to the first draft of this Handbook. CIS-A2K will continue to work with the Wikipedia communities to improve their efforts towards developing Wikisource.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Silicon Plateau: Volume Two
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Dec 19, 2018
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 01:01 AM
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filed under:
Silicon Plateau,
RAW Publications,
Web Cultures,
Featured,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
Silicon Plateau is an art project and publishing series that explores the intersection of technology, culture and society in the Indian city of Bangalore. Each volume of the series is a themed repository for research, artworks, essays and interviews that observe the ways technology permeates the urban environment and the lives of its inhabitants. This project is an attempt at creating collaborative research into art and technology, beginning by inviting an interdisciplinary group of contributors (from artists, designers and writers, to researchers, anthropologists and entrepreneurs) to participate in the making of each volume.
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RAW
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Welcome to r@w blog!
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Jan 02, 2019
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last modified
Jan 02, 2019 11:48 AM
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filed under:
Homepage,
RAW Blog,
Researchers at Work,
Featured,
Internet Studies
We from the researchers@work programme at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are delighted to announce the launch of our new blog, hosted on Medium. It will feature works by researchers and practitioners working in India and elsewhere at the intersections of internet, digital media, and society; and highlights and materials from ongoing research and events at the researchers@work programme.
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RAW
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Seminar on Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Dec 15, 2015
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last modified
Dec 22, 2015 05:37 AM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Featured,
Open Research,
Open Access,
Openness,
Event
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, is organising a seminar on open access in research on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. The seminar will focus on: 1) wider access to scientific publications and research data, 2) access to scientific information, and 3) challenges and opportunities of research data. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting the event as a Knowledge Partner.
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Openness
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Facebook Shares 10 Key Facts about Free Basics. Here's What's Wrong with All 10 of Them.
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 25, 2015
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last modified
Dec 25, 2015 02:59 PM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Featured,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Homepage
Shweta Sengar of Catch News spoke to Sunil Abraham about the recent advertisement by Facebook titled "What Net Neutrality Activists won't Tell You or, the Top 10 Facts about Free Basics". Sunil argued against the validity of all the 'top 10 facts'.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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The Free Basics debate: Trai has a point in imposing temporary ban on net neutrality
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 25, 2015
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filed under:
Telecom,
Featured,
Net Neutrality
The argument against net neutrality in India is simple. Regulation cannot be based on dogma – evidence of harm must be provided before you can advocate for rules for ISPs and telecom operators.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of Finance
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 12, 2016
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last modified
Jan 12, 2016 01:34 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Open Source,
Cybersecurity,
Open Data,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Open Government Data,
Featured,
Patents,
Openness,
Open Innovation,
Encryption Policy
The Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were invited to take part in the consultation for the IT (hardware and software) group organised on January 07, 2016, and submit a suggestion note. We are sharing the note below. It was prepared and presented by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, with contributions from Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, and other members of CIS.
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Openness
