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Representation by Knowledge Commons
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Sep 21, 2008 02:40 PM
Representation by Knowledge Commons to the Patent Office.
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ALF's Position Paper on Draft Patent Manual
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Sep 21, 2008 02:40 PM
ALF's draft position paper on the draft patent manual.
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The Online Video Environment in India: A Survey Report
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Pranesh Prakash
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Dec 21, 2010 07:31 AM
Report on online for the Open Video Alliance, Centre for Internet and Society, and iCommons by Siddharth Chadha, Ben Moskowitz and Pranesh Prakash.
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Open Government Data in India (v2)
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Pranesh Prakash
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Aug 19, 2011
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Dec 14, 2012 10:25 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Open Data,
Featured,
Openness,
e-governance
The first draft of the second version of the Open Government Data Report is now online. Nisha Thompson worked on updating the first version of the report. This updated version of the report on open government data in India includes additional case studies as well as a potential policy (National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy) that would create a central government data portal. The report was distributed for peer review and public feedback.
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Framing an Alternative Approach to the Jan Lokpal
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Pranesh Prakash
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Aug 01, 2011
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Oct 11, 2011 11:42 AM
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Lecture
The National Campaign for Peoples' Right to Information (NCPRI) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are organizing a public talk on "Framing an Alternative Approach to the Jan Lokpal" on Friday, August 5, 2011 at CIS, Bangalore.
Shankar Singh, Nikhil Dey and Aruna Roy of MKSS and NCPRI will be speaking.
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Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector
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Pranesh Prakash
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Jul 21, 2011
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Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
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Digital Governance,
Open Data,
Public Accountability,
Openness,
e-governance
The Transparency & Accountability Initiative has published a book called “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. We at the Centre for Internet & Society contributed the section on Open Government Data.
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Don't Shoot the Messenger: Speech on Intermediary Liability at 22nd SCCR of WIPO
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Pranesh Prakash
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Jul 08, 2011
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Jun 01, 2012 03:01 PM
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Intermediary Liability,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
This is a speech made by Pranesh Prakash at an side-event co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Internet Society on intermediary liability, to coincide with the release of Prof. Lillian Edwards's WIPO-commissioned report on 'Role and Responsibility of the Internet Intermediaries in the Field of Copyright'.
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Comments on the draft National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy
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Pranesh Prakash
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Jun 08, 2011
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Aug 24, 2011 06:32 AM
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Open Standards,
Open Data,
Submissions,
Openness
A draft of the 'National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy', which some hope will be the open data policy of India, was made available for public comments in early May. This is what the Centre for Internet and Society submitted.
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Killing the Internet Softly with Its Rules
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Pranesh Prakash
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May 25, 2011
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Aug 20, 2011 12:51 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
While regulation of the Internet is a necessity, the Department of IT, through recent Rules under the IT Act, is guilty of over-regulation. This over-regulation is not only a bad idea, but is unconstitutional, and gravely endangers freedom of speech and privacy online.
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Open Government Data Study
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Pranesh Prakash
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May 20, 2011
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Sep 03, 2015 08:08 AM
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Open Data,
Featured,
Publications,
Openness
CIS produced a report on the state of open government data in India, looking at policy, infrastructure, and particular case studies, as well as emerging concerns, future strategies and recommendations. The report is authored by Glover Wright, Pranesh Prakash, Sunil Abraham, and Nishant Shah. We are grateful to the Transparency and Accountability Initiative for providing generous funding for this report.
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