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Call for Essays: Studying Internet in India: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Apr 06, 2015 — last modified Aug 28, 2015 07:09 AM — filed under: Internet Studies, RAW Blog, Featured, Notices, Researchers at Work
As Internet makes itself comfortable amidst everyday lives in India, it becomes everywhere and everyware, it comes in 40 MBPS Unlimited and in chhota recharges – and even in zero flavour – the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society invites abstracts for essays that explore what it means to study Internet(s) in India today.
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia and India – Section Outlines: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 27, 2015 — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:40 AM — filed under: Internet Studies, Research, Featured, Internet Histories, Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to contribute two sections to the Asia Internet History - Third Decade (2001-2010) book edited by Dr. Kilnam Chon. The sections will discuss the activities and experiences of civil society organisations in Asia and India, respectively, in national, regional, and global Internet governance processes. The draft outlines of the sections are shared here. Comments and suggestions are invited.
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No more 66A!: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 24, 2015 — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:01 AM — filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Homepage, Intermediary Liability, Featured, Chilling Effect, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a), Blocking
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A. Today was a great day for freedom of speech on the Internet! When Section 66A was in operation, if you made a statement that led to offence, you could be prosecuted. We are an offence-friendly nation, judging by media reports in the last year. It was a year of book-bans, website blocking and takedown requests. Facebook’s Transparency Report showed that next to the US, India made the most requests for information about user accounts. A complaint under Section 66A would be a ground for such requests.
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Intellectual Property Rights — Open Access for Researchers: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Mar 24, 2015 01:22 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Publications, Access to Knowledge
In the year 2013, Nehaa Chaudhari had worked on a module on Intellectual Property Rights for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Open Access Curriculum (Curriculum for Researchers) as part of a project for the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia. UNESCO published the module this year. Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga were among the Module preparation team. Nehaa Chaudhari was the writer for Units 1, 2 and 3: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and Alternative to a Strict Copyright Regime.
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Preliminary Submission on "Internet Governance Issues" to the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India: by Geetha Hariharan — published Feb 12, 2015 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 02:52 PM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance
On January 30, 2015, Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held a consultation on Internet governance. A committee was set up to draft a report on Internet governance, with a focus on issues relevant to India. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is represented on the committee, and has provided its preliminary comments to ASSOCHAM.
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Modi: by Rohini Lakshané — published Feb 10, 2015 — last modified Feb 14, 2016 04:39 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
After the government introduced the "Make in India" and "Digital India" programmes, the air is thick with the promise of reduced imports, new jobs, and goods for the domestic market. In light of the patent wars in India, the government can ill-afford to overlook the patent implications in indigenously manufactured mobile phones. CIS proposes that the Government of India initiate the formation of a patent pool of critical mobile technologies and a five percent compulsory license.
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National IPR Policy Series : CIS Comments to the First Draft of the National IP Policy: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Feb 04, 2015 — last modified Feb 09, 2015 12:59 AM — filed under: Call for Comments, Access to Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, Featured, Homepage
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India invited comments on the First Draft of India's National IPR Policy. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) made this submission. The comments were prepared by Nehaa Chaudhari, Pranesh Prakash and Anubha Sinha. We also thank our intern, Varnika Chawla for her assistance.
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Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu Law: by Ashna Ashesh and Bhairav Acharya — published Dec 29, 2014 — last modified Jan 01, 2015 01:56 PM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
This white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
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Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain: by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 09, 2014 — last modified Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM — filed under: Government Information, Accessibility, Featured, Digitisation, Homepage
The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the form of electronic documents. However, these lack authenticity and accessibility and cannot be (text) searched., This policy brief identifies the problem areas with the current work flow being used to publish documents and proposes suitable modifications to make them easy to locate, authentic and accessible.
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Mapping Digital Humanities in India - Concluding Thoughts: by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:36 AM — filed under: Digital Knowledge, Mapping Digital Humanities in India, Research, Featured, Digital Humanities, Researchers at Work
This final blog post on the mapping exercise undertaken by CIS-RAW summarises some of the key concepts and terms that have emerged as significant in the discourse around Digital Humanities in India.
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