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NGOs circulate letter at WIPO SCCR/36 raising serious concerns about draft Broadcasting Treaty: by Anubha Sinha — published May 29, 2018 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
At the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), negotiations on the Broadcasting Treaty continue - this time with a sense of urgency to present results of the 20 year negotiations to the UN General Assembly, scheduled in September this year. There remain long-pending issues within the Treaty, which have largely been ignored or weakly acknowledged by the Committee. In view of the threats that this Treaty poses to Access to Knowledge and the mission of educators, archivists, researchers, libraries and creators, NGOs at WIPO (including CIS) have circulated the letter below.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: by Anubha Sinha — published May 28, 2018 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 1, May 28.
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An open data ecosystem can boost India's GDP by $22 B and double farmer income: by Admin — published May 23, 2018 — filed under: Open Data, Access to Knowledge, Openness
MeiTY says increased data transparency will drive growth and improve governance across key industry sectors in the time to come.
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Putting women human rights activists on the world map: by Admin — published May 20, 2018 — filed under: Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Birubala Rabha may be a household name in Assam, but her crusade against the practice of witch-hunting in her State has not got the attention it deserves from the nation or the world. Barring a handful of articles in print and online publications, little has been written about her fight that spans over two decades. There is no mention of her on Wikipedia.
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Indian Women and Craft Edit-a-thon: by Gopalakrishna A. — published May 19, 2018 — last modified Jul 04, 2018 04:30 PM — filed under: Edit-a-thon, Kannada Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Workshop
A two-day long edit-a-thon aimed to archive the Women achievers in the field of art and craft on Kannada Wikipedia was held with the help of Srishti Institute and Janastu on 8th March and 25th March 2018.
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Postcolonial Digital Connections International Conference: by Admin — published May 18, 2018 — filed under: Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha was a speaker at this conference organized by Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, UCL and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung on May 16 and 17, 2018 at Center for Interdisciplinary Area Studies (ZIRS) in Halle, Germany. Anubha Sinha spoke on Property, Control and Copyright.
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Consilience 2018: by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — filed under: Access to Knowledge
National Law School of India University, Bangalore organized The Future of Blockchain Technology: Evolving a Framework for its Adoption and Regulation in India on May 5, 2018. Swaraj Barooah panel on "e-Governance and Public Service Delivery using Blockchain Technology" at Consilience 2018.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Comment: India's NTP 2018 gets digital makeover but needs complimentary policies: by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — filed under: Access to Knowledge
Criticism notwithstanding, Indian bureaucratic mandarins—babus as they are referred to in local lingo—do come up with draft policies that are contemporaneous, and at times when it’s least expected.
Located in Telecom / News & Media
RightsCon Toronto 2018: by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — last modified Jun 07, 2018 02:31 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
RightsCon is organizing the 2018 edition of the event at Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto in Canada. A session on Pervasive Technologies project titled "Cheap and chipper: IP in India’s affordable smartphones" is scheduled on May 17, 5.15 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. in the International Trade and the Commons track. (Room #203B, Beanfield Centre).
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Wikipedia edit-a-thon in mind? Kindly start here: by Tito Dutta — published May 11, 2018 — filed under: Wikimedia, Edit-a-thon, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Are you thinking to conduct a Wikipedia edit-a-thon? You may use this document as an initial guide. Please note: this article is written keeping specially organisations, institutions, and individuals in mind, who are new to Wikipedia world. We are starting this post with some basic questions. Please feel free to ask questions by mailing tito "at" cis-india.org
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