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Report on the Training in the Use of eSpeak for Indian Languages during TOT Conducted by Enable India — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 21, 2015 02:32 AM
Enable India, Bangalore conducted a TOT for training computer teachers for the blind, which was held from May 11 to 20, 2015 at Blind Empowerment Association, Kolkata and was attended by 26 delegates.
National IPR Policy Series : Who is a 'public authority' under the RTI Act? — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified May 21, 2015 05:03 PM
In this blog post, CIS intern Devrupa Rakshit examines case law with respect to the understanding of a 'public authority' under the Right to Information ("RTI") Act, 2005.
Anti-harassment app wins hackathon for women — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2015 01:25 PM
A team of four young women coders from Porta Allegra in Brazil has won the IGNITE International Girls Hackathon with an anti-harassment app called Não Me Calo, which means “I will not shut up”.
Paper-thin Safeguards and Mass Surveillance in India — by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jun 20, 2015 10:17 AM
The Indian government's new mass surveillance systems present new threats to the right to privacy. Mass interception of communication, keyword searches and easy access to particular users' data suggest that state is moving towards unfettered large-scale monitoring of communication. This is particularly ominous given that our privacy safeguards remain inadequate even for targeted surveillance and its more familiar pitfalls.
Report on Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA and eSpeak in Marathi & Konkani — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jun 03, 2015 03:47 PM
The training programme was organized at International Youth Hostel and Estrila du Mar, sponsored by Rotary Club of Goa and Estrila Du Mar from April 20 to 22, 2015. Seventy-seven delegates attended the training programme.
Report on Training in Basic Computing with use of eSpeak and NVDA in Oriya — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jun 03, 2015 01:24 AM
This training was held at Orissa Association for the Blind at Bhubaneswar from February 8 to 10, 2015. Thirty six delegates attended the programme.
Knowledge Sharing Workshop with MIDO and Joosk — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2015 01:48 AM
Sumandro Chattapadhyay led a knowledge sharing workshop with members of Myanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) and Joosk, a design firm that works closely with MIDO.
Right to Information Act and Open Data Policy in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2015 01:27 AM
Sumandro led a knowledge sharing session at this event organized by Myanmar ICT Development Organization (MIDO) on May 14, 2015.
Call for Participation: Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jun 24, 2015 04:11 PM
We are pleased to announce the call for participation for the fourth edition of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (“Global Congress”), being hosted at New Delhi from December 15 to 17, 2015.
Open Street Map "Mapping Workshop" — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jun 17, 2015 04:47 PM
I conducted a workshop titled "OpenStreetMap Mapping Workshop" on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Phandeeyar. The workshop was attended by 20 enthusiasts. This involved organisations that work on resource issues, mostly on land grabbing, a start-up company that is planning to offer location-based local news feeds, a representative of MIDO, and an organisation that sells children’s books.
Odia Wikipedia Set to Celebrate 13 Years of Volunteer Contributions — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Aug 22, 2015 04:54 PM
Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects, is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
What is the Open Data Movement & Why Does it Matter? — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jun 18, 2015 01:12 AM
I gave a talk at this event organized by Phandeeyar on May 13, 2015 in Yangon. About 25 delegates attended the event.
2015 USTR Report: Old Wine in New Bottle — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jun 16, 2015 10:24 AM
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) undertakes an elaborate exercise to castigate countries' domestic intellectual property (IP) law and policy. The criticisms and recommendations are presented in a document called the Special 301 Report. This year's edition puts India on the Priority Watch List for the twenty-sixth time in a row. Below, I rebut the report's prejudicial claims and demands, and argue that the report puts free speech, innovation and public interest in jeopardy.
Definition of Net Neutrality should be flexible: Pranesh Prakash — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jun 19, 2015 01:43 AM
Critics argue that Facebook’s Internet.org violates the principle of Net Neutrality.
Studying Internet in India: Selected Abstracts — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Aug 28, 2015 06:53 AM
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.
Report on the Progress in Manipuri Language Testing — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 10, 2015 09:38 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is doing a project on developing a text-to-speech software in 15 Indian languages. This blog post captures the key updates of the work done by CIS team for Manipuri language.
TRAI and the Disclosure of Personal Information — by Nehaa Chaudhari and Vidushi Marda — last modified May 10, 2015 09:16 AM
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in March 2015 invited comments on its Consultation Paper for the regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services. In an unprecedented wave of public participation, TRAI received over a million e-mails in support of net neutrality.
Stranded Capacities & Greater Expectations — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jun 22, 2015 01:56 AM
India's infrastructure is in a shambles because of stranded capacities that don't connect with unmet needs. Every aspect of infrastructure, such as electricity or broadband for communications, needs to be designed and executed to flow through from end to end.
Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified May 09, 2015 11:27 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent a joint response to the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) Services with scholars from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The response was sent on March 27, 2015.
Report on eSpeak Tamil Computing with NVDA Training Workshop at Tiruchirappalli — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 21, 2015 01:32 AM
The training workshop was held from May 4 to 8, 2015 at Centre for Differently-abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. Seventeen delegates attended the workshop.
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