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Hacking of SIM card by spy agencies raises fears of sensitive documents being leaked — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:31 AM
The hacking of SIM-card and digital security services provider Gemalto by American and British spy agencies has raised fears that sensitive communications, by the Indian government and hundreds of domestic companies, may have been at the risk of being spied on.
Right to Information (RTI) Requests to BSNL and MTNL Regarding Security Equipment — by Maria Xynou — last modified Feb 25, 2015 03:04 PM
As part of research, on July 2, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) had sent Right to Information (RTI) requests to two of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in India: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) requesting answers to some questions.
Reply to RTI Applications filed with respect to Foreign Contractors and Vendors of IT and Telecommunication Enterprises — by Lovisha Aggarwal — last modified Feb 25, 2015 02:13 PM
An RTI application was filed by the Sh. Matthew Thomas on August 06, 2014 enquiring about the details of the foreign contractors and vendors of certain Information Technology and Telecommunication enterprises. Mr. Mathews in his application asked some specific questions.
Google's war on nude photos goes against user rights — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:57 AM
Yesterday, Google announced that starting March 23, 2015 users will be unable to share sexually explicit content on its blogging platform -- Blogger.
Washington Meet on Open Data Principles — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 09, 2015 02:05 AM
Sunil Abraham was invited to discuss the common international open data principles on February 24, 2015. The meeting took place at the World Bank office in Washington.
Report on Training of the use of eSpeak Punjabi with NVDA — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Mar 10, 2015 02:12 AM
NVDA team organized a workshop for training participants on using eSpeak Punjabi with NVDA software. The workshop was held at Asha Kiran Training Institute on February 20 and 21, 2015. Twenty-three delegates attended the workshop. NAB, Chandigarh was the training partner.
Our Endangered Languages — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 10, 2015 01:41 AM
My op-ed (in Odia) about the endangered languages was published in the Samaja this 21st on the International Mother Language Day.
Analytics to help govt read public mood online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 09, 2015 04:57 PM
The Union government is in the process of commissioning a project to analyse public sentiment about it on various online platforms.
Developing Open Knowledge Digital Resources in Indian Languages — by Tejaswini Niranjana — last modified Apr 22, 2015 06:09 PM
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K), in collaboration with the Centre for Indian Languages (CILHE) at TISS Mumbai, conducted a two-day workshop at English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) at Hyderabad on January 28-29, 2015. Titled ‘Developing Open Knowledge Digital Resources in Indian Languages’, the workshop was the third in this series during 2014-15.
Cultural knowledge needs to be more open — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 12, 2015 04:41 PM
Subhashish Panigrahi is an educator and open source activist based in Bangalore, India. He is currently working at the Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program where he builds partnership with universities, language researchers, and GLAM organizations.
A Selection of Tweets on How to Make Crowdmaps Effectual for Mapping Violence against Women — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Mar 12, 2015 12:42 AM
This is a collection of tweets by Rohini Lakshane on making crowdmaps more effective for mapping gender violence. The compilation of tweets has been republished by GenderIT.org.
Online Free Content in Telugu Wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 19, 2015 03:51 PM
Wikimedians gathered at Tirupati for a strategic meet. This was covered by the regional newspaper Andhra Jyothy
More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soon — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 19, 2015 03:18 PM
Wikimedians gather at Tirupati for a strategy meet.
The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security Expos — by Divij Joshi — last modified Mar 08, 2015 12:25 PM
The author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
Academia and Civil Society submit critical comments to DIPP on draft National IPR Policy — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Mar 08, 2015 11:27 AM
As our readers may be aware, the DIPP had initiated public consultation on the drafting of India’s first National IPR policy in November 2014.
Joint Report on Training of the Use of eSpeak in Hindi with NVDA — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Mar 19, 2015 01:24 AM
The training programmes were conducted at the National Association for the Blind, New Delhi on February 5 and 6, 2015 and Blind Relief Association, Delhi on February 13 and 14, 2015. Fifteen participants attended the first training programme at National Association for the Blind. Seventeen participants attended the second training programme held at Blind Relief Association.
[OpenGLAM] Nominate an OpenGLAM project today for the 2015 Muse Awards — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 27, 2015 02:08 PM
It's that time of the year again to nominate projects for the Muse Awards! This is like the Oscar of GLAM awards in the USA and welcomes international submissions.
Preliminary Submission on "Internet Governance Issues" to the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India — by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Feb 12, 2015 02:52 PM
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.
Figures of Learning: The Visual Designer — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:33 AM
As part of its Making Methods for Digital Humanities project, CIS-RAW organized two consultations on new figures of learning in the digital context. For a proposed journal issue on the theme of ‘bodies of knowledge’ which draws upon these conversations, participants were invited to write short sketches on these figures of learning. This abstract by Tejas Pande examines the figure of the visual designer, and emerging practices of mapmaking.
Report on Training in the use of eSpeak Oriya with NVDA — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Mar 18, 2015 05:05 PM
NVDA team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted this workshop at Orrisa Association for the Blind, Bhubaneswar from February 8 to 10, 2015. Thirty six individuals attended the training.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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