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SIF Concept Note
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Admin
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published
Jun 05, 2019
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Files
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MoU between PAH Solapur University & CIS-A2K
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by
Subodh Kulkarni
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published
May 31, 2019
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last modified
Jun 05, 2019 06:21 AM
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CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
CIS-A2K is working in collaboration with PAH Solapur University, Solapur in Maharashtra on Wikimedia projects. The Mass Communication and Journalism departments are involved in content generation on Marathi Wikipedia & Commons.
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Blogs
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May 2019 Newsletter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 31, 2019
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last modified
Jun 26, 2019 01:40 AM
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Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society Newsletter for the month of May 2019
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Newsletters
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Should India adopt Plan S to realise Open Access to Public-funded Scientific Research?
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by
Anubha Sinha
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May 29, 2019
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Jun 05, 2019 01:19 PM
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Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Timely and affordable access to scientific research remains a problem in this digital day and age. Around three decades ago, the radical response that emerged was making public-funded scientific research “open access”, i.e. publishing it on the Web without any legal, technical or financial barriers to access and use such research. Several Indian public research institutions also adopted open access mandates and built self-archiving digital tools, however, the efforts haven’t yielded much. Most countries including India, continue to struggle with implementing open access. The latest international initiative (created in Europe) to remedy this problem is Plan S. Plan S is has been positioned as a strategy to implement immediate open access to scientific publications from 2021 – which India is considering adopting.
This article unpacks the disorderly growth of open access in India, and discusses the gap between the Plan's vision and current Indian scenario in some respects.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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AI Consumer Experiences
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 28, 2019
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Access to Knowledge
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Files
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In Parts of India, Internet Shutdowns Are a Fact of Life
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by
Megha Bahree
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May 27, 2019
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Internet Governance
Fears of a censored internet are rising, as the government cites fake news and unlawful content in blocking internet access.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Open Data and Land Ownership
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 22, 2019
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May 22, 2019 11:32 AM
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Open Data,
Featured,
Openness
In this chapter of the recently published volume on State of Open Data, Tim Davies and Sumandro Chattapadhyay discuss how the lessons from the land ownership field highlight the political nature of data, and illustrate the importance of politically aware interventions when creating open data standards, infrastructure, and ecosystems. State of Open Data, edited by Tim Davies, Stephen B. Walker, Mor Rubinstein, and Fernando Perini, is published by African Minds and International Development Research Centre, Canada.
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Openness
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Youths come forward to augment Assamese Wikisource project
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NE NOW NEWS
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May 21, 2019
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Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Assamese Wikisource is a sister-project of Assamese Wikipedia, where Assamese books with expired copyrights are available.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority"
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Martin Moore
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May 21, 2019
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance
In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – where our politics now takes place – have lost control and are struggling to claw it back. As our lives migrate online, we are gradually moving into a world of datafied citizens and real-time surveillance. The entire political landscape has changed, with profound consequences for democracy.
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News & Media
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Project Tiger 2019 Coordinator position open
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by
Gopala Krishna
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May 21, 2019
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May 27, 2019 06:28 AM
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Jobs,
Access to Knowledge
To contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized communities, and women who are returning to work after a hiatus will be given preference.
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