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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2012
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last modified
May 02, 2012 05:04 AM
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filed under:
Event Type,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce the Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion,” and will have a special focus on developments and opportunities in the so-called “BRICS” group of emerging economies. This note invites applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
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Access to Knowledge
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All India Privacy Symposium (File)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 30, 2012
This is the file of the event organised in Delhi in February 2012.
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Internet Governance
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Intermediary Liability in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2012
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last modified
Nov 16, 2013 02:55 PM
The report was produced by Rishabh Dara as part of the Google Policy Fellowship programme initiated jointly by the Centre for Internet and Society and Google.
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Internet Governance
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The All India Privacy Symposium: Conference Report
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by
Natasha Vaz
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published
Apr 15, 2012
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last modified
Apr 30, 2012 05:16 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and Society in Action Group, with support from the International Development Research Centre, Privacy International and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had organised the All India Privacy Symposium at the India International Centre in New Delhi, on February 4, 2012. Natasha Vaz reports about the event.
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Internet Governance
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Bangalore Meet-up for the Open Government Partnership Brasilia
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2012
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last modified
Apr 12, 2012 01:18 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Event Type,
Open Content
The international Open Government Partnership (OGP) is holding its first annual meeting on April 17 and 18, 2012. Representatives from over 50 member countries will gather in Brasilia to celebrate the progress that has been made to date, to exchange best practices, and to grow and strengthen the global collaborative network of open government leaders. Bangalore meet-up at CIS on April 17, 2012 from 5.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m.
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Openness
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Resisting Internet Censorship: Strategies for Furthering Freedom of Expression in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2012
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last modified
Jun 21, 2012 05:29 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Foundation for Media Professionals invite you to an open discussion on 'Resisting Internet Censorship: Strategies for Furthering Freedom of Expression in India' at the Bangalore International Centre on April 21, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
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Internet Governance
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Sharing in the time of Facebook, or Why I’m not a Pirate
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Apr 10, 2012
It is now over a month that my favourite network has been dead. Library.nu the rare space for sharing of academic resources to a free and open community has succumbed to the pressures of publishing industry stalwarts who, in their quest for promoting the knowledge industry, are killing sources through which knowledge survives.
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Internet Governance
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Hacking, Modding & Making
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 09, 2012
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filed under:
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
Seeber's electronics laboratory is a room in a unit he shares with his mother. Every available space is taken up with teetering towers of electronic parts, writes Brendan Shanahan for GQ.
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News & Media
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Global Censorship Conference
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School is holding a conference on global censorship from March 30 to April 1, 2012, at Yale Law School. The programme is sponsored by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and Thomson Reuters.
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Internet Governance
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Open access to government data on the cards
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2012
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Content,
Open Access,
Openness
The way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article was published in the Hindu on March 25, 2012. Pranesh Prakash is quoted in it.
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News & Media