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Sense and Censorship
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 31, 2012
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last modified
Jan 31, 2012 06:15 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills, at the US House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, appear to enforce property rights, but are, in fact, trade bills. This article by Sunil Abraham was published in the Indian Express on 20 January 2012.
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Internet Governance
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Summary of the Minutes of the Workshop on Biodiversity Informatics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 30, 2012
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filed under:
Open Data,
Openness
The Western Ghats Portal team had organized a one-day workshop to explore the contemporary state of biodiversity informatics as expressed in three spheres: technology behind biodiversity informatics, scientific commons and policy and biodiversity portals in India. It hoped to provide an opportunity to interact and learn from similar endeavors in this emerging discipline. The workshop was held at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore on 25 November 2011.
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Openness
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Technology for Accessibility in Higher Education
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Jan 29, 2012
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last modified
Jan 31, 2012 06:29 AM
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filed under:
Accessibility
Education for students with disabilities has long been a serious cause of concern in India, as also in other countries around the world. A person with a disability studying in mainstream educational institutions in India experiences many difficulties in navigating through the obstacle course of the Indian educational system, writes Nirmita Narasimhan in this IIMB Journal brought out on the occasion of the conference 'never-the-less - Enabling Access for Persons with Disabilities to Higher Education and Workplace - Role of ICT and Assistive Technologies.
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Accessibility
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Geekup on Open Data in Bangalore
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 23, 2012
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last modified
Jan 31, 2012 03:38 AM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Openness
HasGeek in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society invite you to a talk by Hapee de Groot on 25 January 2012 at CIS office in Bangalore.
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Openness
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Wikipedia turns 11 today
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2012
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filed under:
Openness
The world's largest free encyclopaedia turns 11 on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Wikipedia community will host events in seven cities across the country. The community is also celebrating the first anniversary of the Wikimedia India chapter.
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News & Media
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Reversing India's Downward Trajectory
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by
Shyam Ponappa
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published
Jan 09, 2012
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last modified
Mar 01, 2012 05:30 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
The country can regain growth momentum with rate cuts and telecom reforms, writes Shyam Ponappa in this column published in the Business Standard on 5 January 2012.
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Telecom
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Report on the 'Open Access to Academic Knowledge' workshop
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by
Tom Dane
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published
Jan 08, 2012
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last modified
Jan 08, 2012 10:57 AM
On Wednesday the 2nd of November, during Open Access Week, the Indian Institute of Science in conjunction with the Centre for Internet and Society held a workshop on Open Access at the National Centre for Science Information, in Bangalore.
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Openness
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Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 — India Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Jan 02, 2012 08:48 AM
Pranesh Prakash prepared the India report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011. The report was published on the A2K website.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Inaugural EPT Award for Open Access
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2011
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filed under:
Open Access
The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development is pleased to announce the winners of a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developing countries who have made a significant personal contribution to advancing the cause of open access (OA) and the free exchange of research findings.
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News & Media
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Exposing Data: Art Slash Activism
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 26, 2011
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last modified
Dec 29, 2011 01:31 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Tactical Tech and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a public discussion on the intersection of Art and Activism at the CIS office in Bangalore on 28 November 2011. Videos of the event are now online. Ward Smith (Lecturer, University of California, LA), Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszinsky (Co-founders, Tactical Technology Collective), Ayisha Abraham (Film maker, Srishti School of Art Design) and Zainab Bawa (Research Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society) spoke in this event.
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Internet Governance
