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November 2016 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2016 — last modified Feb 06, 2017 12:52 PM — filed under:
Welcome to the November 2016 newsletter of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Blog Entry Free Knowledge and Indian Government Work
by Tito Dutta — published Nov 26, 2016 — last modified Jun 28, 2017 10:02 AM — filed under: , , ,
Indian Government works are not available under free and open licenses. On the other hand a large number countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela etc. have adopted the Creative Commons and other free licenses. The works by the US Federal Government automatically go into public domain. This article promotes the idea that the Government works should be freely licensed, wherever possible and applicable.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Improving Telugu Village Articles
by Pavan Santhosh — published Nov 26, 2016 — last modified Nov 26, 2016 02:27 AM — filed under: , , ,
Telugu wikipedians on 6 October 2016 held a discussion on improving the quality of Telugu articles. The event was organized by IIIT, Hyderabad, CIS-A2K and OpenGeo.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Demonetisation Survey Limits the Range of Feedback that can be Provided by the User
by tiwari — published Nov 24, 2016 — last modified Nov 24, 2016 02:50 PM — filed under: , ,
The government has faced increasingly targeted attacks by the Opposition and the public on the merits of the demonetisation move carried out a fortnight ago. In an attempt to placate this ire and to create a feedback loop that directly engages with the public, the government has decided to conduct a mass survey to gauge public perception. The survey is hosted on the Narendra Modi mobile application that can be found on the Android and iOS app stores. This article will attempt to analyse the mobile application by looking at the design principles followed in the survey and the scope given to survey takers to express their true opinion of the demonetisation move.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2016 — last modified Nov 23, 2016 08:04 AM — filed under: ,
Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Net subs grow significantly but public Wi-Fi idea flayed
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2016 — filed under: ,
Even as internet subscribers are growing significantly across Indian states, TRAI's idea of public Wi-Fi has been flayed by stakeholders.
Located in Telecom / News & Media
Free Net advocates flay Trai's public Wi-Fi paper
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Stakeholders vouching for a cheap and open Internet have flagged concerns over privacy and regulatory hurdles.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
File CERT-In's Proactive Mandate - A Report on the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team’s Proactive Mandate in the Indian Cyber Security Ecosystem
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2016
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Blog Entry Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights - Workshop Report
by Vidushi Marda, Akash Deep Singh and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu — published Nov 14, 2016 — last modified Nov 18, 2016 12:58 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society held a one-day workshop on “Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms and Human Rights” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the 1st of October, 2016. This report is a compilation of the the issues discussed, ideas exchanged and challenges recognized during the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to discuss aspects of big data technologies in terms of harms, opportunities and human rights. The discussion was designed around an extensive study of current and potential future uses of big data for governance in India, that CIS has undertaken over the last year with support from the MacArthur Foundation.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Where Are There So Few Books For The Print-Impaired?
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Nov 04, 2016 — filed under:
India publishes approximately 90,000 books each year in 24 different languages. We have over 16,000 publishers, and are one of the top nations for English book publishing in the world. Clearly we are a nation which values and fosters a culture of reading and passing on knowledge in different domains ranging from literature, to yoga, language, education, science, fiction and many others.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
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