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Stand up for Digital Rights
by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 13, 2016 — last modified Jun 13, 2016 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) invites you to a discussion on a set of recommendations for Ethical Tech, a report on human rights and private online intermediaries which describes key areas where such actors have responsibilities. The event will be held at CIS office in Bangalore on June 15, 2016 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry Beyond Editor Count: Assessing Quality on Wikipedia
by Tejaswini Niranjana — published Jun 12, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
Since Wikipedia is considered as the go-to source for different kinds of knowledge by anyone starting off in a particular field of study, and since Indian languages (IL) are often the default languages of the classroom in India, strengthening the quality of the material available on IL Wikipedias is certain to have widespread tangible and intangible impact.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
File Kiran A B, Elonnai Hickok, and Vanya Rakesh - Policies and Standards across Five International Smart Cities
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 10, 2016
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Blog Entry Smart City Policies and Standards: Overview of Projects, Data Policies, and Standards across Five International Smart Cities
by Kiran A. B., Elonnai Hickok and Vanya Rakesh — published Jun 08, 2016 — last modified Jun 11, 2016 01:29 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
This blog post aims to review five Smart Cities across the globe, namely Singapore, Dubai, New York City, London and Seoul, the Data Policies and Standards adopted. Also, the research seeks to point the similarities, differences and best practices in the development of smart cities across jurisdictions.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
May 2016 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 06, 2016 — last modified Jun 10, 2016 07:34 PM — filed under:
Welcome to the May 2016 newsletter of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Blog Entry CIS's Comments on the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 05, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:06 PM — filed under: , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is alarmed by the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, and has recommended that the proposed law be withdrawn in its entirety. It offered the following detailed comments as its submission.
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Blog Entry Digital native: Control A, Backspace
by Nishant Shah — published Jun 05, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 02:25 AM — filed under: , ,
The rewriting of textbooks should not be compared to the collaborations on Wikipedia, which only goes by evidence.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Developing Open Educational Resources in Indian Languages
by Sohnee Harshey* — published Jun 02, 2016 — last modified Jun 10, 2016 01:50 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education (CILHE), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), in collaboration with the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), has been involved in organising workshops on developing open educational resources (OER) in Indian languages with undergraduate and postgraduate students across various partner institutions. The objective of these workshops is to introduce students to: a) tools of collaborative knowledge production on the Internet, and b) methods for generating new online content in Indian languages.
Located in Openness
Blog Entry Comments on the RBI's Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 01, 2016 — last modified Jun 01, 2016 08:21 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Reserve Bank of India published a Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer Lending on April 28, 2016, and invited comments from the public. CIS submitted the following response, authored by Elonnai Hickok, Pavishka Mittal, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Vidushi Marda, and Vipul Kharbanda.
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Blog Entry Comments on the National Geospatial Policy (Draft, V.1.0), 2016
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 01, 2016 — last modified Jun 30, 2016 09:40 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Department of Science and Technology published the first public draft of the National Geospatial Policy (v.1.0) on May 05, 2016, and invited comments from the public. CIS submitted the following comments in response. The comments were authored by Adya Garg, Anubha Sinha, and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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