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December 2014 Bulletin
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2014
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last modified
Jan 12, 2015 04:56 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a very happy new year and welcomes you to the twelfth issue of the newsletter (December 2014).
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Draft Law Would Prohibit Showing ‘Disputed Areas’ on Maps of India
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
May 15, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Maps that label geographic areas of conflict as “disputed” territories in India could put one behind bars for seven years with 1B Indian Rupees (US$15M) penalty if a recently proposed bill becomes law.
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The Right to Read Campaign, now in Delhi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 22, 2010
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last modified
Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM
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Featured,
Accessibility
The Right to Read campaign, this time in Delhi, the national capital of the country has been announced. This is the third in the series. The previous two held in Calcutta and Chennai were highly successful and Delhi too promises quite a lot.
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Blog
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An Open House Session with George Abraham
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Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2014
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Event
Ashoka India and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcome you to an open house session with George Abraham, CEO and Founder of the SCORE Foundation at Ashoka- Innovators for the Public in Domlur on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
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Standard Essential Patents on Low-Cost Mobile Phones in India: A Case to Strengthen Competition Regulation?
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Nehaa Chaudhari
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Feb 25, 2016
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last modified
Apr 24, 2016 04:42 AM
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filed under:
Patents,
Competition Law,
Competition,
Access to Knowledge
The realization of the promise of the sub hundred dollar mobile device as a facilitator of access to knowledge is contingent inter alia on its availability in the market place. In turn, the market availability of the sub hundred dollar mobile device is influenced by the existence of an enabling environment for producers to produce, and consumers to consume. From a regulatory perspective, the enabling environment itself is a function of existing laws and policies, and the ‘developmental effects’ of certain laws and policies (Saraswati, 2012).
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CIS Statement on Limitations and Exceptions for Education, Teaching and Research Institutions and Persons with Other Disabilities
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Nehaa Chaudhari
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Dec 20, 2013
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last modified
Dec 30, 2013 06:17 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Nehaa Chaudhari on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made this statement at the WIPO-SCCR on December 20, 2013.
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Comments on the Right to Information Rules, 2017
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Amber Sinha
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Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Openness,
RTI,
Call for Comments
On March 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training released a Circular framing rules under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Rules”). The Ministry invited comments on on the RTI Rules. CIS submitted its comments on April 25, 2017.
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Subbiah Arunachalam
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 23, 2014
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Blog
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December 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 23, 2012
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last modified
Jul 23, 2012 08:35 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of December 2011. This issue carries a special section on Freedom of Expression as there was much discussion regarding the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal’s proposal for pro-active censorship of social media.
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CCI Workshop on Competition Law and Policy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 23, 2016
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