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8 Challenges In Growing Indian-Language Wikipedias
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2016
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 05:11 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
While speaking at BHASHA: Indian Languages Digital Festival, a day-long discourse at New Delhi on Indian languages and their state in new media, especially digital platforms, I touched upon Wikipedia in Indian languages. Most people, in fact, do not even know that Wikipedia exists in many Indian languages.
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TRAI Consultation on Differential Pricing for Data Services - Post-Open House Discussion Submission
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 30, 2016
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last modified
Mar 30, 2016 01:13 PM
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filed under:
Internet Access,
TRAI,
Net Neutrality,
Telecom,
TRAI, OTT,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society sent this submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) following the Open House Discussion on Differential Pricing of Data Services, held in Delhi on February 21, 2016.
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Consultation on 'National Geospatial Policy' - Notes and Submission
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Mar 29, 2016
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last modified
Mar 29, 2016 05:03 PM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Featured,
Geospatial Data,
Openness,
Digital India
The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has constituted a National Expert Committee for developing a draft National Geospatial Policy (NGP) to provide appropriate guidelines for collection, analysis, use, and distribution of geospatial information across India, and to assure data availability, accessibility and quality. A pre-drafting consultation meeting for the NGP was organised in Delhi on February 03, 2016. Ms. Anubha Sinha represented CIS at the meeting, and shares her notes.
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Openness
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Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Mar 29, 2016
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last modified
Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Even after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, being the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, it what it is today because of the hundreds and thousands of volunteer-editors. But while native-language Wikipedias are becoming game-changers in other corners of the world, the scenario in India is skewed. In my experience, here are a number of challenges that Indian-language Wikipedias are currently facing.
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8 Challenges for Improving Indian Language Wikipedias
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Mar 29, 2016
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last modified
Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
After more than 10 years in existence, the Indian-language Wikipedias still are not known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia became the largest encyclopedia in history as a result of thousands of volunteer editors.
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Blogs
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CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top Services
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 25, 2016
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
TRAI,
Net Neutrality
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Net Neutrality Resources
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CIS Position Paper on Net Neutrality in India (Background Submission to TRAI)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 25, 2016
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Resources
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Net Neutrality Resources
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CIS Counter Comments on TRAI Consultation on Differential Pricing
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 25, 2016
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last modified
Mar 25, 2016 04:28 PM
This counter-comment also includes: a) An appendix that charts regulations on zero-rating across the globe, and shows that the popular press have misunderstood and misrepresented regulations in foreign countries; b) An appendix that charts specialized services (including differential pricing of specialized services) across the globe.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Net Neutrality Resources
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Report of the 30th Session of the WIPO SCCR by the Centre for Internet & Society
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Mar 23, 2016
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last modified
Apr 04, 2016 02:39 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
This report was edited by Nehaa Chaudhari, Programme Officer; compiled with assistance from Nisha S.K., Administrator, and, Aarushi Bansal, Amulya P., and Saahil Dama, interns.
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Blogs
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Too Clever By Half: Strengthening India’s Smart Cities Plan with Human Rights Protection
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Mar 22, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The data involved in planning for urbanized and networked cities are currently flawed and politically-inflected. Therefore, we must ensure that basic human rights are not violated in the race to make cities “smart”.
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