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Information Activism - Tactics for Empowerment (TTC)
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by
Denisse Albornoz
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published
Dec 26, 2013
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 10:36 AM
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filed under:
Researchers at Work,
Web Politics,
Making Change,
Digital Natives
This is the first of a two-part analysis of information activism for the Making Change project. This post looks at the benefits and limitations of increasing access to information to enable citizenship and political participation.
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Digital Natives
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Making Change
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3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest & Open A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and IP in Africa
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 26, 2013
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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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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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Dec 20, 2013
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last modified
Dec 30, 2013 06:17 AM
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filed under:
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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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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MongoDB startup hired by Aadhaar got funds from CIA VC arm
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 13, 2013
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last modified
Dec 13, 2013 11:53 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Internet Governance
Two weeks ago, Max Schireson, chief executive of MongoDB, a New York-based technology startup, was in New Delhi to sew up a very important contract for his company — with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
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News & Media
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Legal Issues pertaining to Cloud Computing
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 11, 2013
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last modified
Feb 07, 2022 03:29 PM
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filed under:
Event,
Internet Governance
The Law and Technology Society of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organizing the 6th edition of its flagship conference ‘Consilience’ on December 14 and 15, 2013 at NLSIU Campus, Bangalore. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting this event.
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Events
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3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest & Open A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and IP in Africa
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2013
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last modified
Jan 05, 2014 02:52 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
From 9 to 13 December 2013, delegates from national and international governmental governmental entities, the private sector, civil society, and academia gathered for five days of interconnected events in Cape Town.
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News & Media
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Konkani Vishwakosh Encyclopedia released under Free License
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by
Nitika Tandon
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published
Dec 08, 2013
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last modified
Dec 31, 2013 12:42 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Upon Centre for Internet & Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)‘s explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public, giving them the right to share, use and even build upon the work that has already been done. This is a huge step to help preserve Konkani language and culture in the digital era.
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Openness
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Blog
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Accessibility
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by
Anirudh Sridhar
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published
Dec 06, 2013
In the current day scenario, it would be impossible for anyone to conceive of a world without the internet. From being the easiest source of news and information to becoming the medium for communications ranging from personal to commercial, to becoming a place for social connectivity and virtual hangouts, the internet has been woven into the fabric of general society.
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Telecom
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
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Internet Governance Forum
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by
Anirudh Sridhar
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published
Dec 03, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Studies
Anirudh Sridhar provides an analysis of the creation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), its structure, and the importance of IGF in this unit.
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Telecom
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
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Internet Engineering Task Force
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by
Anirudh Sridhar
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published
Nov 30, 2013
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last modified
Dec 01, 2013 02:34 AM
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filed under:
Internet Studies
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an open standards body with no requirements for membership and does not have a formal membership process either.
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Telecom
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
