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Blog Entry Comments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014
by Nirmita Narasimhan and Anandhi Viswanathan published Oct 30, 2014 — filed under:
On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”), the following are the comments and recommendations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (“RPD Bill”). It was submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee in October 2014.
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Blog Entry Odia Wikisource Goes Live!
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 26, 2014 last modified Nov 07, 2014 01:30 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Odia netizens have more than one reason to celebrate this festive season.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Open access platform to save the Odia Indian language
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 24, 2014 — filed under: , , , ,
In February 2014, the Government of India declared the South Asian language Odia as the 6th classical language of India which is one among 22 scheduled languages of India and has a literary heritage of more than 5,000 years. There are documents for more than 3,500 years, and the rest are undocumented oral histories.
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If MNCs make early inroads, they will keep market share: Sunil Abraham, CIS
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 24, 2014 — filed under:
The recent visits of the high-profile CEOs of internet/technology companies have made it clear that India, with its 200-million internet users, is increasingly becoming important for the multinational corporations (MNCs).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Subbiah Arunachalam
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 23, 2014
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Second Draft of Open Access Policy of the Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science released
by Anubha Sinha published Oct 19, 2014 last modified Oct 30, 2014 12:33 AM — filed under: ,
The Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India drafted an Open Access Policy (“Policy”) in consultation with several open access experts, government officials and CIS. The second draft of the Policy released last week and is open for comments till 17th November, 2014.
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Blog Entry More Than 40 Million People Await the Launch of Odia Wikisource
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 19, 2014 last modified Nov 04, 2014 01:58 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Speakers of Odia will soon have mountains of books to read online in their mother tongue, following the launch of the Odia Wikisource, which will make accessible many rare books that have entered the public domain.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Rethinking Conditions of Access
by Sneha PP published Oct 15, 2014 last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:35 AM — filed under: , , , ,
P. P. Sneha explores the possibilities of redefining the idea of access through the channels of education and learning.
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Blog Entry The Legal Framework for Enforcement of Rights of Persons with Disabilities
by CLPR published Oct 14, 2014 last modified Nov 06, 2014 03:56 PM — filed under:
In order to get a complete understanding of the legal framework governing the rights of persons with disabilities, we need to understand the several legislations that cover the field. The Constitution of India is the founding legal document guaranteeing fundamental rights to all persons which includes persons with disabilities. The main legislation on disability rights is the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 ("PWD Act") which this chapter will be providing a detailed overview of.
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Blog Entry Bharat Majhi Writings Now Available Under a Creative Commons License
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 14, 2014 last modified Nov 07, 2014 03:34 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Before the advent of Odia Wikisource becoming live, Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) got in touch with notable Odia author Bharat Majhi for bringing his writings on the Internet.
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