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Leaked Privacy Bill: 2014 vs. 2011
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 31, 2014
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last modified
Apr 01, 2014 10:52 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has recently received a leaked version of the draft Privacy Bill 2014 that the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has drafted.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Learning from Fukushima
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2011
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last modified
Aug 30, 2011 12:47 PM
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filed under:
Telecom
Take remedial steps and demystify the unreasoning dread of nuclear power, says Shyam Ponappa in his latest column published by the Business Standard on April 7, 2011.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Lecture on Open Access and Open Content Licensing at ICAR (short course)
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by
Admin
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published
Nov 22, 2018
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last modified
Dec 05, 2018 04:19 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) a constituent establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organised a short course on 'ICTs for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Agricultural Research, Education and Extension of NARES' during November 13-22, 2018 in Bangalore. Anubha Sinha delivered a lecture to the participants.
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Openness
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News & Media
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Legal Challenges to Mapping in India #1 - Laws, Policies, and Cases
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by
Adya Garg
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published
May 11, 2016
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last modified
May 11, 2016 01:43 PM
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filed under:
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
Responding to the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill and the draft National Geospatial Policy made public recently, this post provides an overview of the present configuration of laws, policies, and guidelines that provides the legal framework in India for governance of creation and sharing of geospatial data in India. The post also studies these policies in action by describing the key legal cases around the creation and use of geospatial data. The next post of this series will document the reflections and opinions of the key geospatial industry actors in India, as well as the free and open source mapping community.
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Openness
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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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Leslie Chan Lectures in Tiruvananthapuram and Mysore
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 12, 2012
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last modified
Dec 12, 2012 06:26 AM
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filed under:
Openness
Prof. Leslie Chan from the University of Toronto, Canada is giving a series of lectures in Tiruvananthapuram and Mysore from December 17, 2012 to December 19, 2012.
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News & Media
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Letter for Civil Society Involvement in WCIT
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by
Center for Democracy & Technology
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
May 24, 2012 06:55 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
This page features a letter from academics and civil society groups from around the world to International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun Touré regarding the lack of opportunity for civil society participation in the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) process.
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Letter from Civil Society Organizations to CII
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 18, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 03:15 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
A total of 29 groups and individuals expressed their concern about the drive by CII to introduce TRIPS-plus enforcement standards in India.
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News & Media
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Letter on South Africa's IPRs from Publicly Financed R&D Regulations
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 02, 2009
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Bayh-Dole,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Open Access,
Open Innovation
Being interested in legislations in developing nations styled after the United States' Bayh-Dole Act, CIS responded to the call issued by the South African Department of Science and Technology for comments to the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Regulations.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Letter to Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Advocating Adoption of FOSS in State IT Academies
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
May 19, 2009
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 02:55 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
FLOSS
The Centre for Internet and Society is a signatory to a letter being sent to the Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, advocating the adoption of FOSS at state IT academies.
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Openness
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Blog
