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Blog Entry 25th Session of the WIPO SCP: Statement on Assessment of Inventive Step
by Rohini Lakshané — published Dec 15, 2016 — last modified Dec 16, 2016 10:27 PM — filed under: ,
Statement emailed by Rohini Lakshané on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society to the Secretariat for the WIPO Standing Committee for the Law of Patents, Twenty Fifth Session, with reference to agenda item 7, "Sharing session on examples and cases relating to assessment of inventive step including, but not limited to, the topics suggested in document SCP/24/3, paragraph 8.
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Writing skills improve with Wikipedia editing
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 15, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
Pavan Santhosh said that contributing to Wikipedia and working in Wikimedia community improves our leadership qualities and writing skills. In an awareness session conducted about "You can edit Wikipedia" in JKC college, Guntur, Santhosh explained how to create and improve articles about Wikipedia in this program. Principal I.Nageswara Rao presided over this meeting.
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Blog Entry A Shortcut to Freedom
by Tito Dutta — published Dec 14, 2016 — last modified Jun 28, 2017 09:58 AM — filed under: , ,
In our everyday life we need access to knowledge and information, we need books (and magazines, newspapers), movies (and documentaries, animations), music for education and entertainment purposes. Now, a delighting fact is almost everything we need, from a 1965 book to the latest Bollywood movie’s MP3 song, is available on the web. You knock the door, and it opens. Why should we care for free knowledge then? We have a got “a shortcut to freedom”.
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Blog Entry The Digital Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Questions Raised by the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in India
by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda — published Dec 09, 2016 — filed under: ,
This is an edited version of part three of a study that considers the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) through aspects of intellectual property in India, namely, mobile patents, free and open source software, and India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library. Through these, it demonstrates the potential of the internet in realising ESCRs.
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Blog Entry Freedom in Feb — an awareness increasing campaign
by Tito Dutta — published Dec 08, 2016 — last modified Jun 28, 2017 09:59 AM — filed under: ,
You have heard about the Ice bucket challenge (and the rice bucket challenge). You may have heard about the 100happinessdays challenge (and its Wikipedia version 100wikidayschallenge). You may have heard and participated in the November no shaving challenge. Some of these campaigns are organized to increase awareness about different social issues. Now here the Centre for Internet and Society, India brings to you a campaign called Freedom In Feb.
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Guru Gomke is a Stylish Ol Chiki Typeface for India’s Santali Speakers
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 01, 2016 — filed under: ,
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Blog Entry Odia Wikipedia: Sambalpur University Workshop
by Sailesh Patnaik — published Nov 28, 2016 — last modified Apr 17, 2017 06:44 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
An Odia Wikipedia orientation-cum-workshop program was organised for the students of Sambalpur University on 27 November, 2016.
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Blog Entry Sambalpur University Workshop
by Sailesh Patnaik — published Nov 27, 2016 — last modified Dec 02, 2016 02:31 AM — filed under: ,
An Odia Wikipedia Orientation program cum workshop was organized by CIS-A2K team in Sambalpur University on November 27, 2016. Sailesh Patnaik attended the workshop.
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Blog Entry Free Knowledge and Indian Government Work
by Tito Dutta — published Nov 26, 2016 — last modified Jun 28, 2017 10:02 AM — filed under: , , ,
Indian Government works are not available under free and open licenses. On the other hand a large number countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela etc. have adopted the Creative Commons and other free licenses. The works by the US Federal Government automatically go into public domain. This article promotes the idea that the Government works should be freely licensed, wherever possible and applicable.
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Blog Entry Improving Telugu Village Articles
by Pavan Santhosh — published Nov 26, 2016 — last modified Nov 26, 2016 02:27 AM — filed under: , , ,
Telugu wikipedians on 6 October 2016 held a discussion on improving the quality of Telugu articles. The event was organized by IIIT, Hyderabad, CIS-A2K and OpenGeo.
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