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OSOD 2013: International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 22, 2013
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Content,
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Nehaa Chaudhari was a panelist at the International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 2013, held on October 07, 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute. She gave a presentation on "Government Copyright and the Open Access Conundrum"
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News & Media
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Research Publishing: Is ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ Pragmatic Reform for India?
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Apr 28, 2021 05:09 PM
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filed under:
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha examines the feasibility of the proposed 'One Nation, One Subscription' approach in the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (2020) on access to scientific literature. This article was first published in The Wire Science on October 23, 2020.
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Blogs
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The STI Policy Proposes a Transformative Open Access Approach for India
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Apr 28, 2021
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filed under:
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Anubha Sinha explains what the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation policy means for open access to scientific literature for Indians. This article was first published in The Wire Science on January 21, 2021.
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Nov 18, 2015
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last modified
Nov 18, 2015 06:33 AM
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filed under:
ICT4D,
Call for Comments,
WSIS+10,
Access to Knowledge,
Accessibility,
Human Rights Online,
Internet Governance,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Open Source,
Open Access
Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document from diverse stakeholders. The Centre for Internet & Society's response to the call for comments is below.
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Internet Governance
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What Indian Language Wikipedias can do for Greater Open Access in India
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Oct 22, 2016
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Open Access
The number of internet users in India was expected to reach 460 million by 2015, as the growth in the previous year was 49 percent. The total number of users for Hindi content alone reached about 60 million last year.
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How Open Access Content helps Fuel Growth in Indian-language Wikipedias
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Oct 25, 2016
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Open Access
Mobile Internet connectivity is growing rapidly in rural India, and because most Internet users are more comfortable in their native languages, websites producing content in Indian languages are going to drive this growth. In a country like India in which only a handful of journals are available in Indian languages, open access to research and educational resources is hugely important for populating content for the various Indian language Wikipedias.
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Adopting ORCID as a Unique Identifier will Benefit all Involved in Scholarly Communication
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by
Subbiah Arunachalam and Muthu Madhan
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published
Oct 28, 2016
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filed under:
Open Educational Resources,
Openness,
Open Research,
Open Access
ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a nonprofit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. Together with other persistent identifiers for scholarly works such as digital object identifiers (DOIs) and identifiers for organizations, ORCID makes research more discoverable.
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Openness
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Ministry of Science makes open access to research mandatory
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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filed under:
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Researchers who fail to meet the requirements would not considered for promotions, fellowships, future grants or appointments.
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News & Media
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Open Access Week Round-Up
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 27, 2015
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last modified
Dec 15, 2015 08:21 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Here is a round-up of events held at the University of Otago over Open Access Week. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation for the staff members of libraries across New Zealand. The event was organised by the University of Otago.
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News & Media
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Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India: A Status Report: Call for Comments
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by
Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam and Madhan Muthu
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published
Jul 27, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes comments on the first draft of "Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India: A Status Report". This report, on open access to scholarly literature, with a special focus on scientific literature, has been written by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam and Madhan Muthu. The report surveys the field of scholarly and scientific publication in India and provides a detailed history of the open access movement in India.
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