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Barcamp Bangalore
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2014 — filed under: , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team participated in a Barcamp at SAP Labs, Bangalore on October 12, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja and Rahmanuddin Shaik participated in the event.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions: Mapping the Stakeholders' Response
by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Oct 29, 2014 — last modified Jan 05, 2015 05:01 PM — filed under: , , ,
The procedure and tests surrounding software patenting in India have remained ambiguous since the Parliament introduced the term “per se” through the Patent (Amendment) Act, 2002. In 2013, the Indian Patent Office released Draft Guidelines for the Examination of Computer Related Inventions, in an effort to clarify some of the ambiguity. Through this post, CIS intern, Shashank Singh, analyses the various responses by the stakeholders to these Guidelines and highlights the various issues put forth in the responses.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Wiki Media Foundation keen on developing Urdu Wikipedia
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2014 — last modified Nov 01, 2014 01:29 PM — filed under: , , ,
The Wikipedia India Community Consultation 2014 was organized by the Wiki Media Foundation (WMF) and Wikipedia India Chapter in collaboration with Centre for Internet Society (CIS A2K) Bangalore on The venue was Movenpick Hotel and scheduled for October 4th and 5th here.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Ubiquity, Mobility, Globality: Charting Directions in Mobile Phone Studies
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 09, 2014 — last modified Dec 04, 2014 04:27 PM — filed under: ,
Nehaa Chaudhari made a presentation at the Ubiquity, Mobility, Globality : Charting Directions in Mobile Phone Studies Conference. This was organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia on November 6 and 7, 2014. Nehaa was on a panel titled Mobile and its Effects on Global Markets and made a presentation on Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Workplace.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry Methodology: Patent Landscaping in the Indian Mobile Device Market
by Rohini Lakshané — published Nov 10, 2014 — last modified Feb 15, 2017 02:05 PM — filed under: ,
Through the patent landscaping exercise, we have identified patents pertaining to Internet-enabled mobile devices sold in India for USD 100 or less. The findings from this exercise are being used to develop legal strategies to reduce patent-based impediments to the widespread and rapid proliferation of this beneficial technology throughout India. The research methodology adopted for the patent landscaping exercise has been delineated here. This document is a work in progress.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry MHRD IPR Chairs — Underutilization of Funds and Lack of Information Regarding Expenditures
by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Nov 19, 2014 — filed under:
Funds granted to the IPR Chairs set up by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development are often left underutilized. Details regarding the expenditures that are incurred by the Chairs are also currently unavailable. CIS intern Amulya Purushothama examines this further.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Countering US pressures on India’s IP regime
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 16, 2014 — last modified Dec 07, 2014 12:20 PM — filed under:
Anubha Sinha attended a meeting organized by Lawyer's Collective on "Countering US pressures on India’s IP regime" on November 16, 2014.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Odia Wikisource Sabha 2014
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 02, 2014 — last modified Dec 09, 2014 02:09 PM — filed under: , ,
The Odia Wikimedia community, a volunteer community that contributes to Odia Wikipedia and its sister projects, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), a Bengaluru based non-profit that works in domains like IP reforms, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K), etc. are celebrating the launch of Odia Wikisource on November 28, 2014 at Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.
Located in Openness / Events
Blog Entry 29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: CIS Intervention on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 09, 2014 — last modified Dec 12, 2014 11:55 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made its intervention on the proposed treaty in the ongoing WIPO session on December 9, 2014.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry 29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: CIS- 2nd (brief) Intervention on the Broadcast Treaty
by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 11, 2014 — last modified Dec 12, 2014 11:56 AM — filed under: , ,
On Day 3 (December 10, 2014), the SCCR briefly re-convened at the Plenary. The Chair, Martin Moscoso updated the Committee on the discussions and the developments that had taken place over the course of the past two days in the Informals. The Centre for Internet and Society made a brief pointed intervention on one of the documents being discussed in the Informals.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
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