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- RTI request to Indian Patents Office for Form 27 (Statement of Working of patents), March 2016 — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Oct 13, 2017 04:35 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society filed this request under the Right to Information Act in March 2016 as part of research for the paper: Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance (July 2017). We sought forms pertaining to 61 of the patents found in our patent landscaping study. These forms were not available on the online public databases, InPASS and IPAIRS, at the time of the filing the RTI request. Research assistance was provided by intern Shreshth Wadhwa.
- RTI request to Indian Patents Office for Form 27 (Statement of Working of patents), 2015 — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Oct 13, 2017 04:37 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society filed this request under the Right to Information Act in 2015 as part of research for the paper: Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance (July 2017). We sought Form 27 (also known as Statements of Working) pertaining to randomly selected patents found in our patent landscaping study. These forms were not available on the online public databases, InPASS and IPAIRS, at the time of the filing the RTI request. Research assistance was provided by intern Nayana Dasgupta.
- Revamp Telecom Sector & Revive The Economy — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Oct 11, 2017 02:53 AM
- Share infrastructure and spectrum, and adopt revenue-sharing for growth. There’s little doubt our economy is facing a slough of problems, including misdirection and loss of momentum.
- Twitter tweaks user policy a day after SC clampdown — by Admin — last modified Jan 03, 2018 02:00 AM
- This, when India is looking to crack down on global firms exporting customer data to servers.
- Why the lack of understanding about the Blue Whale Challenge poses a bigger threat? — by Admin — last modified Jan 03, 2018 01:52 AM
- On 30 August, Vignesh A, a 19-year-old college student from Madurai committed suicide. Indications of self-harm on his body swaying investigating agencies to suspect that the suicide was related to the Blue Whale challenge-an online game which involves completing 50 tasks or challenges dictated by a remote 'handler' which ultimately leads to ending their own life.
- Praja - Enhancing Democracy Through Access to Open Data: What Are the Roles of Government and Civil Society? (Delhi, Sep 08) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:57 AM
- Open Government Data (OGD) is widely seen to be a key hallmark of contemporary democratic practice and is often linked to the passing of freedom of information legislation. OGD is a philosophy—and increasingly a set of policies—that promotes transparency, accountability and value creation by making government data available to all. Public bodies produce and commission huge quantities of data and information. By making their datasets available, public institutions become more transparent and accountable to citizens. By encouraging the use, reuse and free distribution of datasets, governments promote business creation and innovative, citizen-centric services. Praja is organising a symposium on "open data and civil society" on Friday, Sep 8, which is supported by European Union and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung fur die Freiheit. Sumandro Chattapadhyay (Research Director) will take part in this event as a speaker in the session on "data centric approach and role of stakeholders in the urban governance ecosystem."
- MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM
- MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
- The Digital Humanities from Father Busa to Edward Snowden — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Oct 04, 2017 11:02 AM
- What do Edward Snowden, the whistle-blower behind the NSA surveillance revelations, and Father Roberto Busa, an Italian Jesuit, who worked for almost his entire life on Saint Thomas Aquinas, have in common? The simple answer would be: the computer. Things however are a bit more complex than that, and the reason for choosing these two people to explain what the Digital Humanities are, is that in some sense they represent the origins and the present consequences of a certain way of thinking about computers. This essay by Dr. Domenico Fiormonte, lecturer in the Sociology of Communication and Culture in the Department of Political Sciences at University Roma Tre, was originally published in the Media Development journal.
- Privacy is now a right in India. Here's what that means for the tech industry — by Admin — last modified Aug 31, 2017 02:35 PM
- India's top court has put tech companies on notice.
- CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment — by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM
- In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August 2015, Mukul Rohatgi, the then Attorney General stated that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy.
- Guest Blog: Retd. Col. Ashwin Baindur on Strategy, Wikimedia Strategy Salon, Vijayawada — by Manasa Rao — last modified Oct 24, 2017 11:52 AM
- Digital native: You are not alone — by Nishant Shah — last modified Sep 12, 2017 01:22 PM
- Away from the guidance of adults, the internet can be a lonely place for youngsters, pushing them towards self-harm.
- Constitution of Committee for revision of Guidelines for Indian Government Websites — by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 02:02 PM
- The ‘Guidelines for Indian Government Websites’ (GIGW) was formulated by National Informatics Centre to make Indian Government Websites usable, user centric and universally accessible.
- UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators consulted at the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2017 02:05 AM
- “Internet Universality indicators should measure broad social implications of the Internet and serve as a powerful tool to foster sustainable development,” was a strong message delivered by Asia-Pacific stakeholders at UNESCO consultation to develop Internet Universality indicators during the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) in Bangkok (Thailand), 29 July 2017.
- Aadhaar may be made must for market investments: Good to curb laundering but what about data security? — by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 12:17 AM
- Aadhaar seems to be the master-key to get accesses into doors which once were never shut. Take for instance, your financial investments. Aadhaar may soon become mandatory for buying shares and mutual funds, according to a report in The Economic Times.
- Privacy laws: Alternatives to consent — by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 12:00 AM
- As changes in technology have made it near impossible to obtain informed consent, the solution may lie in an accountability-based standard for privacy protection.
- Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy Judgment — by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena — last modified Aug 22, 2017 11:50 PM
- The ruling will be important not just for the immediate Aadhaar case but also numerous other matters to do with state intrusions, decisional autonomy and informational privacy.
- Blue Whale Game may or may not be a hoax; it's teen mental health we should be talking about — by Admin — last modified Aug 22, 2017 11:30 PM
- Many experts and investigations have found little conclusive proof that the Blue Whale game exists.
- Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling Bill — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 21, 2017 11:48 PM
- The DNA Profiling Bill 2017 is still missing a number of safeguards that would enable individual rights. The implications of creating regional and national level DNA databanks need to be fully understood and publicly debated.
- Dataset for "Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance" — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Sep 10, 2017 03:11 PM
- Dataset of the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of 4,916 valid Statements of Working (Form 27) corresponding to 3,126 patents pertaining to mobile technology in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
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