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- Sambalpur University Workshop — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Dec 02, 2016 02:31 AM
- 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.
- Free Knowledge and Indian Government Work — by Tito Dutta — last modified Jun 28, 2017 10:02 AM
- 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.
- Improving Telugu Village Articles — by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Nov 26, 2016 02:27 AM
- 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.
- Demonetisation Survey Limits the Range of Feedback that can be Provided by the User — by tiwari — last modified Nov 24, 2016 02:50 PM
- The government has faced increasingly targeted attacks by the Opposition and the public on the merits of the demonetisation move carried out a fortnight ago. In an attempt to placate this ire and to create a feedback loop that directly engages with the public, the government has decided to conduct a mass survey to gauge public perception. The survey is hosted on the Narendra Modi mobile application that can be found on the Android and iOS app stores. This article will attempt to analyse the mobile application by looking at the design principles followed in the survey and the scope given to survey takers to express their true opinion of the demonetisation move.
- Caught in a filter bubble — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 24, 2016 01:45 AM
- The country seems to be polarised over demonetisation and its after-effects. And more likely than not, you’ve had plenty of news stories to read that corroborate what you believe, regardless of whether you think the scrapping of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was an ingenious plan or not, especially if you get most of your news on social media.
- 100wikidays: the journey so far — by Tito Dutta — last modified Jun 28, 2017 10:04 AM
- In this article we'll chat with Bulgarian Wikipedian Vassia Atanassova (User:Spiritia) on the journey of 100wikidays so far, initial difficulties, and participation of Indian Wikipedia communities in the challenge.
- 4 tips for DIY makers — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 22, 2016 02:36 AM
- I started learning stencil printing and hand lettering this year, and became quite enthralled with it. These age old techniques really add something special to postcards, which I usually send to myself, my wife, and my friends while traveling.
- Digital native: The Voices in Our Heads — by Nishant Shah — last modified Nov 22, 2016 02:23 AM
- What if our phones were to go silent? Would you be able to deal with the silence?
- CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 23, 2016 08:04 AM
- Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
- Net subs grow significantly but public Wi-Fi idea flayed — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2016 01:55 PM
- Even as internet subscribers are growing significantly across Indian states, TRAI's idea of public Wi-Fi has been flayed by stakeholders.
- Most popular apps inaccessible to millions of disabled, says study — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2016 02:47 AM
- Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
- The thrill of saving India from cybercrime — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2016 02:42 AM
- Geeks seize the chance to help the government, defence forces and banks draw up fences against tech crimes.
- Free Net advocates flay Trai's public Wi-Fi paper — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2016 03:21 AM
- Stakeholders vouching for a cheap and open Internet have flagged concerns over privacy and regulatory hurdles.
- CERT-In's Proactive Mandate - A Report on the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team’s Proactive Mandate in the Indian Cyber Security Ecosystem — by tiwari — last modified Nov 19, 2016 04:14 AM
- CERT-IN’s proactive mandate is defined in the IT Act, 2000 as well as in the Information Technology (The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and Manner of Performing Function and Duties ) Rules, 2013 (CERT-In Rules, 2013) both of which postdate the existence of the organisation itself, which has been operational since 2004.
- 33rd SCCR: CIS Statement on the GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital Environment — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Nov 18, 2016 03:28 PM
- Anubha Sinha, attending the 33rd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 14 November, 2016 to 19 November, 2016, made this statement on the GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital Environment on behalf of CIS on Day 5, 18 November, 2016.
- How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 18, 2016 01:56 AM
- The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
- Conference on the Digitalization of the Indian Legal System — by Leilah Elmokadem — last modified Nov 16, 2016 03:34 PM
- On Legal Services Day, November 9, 2016, LegalDesk.com collaborated with iSPIRT to host a conference on the “Digitalization of the Indian Legal System”. The event invited prominent speakers to present their organizations’ work and to participate in a panel discussion followed by a Q&A period for the audience.
- 33rd SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Nov 16, 2016 01:37 PM
- Anubha Sinha, attending the 33rd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 14 November, 2016 to 19 November, 2016, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 3, 16 November, 2016.
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2017 (IRC17) - Selection of Sessions — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Dec 12, 2016 01:37 PM
- We have a wonderful range of session proposals for the second Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC17) to take place in Bengaluru on March 03-05, 2017. From the 23 submitted session proposals, we will now select 10 to be part of the final Conference agenda. The selection will be done through votes casted by the teams that have proposed the sessions. This will take place in December 2016. Before that, we invite the session teams and other contributors to share their comments and suggestions on the submitted sessions. Please share your comments by December 14, either on session pages directly, or via email (sent to raw at cis-india dot org).
- 'Delink ICANN from US jurisdiction' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 15, 2016 02:16 PM
- Eight Indian civil society organisations involved with internet governance have called for complete delinking of ICANN from US jurisdiction, saying an important global public infrastructure being subject to a single country’s control is unacceptable.
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