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Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms by Mira Swaminathan & Shubhika Saluja — last modified Jan 08, 2021 11:10 AM
This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms by Mira Swaminathan & Shubhika Saluja — last modified Jan 08, 2021 11:01 AM
This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
Wikipedia in the Classroom: A Study of the Wikimedia in Education at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) by Ananth Subray — last modified May 15, 2021 12:33 PM
This is a short study on the Wikimedia in Education (WIE) at Christ University, Bengaluru, which aims to offer an overview of the key objectives and challenges of this project and map its impact on teaching-learning practices in multilingual classrooms. The report has been authored by Ananth Subray, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
Content Creation on Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia by Satpal Singh — last modified May 15, 2021 12:24 PM
This is a short study on the nature of content creation related to Punjab on Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia, its challenges and opportunities, and observations and potential strategies to address the same. The report has been authored by Satpal Singh, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
CIS comments on the Revised Non Personal Governance Framework Report by Pallavi Bedi, Anubha Sinha and Aman Nair — last modified Mar 22, 2021 05:39 AM
A Comparative Study of Article Creation Campaigns on Wikipedia - Part I by Nitesh Gill and Suswetha Kolluru — last modified Jun 11, 2021 10:56 AM
This is a short report on a comparative analysis of two prominent Wikimedia initiatives, Wikipedia Asian Month and Project Tiger, to understand prevailing challenges and opportunities, and strategies to address the same. The report has been authored by Nitesh Gill with inputs from Suswetha Kolluru, and editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
Research Studies on Indian Language Wikimedia Projects 2019-21 by Sneha PP — last modified Oct 21, 2022 12:59 PM
This is a compilation of the final reports from a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019-2021, on an array of topics related to Indian language Wikimedia projects. The projects were undertaken by Subodh Kulkarni, Bodhisattwa Mandal, Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran, Ananth Subray, Satpal Dandiwal and Nitesh Gill, with research oversight and editorial support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and internal review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Ambika Tandon.
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #IdentifyingTheIdeaofLaborinTeaching – Negotiating pedagogy at home and inside classroom(s) by Admin — last modified May 19, 2022 03:16 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC22 - Proposed Session - #WaitingForFood by Admin — last modified Apr 25, 2022 01:11 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #HomeAndTheInternet by Admin — last modified May 19, 2022 03:21 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #HomeBasedFlexiworkInCovid19 by Admin — last modified Apr 25, 2022 12:57 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC22 - Proposed Session - #IdentitiesVulnerabilitiesOpportunitiesDissent by Admin — last modified May 24, 2022 02:42 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
Research Publishing: Is ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ Pragmatic Reform for India? by Anubha Sinha — last modified Apr 28, 2021 05:09 PM
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.
Bridging the Gender Gap: A Report on Indian Language Wikimedia Communities by Bhuvana Meenakshi — last modified May 15, 2021 12:26 PM
This research study documents the gender gap and bias in Indian language Wikimedia projects and communities, with a focus on participation by and content related to women contributors across diverse Wikimedia platforms. The research was undertaken by Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and additional inputs from Ambika Tandon and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
Interoperability and Portability as a Lever to Enhance User Choice and Privacy in Messaging Platforms by Kamesh Shekar — last modified Jul 06, 2021 11:37 AM
Pandemic Technology takes its Toll on Data Privacy by Aman Nair and Pallavi Bedi — last modified Jun 26, 2021 06:52 AM
The absence of any legal framework has meant these tools are now being used for purposes beyond managing the pandemic.
Insult to Kannada shows Google AI in a poor light by Krupa Joseph — last modified Jun 26, 2021 05:25 AM
A Google search for ‘the ugliest language in India’ yielded ‘Kannada’ as the answer late last week, causing widespread outrage.
WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 1 by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jun 29, 2021 01:40 PM
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1) transparency in SCCR work 2) limitations and exceptions 3) addressing the object of protection and overbroad scope of rights in the draft treaty text.
Twitter's India troubles show tough path ahead for digital platforms by Aditya Sharma — last modified Jun 26, 2021 02:54 AM
Twitter is in a standoff with Indian authorities over the government's new digital rules. Critics see the rules as an attempt to curb free speech, while others say more action is needed to hold tech giants accountable.
The Competition Law Case Against Whatsapp’s 2021 Privacy Policy Alteration by Aman Nair and Arindrajit Basu — last modified Mar 24, 2021 04:12 PM
Having examined the privacy implications of Whatsapp's changes to its privacy policy in 2021, this issue brief is the second output in our series examining the effects of those changes. This brief examines the changes in the context of data sharing between Whatsapp and Facebook as being an anticompetitive action in violation of the Indian Competition Act, 2002.

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