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- CIS's Comments on the CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:17 PM
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) gave its comments on the failures of the CCWG-Accountability draft proposal as well as the processes that it has followed.
- CIS' submission to Indian Patent Office on Examples of Excluded Patentable subject-matter under Section 3(k) for incorporation in the yet-to-be-released Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Feb 22, 2016 09:36 AM
- The Patent Office had put the Guidelines on Computer Related Inventions, 2015 in abeyance last month. This step was taken after several stakeholders including CIS made representations to the Office about serious substantive legal issues in the document. In furtherance of the consultative process, a meeting was conducted in Mumbai with various stakeholders, chaired by the Controller General of Patents Design Trademarks (“CGPTDM”). Anubha Sinha participated in the meeting, after which the CGPTDM invited submissions from stakeholders on specific examples on exclusions from patentability under section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, for possible incorporation in the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions.
- Summary of the Public Consultation by Vigyan Foundation, Oxfam India and G.B. Pant Institute, Allahabad — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Jan 28, 2016 03:22 PM
- On December 22nd and 23rd a public consultation was organized by the Vigyan Foundation, Oxfam India and G.B. Pant Institute, Allahabad at the GB Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad to discuss the issues related to making Allahabad into a Smart City under the Smart On December 22nd and 23rd a public consultation was organized by the Vigyan Foundation, Oxfam India and G.B. Pant Institute, Allahabad at the GB Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad to discuss the issues related to making Allahabad into a Smart City under the Smart City scheme of the Central Government. An agenda for the same is attached herewith. City scheme of the Central Government.
- Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:23 PM
- It occupies the 10th place among Indian languages.
- GI-tagged products to get Wiki pages — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 27, 2016 04:33 PM
- Ever realised that the famous, red hot Naga Mirchi (a special variety of chilli from Nagaland) doesn’t have a Wikipedia page?
- This Multilingual Edit-a-thon wants to Improve Indian Content on Wikipedia — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 28, 2016 07:23 AM
- Ever wondered how many articles the Kannada Wikipedia or the Hindi Wikipedia have relating to India, its social history, literary and cultural heritage and the journey of over 1600 languages?
- କେତେ ମାଗଣା ଫେସବୁକର ଫ୍ରି ବେସିକ୍ସ? — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 28, 2016 07:23 AM
- This opinion piece in Odia on Facebook's Free Basics App was published in Odisha.com. The post highlights several user security and privacy that Free Basics is violating apart from violating net neutrality. It also brings the parallel of Airtel Zero and Free Basics with the Grameenphone project by Mozilla in Bangladesh and the worldwide Wikipedia Zero projects.
- ବ୍ୟବହାରୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ନିରାପତ୍ତା ଓ ଗୋପନୀୟତାର କୋକୁଆ ଆଣିବ ଫେସବୁକର ଫ୍ରି ବେସିକ୍ସ — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 28, 2016 07:24 AM
- This opinion piece in Odia on Facebook's Free Basics App was published in Your Story. The post highlights several user security and privacy that Free Basics is violating apart from violating net neutrality. It also brings the parallel of Airtel Zero and Free Basics with the Grameenphone project by Mozilla in Bangladesh and the worldwide Wikipedia Zero projects.
- Why It's Essential To Grow Indian-Language Wikipedias — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified May 28, 2016 06:52 AM
- On 15 January, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia celebrated its 15th birthday, meeting this milestone with 36 million articles in more than 290 languages (the English-language Wikipedia alone has crossed the 5-million article mark). But here I want to address some major questions that we need to ask as Indians.
- Trai promises final call on differential pricing by month-end after 'lively' open house — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 26, 2016 02:41 AM
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will take a final call on differential pricing by the end of January , its chairman said, describing the open house discussions on the regulator's contentious consultation paper as "lively".
- Transparency in Surveillance — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Jan 23, 2016 03:11 PM
- Transparency is an essential need for any democracy to function effectively. It may not be the only requirement for the effective functioning of a democracy, but it is one of the most important principles which need to be adhered to in a democratic state.
- Pervasive Technologies Project Presentations at the 4th Global Congress, 2015 — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jan 21, 2016 04:33 PM
- These are the presentations made by the members of the PT Project team at the 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, 2015 at National Law University, New Delhi.
- NASSCOM-DSCI Annual Information Security Summit 2015 - Notes — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 19, 2016 07:58 AM
- NASSCOM-DSCI organised the 10th Annual Information Security Summit (AISS) 2015 in Delhi during December 16-17. Sumandro Chattapadhyay participated in this engaging Summit. He shares a collection of his notes and various tweets from the event.
- 100 Konkani Articles Added to Wikipedia in One Day — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 12, 2016 03:17 PM
- This was published in the Times of India.
- Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2016 04:25 PM
- Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man who wants to make that dream a reality.
- A billion mobile users: new startup profiles and innovation insights from Mobile India 2016 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 17, 2016 03:13 PM
- The annual Mobile India conference, for which YourStory was the media partner, wrapped up recently in Bengaluru with a startup showcase and a wide range of insights on mobile innovation in India.
- Big Data in the Global South - An Analysis — by Tanvi Mani — last modified Jan 24, 2016 02:54 AM
- The two-faced FRAND: Licensing and injunctive relief in ICTs — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Mar 16, 2016 02:37 AM
- Important takeaways from the Indo-Europe Conference on Building a Sustainable IPR-ICT Ecosystem for Promoting Innovation, held in Bangalore in November 2015. Ericsson and the Indian Cellular Association presented an interesting set of views on FRAND licensing as well as injunctive relief, from seemingly opposite ends of the spectrum.
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:24 PM
- With more free and open software coming in, more people are coming together and collaborating. The ownership of various projects are coming from bigger corporations to the hands of people. It is essential to learn about the global, collaborative and multilingual projects in our language so that it come out of the four walls of literature and become the language of economy and knowledge. In this piece, I have discussed about three open knowledge projects Odia Wikipedia, Odia Wikisource and Global Voices Odia, how they work and how anyone can contribute in these projects.
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16) - Selected Sessions — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 18, 2016 09:23 AM
- We are proud to announce that the first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16), organised around the theme of 'studying internet in India,' will be held on February 26-28, 2016, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi. We are deeply grateful to the Centre for Political Studies (CPS) at JNU for hosting the Conference, and to the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF) for generously supporting it. Here are the details about the session selection process, the selected sessions, the Conference programme (draft), the pre-Conference discussions, accommodation, and travel grants. The Conference will include a book sprint to produce an open handbook on 'methods and tools for internet research.'
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