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- As Odia Wikipedia turns 13, what happens next? — by Subhashish Panigrahi and Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:08 PM
- Odia Wikipedia, one of several Indian-language Wikipedia projects, celebrated thirteen years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
- Comments on the DoT Panel Report via MyGov — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 26, 2015 10:16 AM
- On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society, I must commend the Department of Telecom Panel on its report. Overall, it displays a far better understanding of the underlying issues than the TRAI consultation paper did, and is overall a good effort at balancing the different sides. However, some of its most important recommendations are completely off-mark and would be disastrous if accepted by the government.
- Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : Webinar — by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Oct 04, 2015 11:09 AM
- On 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group. This is a summary of the key issues that were discussed by the speakers and the participants.
- OCR and OER – update — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:09 PM
- We welcome this short posting from Subhashish Panigrahi which updates a 2014 posting of his on Indic Language Wikipedias as Open Educational Resources at http://education.okfn.org/indic-language-wikipedias-as-open-educational-resources/
- FAQ: CIS' Proposal for Compulsory Licensing of Critical Mobile Technologies — by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Feb 14, 2016 04:40 AM
- Earlier this year, the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) had proposed that the Government of India (GoI) initiate the formation of a patent pool of critical mobile technologies and mandate a five percent compulsory license. The proposal was made in light of ongoing litigation in India over standard essential patents pertaining to mobile technology, and the government's own “Make in India” and “Digital India” programmes.
- Software Freedom Pledge — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 25, 2015 12:26 PM
- On September 19, 2015, celebrated globally as Software Freedom Day, a number of enthusiasts got together and collectively took a pledge.
- Govt presses 'undo' button on draft encryption policy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2015 01:55 AM
- The decision came a day before PM embarked on a visit to the US, where he is expected to meet leaders of firms such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla.
- Open sesame — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2015 01:31 AM
- The government’s email is shockingly vulnerable.
- Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2015 01:23 AM
- Our email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the government tries to target citizens to ensure national security, said Pranesh Prakash, policy director at the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society.
- Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposal — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 01, 2015 01:31 AM
- Govt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
- Open letter from CIS to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on his Visit to US — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 24, 2015 02:48 AM
- Centre for Internet and Society, through its Policy Director Mr. Pranesh Prakash and Programme Officer Nehaa Chaudhari has addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the intellectual property right issues concerning his visit to the United State of America in September, 2015.
- Open Letter to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on His Visit to the United States of America in September, 2015 — by Pranesh Prakash and Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Sep 25, 2015 06:43 AM
- This is an open letter by CIS to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in light of his impending visit to the USA. This letter asks the Prime Minister to urge the USA to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty; and asks that India not be a party to TPP negotiations, in light of recent reports on a study encouraging India to join the TPP.
- Bowing to public pressure, govt withdraws draft encryption policy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 01, 2015 02:15 AM
- Bowing to pressure from the public, the government on Tuesday withdrew a draft policy that sought to control secured online communication, including through mass-use social media and web applications such as WhatsApp and Twitter.
- India encryption policy draft faces backlash — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 22, 2015 01:59 AM
- The department of information technology is facing a backlash from industry experts, Internet watchers and netizens on its draft of the National Encryption Policy that it recently made public.
- The Many Lives and Sites of Internet in Bhubaneswar — by Sailen Routray — last modified Sep 21, 2015 05:36 AM
- This post by Sailen Routray is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Sailen is a researcher, writer, editor and translator who lives and works in Bhubaneswar. In this essay, he takes a preliminary step towards capturing some of the experiences of running and using internet cafes, experiences that lie at the interstices of (digital) objects and spaces, that are at the same time a history of the internet as well as a personal history of the city.
- Peering behind the veil of ICANN’s DIDP (I) — by Padmini Baruah — last modified Oct 15, 2015 02:42 AM
- One of the key elements of the process of enhancing democracy and furthering transparency in any institution which holds power is open access to information for all the stakeholders. This is critical to ensure that there is accountability for the actions of those in charge of a body which utilises public funds and carries out functions in the public interest.
- Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, Bangalore — by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Sep 21, 2015 02:24 AM
- Nispana Innovative Platforms organized a Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, in Bangalore on 3rd and 4th September, 2015. The event saw participation from people across various sectors including Government Representatives from Ministries, Municipalities, Regulatory Authorities, as well as Project Management Companies, Engineers, Architects, Consultants, Handpicked Technology Solution Providers and Researchers. National and International experts and stakeholders were also present to discuss the opportunities and challenges in creating smart and responsible cities as well as citizens, and creating a roadmap for converting the smart cities vision into a reality that is best suited for India.
- Comments on the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Oct 27, 2015 02:46 PM
- Recently, the Indian Patents Office released the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (“2015 Guidelines/ Guidelines”) in an attempt to clarify examination of software related patents in India. This post is a pure analysis of the 2015 Guidelines. The new Guidelines, essentially, narrow the exclusions of secttion 3(k), thereby enlarging the scope of software related applications eligible for a patent grant. More alarmingly, there is low emphasis on the application of the subject matter test, increased ambiguity on the nature of subject matter and an exclusionary list of examples appended to the document. In the following post, CIS highlights these concerns and presents solutions, and also proposes a definition of "computer programme per se". Read on to understand how the new guidelines will potentially lead to an increase in software patenting activity by expanding the scope of patentable subject matter – in negation of the legislative intent of section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970.
- Outrage before sharing — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 20, 2015 05:08 PM
- Has the social media converted people into a lynch mob that seeks out justice and passes judgement instantly, without bothering to hear both sides of the story?
- Transformaking 2015 : International Summit on Critical and Transformative Making, Yogyakarta — by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:00 PM
- Transformaking 2015 brought together makers, scientist, hackers, bricoleurs, researchers, artists, designers and other interdisciplinary practitioners from across the globe in a series of Residency and Research Program, Symposium, Exhibition, Fair, and Satellite Projects. It was held from August 10 to September 20, 2015. Transformaking 2015 was organized by HONF Foundation & CATEC (Culture Arts Technoloy Empowerment Community) in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Common Room, Crosslab, and Nicelab.
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