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- Tulu Wikipedia Workshop cum Editathon at Udupi — by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Oct 31, 2014 02:54 PM
- A three-day programme was held at Udupi from October 15 to 17, 2014 with an aim to increase the presence of Tulu in the online world. The first day comprised the inauguration programme and a workshop to understand the Wiki markup. The next two days were devoted to the edit-a-thon where participants added articles to Tulu Wikipedia.
- Comments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 — by Nirmita Narasimhan and Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Oct 30, 2014 04:13 PM
- On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”), the following are the comments and recommendations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (“RPD Bill”). It was submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee in October 2014.
- Samskrita Vaibhavam (Sanskrit Wiki Outreach Program) — by Shubha and Sayant Mahato — last modified Oct 31, 2014 02:02 PM
- To celebrate the revival of Sanskrit language, the Bangalore chapter of Samskrita Bharati organised a two-day mega event "Samskrita Vaibhavam" at VSR Kalyan Mantapa in Bangalore on August 9 and 10, 2014.
- Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions: Mapping the Stakeholders' Response — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jan 05, 2015 05:01 PM
- The procedure and tests surrounding software patenting in India have remained ambiguous since the Parliament introduced the term “per se” through the Patent (Amendment) Act, 2002. In 2013, the Indian Patent Office released Draft Guidelines for the Examination of Computer Related Inventions, in an effort to clarify some of the ambiguity. Through this post, CIS intern, Shashank Singh, analyses the various responses by the stakeholders to these Guidelines and highlights the various issues put forth in the responses.
- Good Intentions, Recalcitrant Text - I: Why India’s Proposal at the ITU is Troubling for Internet Freedoms — by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Nov 02, 2014 03:13 PM
- The UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting its Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) this year in South Korea. At PP-14, India introduced a new draft resolution on ITU's Role in Realising Secure Information Society. The Draft Resolution has grave implications for human rights and Internet governance. Geetha Hariharan explores.
- The Gujarat High Court Judgment on the Snoopgate Issue — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Oct 27, 2014 04:40 AM
- Odia Wikisource Goes Live! — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 07, 2014 01:30 PM
- Odia netizens have more than one reason to celebrate this festive season.
- Wikipedia can establish Tulu in a wider way — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 24, 2014 04:01 PM
- In his predential address after inaugurating the three-day workshop on ‘The use of internet for promotion of Tulu language,’ organised by Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President Janki M Brahmavar opined that internet media, especially Wikipedia, can contribute to a large extent towards the promotion of Tulu language. The president said there was a need for the effective use of Unicode for the digital interpretation of Tulu.
- Open access platform to save the Odia Indian language — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 24, 2014 03:32 PM
- In February 2014, the Government of India declared the South Asian language Odia as the 6th classical language of India which is one among 22 scheduled languages of India and has a literary heritage of more than 5,000 years. There are documents for more than 3,500 years, and the rest are undocumented oral histories.
- If MNCs make early inroads, they will keep market share: Sunil Abraham, CIS — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 24, 2014 03:03 PM
- The recent visits of the high-profile CEOs of internet/technology companies have made it clear that India, with its 200-million internet users, is increasingly becoming important for the multinational corporations (MNCs).
- Letter to the Prime Minister on Indo-US Bilateral Relations on Intellectual Property — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Nov 03, 2014 02:58 PM
- This is a letter that many organizations sent to the Prime Minister. The Centre for Internet and Society was one of the signatories.
- Odia Littérateur Ramakrushna Nanda's 4 Books Now Available Under a Creative Commons License — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 06, 2014 01:41 PM
- Children literature in Odia language went through an ennoblement after the intervention of Ramakrushna Nanda's writings.
- Pushing women scientists — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 21, 2014 03:44 PM
- Wikipedia edit-a-thon attempts to raise awareness of the contribution of Indian women to science.
- Second Draft of Open Access Policy of the Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science released — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Oct 30, 2014 12:33 AM
- The Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India drafted an Open Access Policy (“Policy”) in consultation with several open access experts, government officials and CIS. The second draft of the Policy released last week and is open for comments till 17th November, 2014.
- More Than 40 Million People Await the Launch of Odia Wikisource — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 04, 2014 01:58 PM
- Speakers of Odia will soon have mountains of books to read online in their mother tongue, following the launch of the Odia Wikisource, which will make accessible many rare books that have entered the public domain.
- Rethinking Conditions of Access — by Sneha PP — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:35 AM
- P. P. Sneha explores the possibilities of redefining the idea of access through the channels of education and learning.
- The Legal Framework for Enforcement of Rights of Persons with Disabilities — by CLPR — last modified Nov 06, 2014 03:56 PM
- In order to get a complete understanding of the legal framework governing the rights of persons with disabilities, we need to understand the several legislations that cover the field. The Constitution of India is the founding legal document guaranteeing fundamental rights to all persons which includes persons with disabilities. The main legislation on disability rights is the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 ("PWD Act") which this chapter will be providing a detailed overview of.
- Bharat Majhi Writings Now Available Under a Creative Commons License — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 07, 2014 03:34 PM
- Before the advent of Odia Wikisource becoming live, Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) got in touch with notable Odia author Bharat Majhi for bringing his writings on the Internet.
- Communication technology opens 'doors' for everyone, not only people with disabilities — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 04, 2014 04:36 PM
- Today, most Americans overlook improvements made since the dawn of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) in 1990.
- The India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 13, 2014 07:10 AM
- Following the success of CYFY 2013 the CYFY 2014 will be held from October 15 to 17, 2014 in New Delhi. The Centre for Internet and Society is a knowledge partner for this event and Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist in the session "Privacy is Dead".
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