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- Towards an Equitable and Just Internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 17, 2014 11:20 AM
- IT for Change is organizing an international meeting to formulate a progressive response to issues of global governance of the Internet. Bhairav Acharya will be participating in this event to be held in New Delhi on February 14 and 15.
- ୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:38 AM
- This is a feature about Odia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary and the story of a dead volunteer community reviving after 8 years. This has been published in Rabibara Sambad (Sunday supplement of Odia newspaper The Sambad) on February 9, 2014.
- Combating SLAPP suits in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 17, 2014 10:55 AM
- i-Probono is organizing this conference at WWF India on February 10, 2014. Bhairav Acharya is participating in the event as one of the speakers in the session on Freedom of Speech and the Internet.
- National Resource Kit: The Dadra & Nagar Haveli Chapter (Call for Comments) — by CLPR — last modified Feb 20, 2014 06:37 AM
- The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
- Father-son duo promote Punjabi online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 06, 2014 01:52 AM
- A father-son duo has been working to include more information about Punjab and Punjabi on Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia.
- Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2) — by Ananth Padmanabhan — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:48 PM
- In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the second part, he looks at the law laid down by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on secondary and contributory copyright infringement, and finds that those wouldn't allow Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
- National Resource Kit: The Mizoram Chapter (Call for Comments) — by CLPR — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:26 PM
- The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Mizoram.
- The Changing Role of the Media in India: Constitutional Perspectives — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 04, 2014 06:05 AM
- The School of Law, Christ University is conducting National Conference on The Changing Role of the Media in India: Constitutional Perspectives from 28 February – 1 March 2014. Snehashish Ghosh will be moderating a session at this conference.
- The Dangers Of Birdsong — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 12, 2014 10:29 AM
- Instant gratification? Social media can quickly turn the game into checkmate if you don’t keep your emotions in check.
- The Dynamics of Education to Employment Journey: Opportunities and Challenges — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 14, 2014 09:40 AM
- KIIT School of Management, KIIT Univeristy is holding the 7th National Management Convention 2014 at its campus in Bhubaneswar on February 21 and 22, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi have been invited to address the students of KIIT University.
- First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group for India Internet Governance Forum — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:28 AM
- The Department of Electronics and Information Technology organized a meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) at Electronics Niketan in New Delhi on February 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in this meeting.
- CIS joins the the Global Commission on Internet Governance Research Advisory Network — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:20 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the Research Advisory Committee for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
- Tech-savvy students given tips to enter IT field — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 02, 2014 04:48 PM
- Students from any academic background, but having computer knowledge and common sense, can land a job in the IT sector, said U B Pavanaja, programme officer (Indian languages) at Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore).
- Odia Wikipedia: Three Years of Active Contributions Gives Life to a Ten Year Old Project — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Feb 04, 2014 08:56 AM
- Odia Wikipedia has carved its mark as the largest online encyclopedia in Odia language that is edited by a volunteer editor community.
- Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 04, 2014 07:38 AM
- Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.
- 10 Ways to Say Nothing New — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 14, 2015 01:17 PM
- The rise of the listicle, a safe, non-thinking information piece that tells us what we already know.
- Video Games: A Case Study of a Cross-cultural Video Collaboration — by Larissa Hjorth and Nishant Shah — last modified Jan 31, 2014 12:02 PM
- A new book focusing on Palestinian artists’ video, edited by Bashir Makhoul and published by Palestinian Art Court- al Hoash, 2013, includes a chapter co-authored by Larissa Hjorth and Nishant Shah.
- The Game of IPR: Insights from the 6th Global Intellectual Property Convention in Hyderabad — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Jan 31, 2014 09:56 AM
- IP practitioners and IP creators were among the 1700 participants to gather at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre earlier this month. Here, CIS had the opportunity of listening in on perspectives around the “Optimization of economic value of innovation & IPR in the global market” while attending numerous talks and sessions that were held over the course of the convention’s three days.
- The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2013 and the Lack of Access to Accessibility Rights — by Amba Salelkar — last modified Feb 03, 2014 02:21 AM
- The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2013 (The RPD Bill) went through three avatars since its commissioning in 2009 under the Sudha Kaul Committee. This blog post brings you a summary of the three stages since it was initially commissioned.
- Open Letter to the Vatican: Request for Holy See to Comment on IPR — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Jan 31, 2014 07:14 AM
- Due to the Holy See’s demonstrated pro-access position to medicines and published materials for persons with disabilities, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) requested for His Excellency, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, to also consider copyrights, patents or IPR more generally, as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer at WIPO. We strongly encourage other organizations and civil society groups to modify this letter, as needed, and to contact the Holy See Mission to the United Nations (and WIPO) in Geneva in order to help us prompt His Excellency to contribute to the international dialogue on IPR.
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