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- U.S. support sought for treaty to allow blind people access to copyrighted works — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 01, 2012 09:44 AM
- Advocates of visual disability groups from across the world urged the United States to get off the fence at the global copyright negotiations in Geneva this week and actively back a strong treaty that allows blind people access to copyrighted published works.
- Unpacking Openness: From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely Opaque — by Maarten Zeinstra and Marlieke Kieboom — last modified Aug 01, 2012 09:16 AM
- Nishant Shah was in Netherlands recently and as part of his trip had given a public lecture to an audience at Kennisland. One of the respondents wrote a small write-up of the talk.
- Speak Easy: Citizenship, Freedom of Expression and Online Governance — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 01, 2012 04:56 AM
- The event organised by the YP Foundation, Youth Ki Awaaz, Change.Org and RTI Anonymous was held at the American Centre in Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi on July 31, 2012. Chinmayi Arun, a Fellow at the Centre for Internet & Society
- CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on Exceptions & Limitations for Libraries and Archives — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 25, 2012 10:54 AM
- This was the statement delivered by Pranesh Prakash on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the 24th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights on the issue of exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives.
- EU stalls treaty talks to allow copyright waiver for print disabilities — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2012 09:37 AM
- India and other developing countries support such a legally binding treaty, writes Priscilla Jebaraj in an article published in the Hindu on July 25, 2012. Pranesh Prakash is quoted.
- Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:51 AM
- Nishant Shah was invited to do a book review of a new anthology 'Deconstructing Digital Natives', edited by Michael Thomas. The review was published in Routledge's Journal of Children and Media on July 18, 2012.
- Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 24 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 31, 2012 12:35 PM
- We are providing archival copies of the transcripts of the 24th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, which is being held in Geneva from July 16 to 25, 2012.
- CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 23, 2012 03:02 PM
- This was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Monday, July 23, 2012, specifically on the Chair's Non Paper on the Protection of Broadcasters which was released this morning.
- India's Opening Statement on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 24 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 23, 2012 03:24 PM
- This was the opening statement of the Indian delegation, delivered by G.R. Raghavender, on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the 24th meeting of the SCCR at WIPO in Geneva. The statement called upon all countries to conclude textual work on the treaty and call for a Diplomatic Conference to finalize it. This statement received applause, which is highly unusual at the SCCR.
- CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 22, 2012 12:01 PM
- This was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Friday, July 20, 2012.
- The kids are all on Facebook — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 20, 2012 06:24 AM
- In one photo, Prerna stands in front of the mirror, back slightly arched, a fringe covering her left eye, one hand on her hip, pursing her lips. The other hand holds the camera in a steadfast grip. Below this picture are almost a hundred likes and comments. There is nothing unusual as such about this photo on Facebook. Prerna, however, is just 11.
- A Net of Hatred — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 20, 2012 06:09 AM
- Citizens worlwide have been resisiting the threat of internet censorship that governments seek to impose — and justifiably so. But while we have seen democratic revolutions such as the Arab Spring emerge from the power of the net, it is increasingly becoming clear to even the most ardent defender
- Citizen Activism the Past Decade — by Nilofar Ansher — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:52 AM
- Call for Contributions to the ‘Digital Natives with a Cause?’ newsletter, ‘Citizen Activism the Past Decade’. Deadline: August 15, 2012.
- Use of DPI Technology by ISPs — Response by the Department of Telecommunications — by Smita Mujumdar — last modified Jul 19, 2012 07:45 AM
- CIS filed requests under the Right to Information with the Department of Telecommunications, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, BSNL and MTNL, asking a number of questions related to the use of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology by Internet Service Providers (ISP) in India and corresponding regulations.
- Fifth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 07, 2012 10:11 AM
- The fifth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on July 22, 2012 under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah, former chief justice of Delhi High Court.
- Session M4 – International Public Policy and Internet Governance Issues Pertaining to the Internet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 19, 2012 05:59 AM
- The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2012 is being organised at Aoyama Campus, Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. Sunil Abraham will be speaking in the session on international public policy and internet governance issues pertaining to the internet. The event is organised by APrIGF.Asia
- Bangalore Thinkathon Surrogacy: Bodies, States, Networks — by Wendy Chun & Nishant Shah — last modified Jul 20, 2012 06:08 AM
- The first workshop of the Habits of Living project will be a Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) focused on the notion of surrogate structures that have become the visible landmarks of contemporary life and will be hosted by the Centre for Internet & Society, in Bangalore, India.
- Open letter to Hillary Clinton on Internet Freedom — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Sep 04, 2012 08:28 AM
- Last month I wrote an open letter to Hillary Clinton. It was based on a presentation I that I made during a panel discussion at a Google sponsored conference titled Internet at Liberty 2012 in Washington DC on May 24, 2012.
- 2012 Conference on Trends in Knowledge Information Dynamics — by Rebecca Schild — last modified Jul 18, 2012 10:47 AM
- The 2012 Conference on Trends in Knowledge Information Dynamics convened a panel on Open Access. There was consensus amongst the panelist that the “big question” facing the open access movement no longer remains "if" or "why" open access, but rather "how" open access. The panel proved instructive for shifting the discussion away from ideology towards concrete questions facing the open access agenda and its implementation.
- Open Government Data — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 16, 2012 12:42 PM
- The Transparency & Accountability Initiative published a book titled “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. The Centre for Internet & Society contributed a chapter on Open Government Data.
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