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Openness
State of Openness in India's E-Governance Applications
March 26, 2025

Open source software (OSS), also commonly known as free and open source software (FOSS) or free libre open source software (FLOSS), is software that is made available with its source code. It is licensed liberally, granting users access to study, use, modify, improve, or redistribute it. This work was sponsored by Mozilla Foundation.

Envisioning the Role of Open Knowledge in the Implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 August 27, 2024
Commemorating Chandan Chiring (1990-2024) May 06, 2024
Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its Expressions February 10, 2024
Security of Open Source Software : A Survey of Technical Stakeholders’ Perceptions and Actions April 13, 2023
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Accessibility
Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53
March 06, 2018

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.

Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government Websites November 26, 2017
Comments on Mobile Accessibility Guidelines January 03, 2018
Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled July 03, 2017
GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities June 24, 2017
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Telecom
How the Telecom Act undermines personal liberties
February 20, 2024

In this article, Prof. Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri analyse whether the law has enough safeguards and an independent regulatory architecture to protect the rights of citizens. The authors posit that the current version leaves the door open for an overenthusiastic enforcement machinery to suppress fundamental rights without any meaningful checks and balances.

Comments to the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 December 22, 2023
Why spectrum needs a change in approach January 18, 2023
 CIS’ Comments to the (Draft) Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022 November 22, 2022
An Overview of Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Framework in India March 25, 2022
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Internet Governance
Mapping the Legal and Regulatory Frameworks of the Ad-Tech Ecosystem in India
April 24, 2025

The main purpose of regulations in any sector is essentially twofold, one is to ensure that the interests of the general public or consumers are protected, and the other is to ensure that the sector itself flourishes and grows. Too much regulation may possibly stifle the commercial potential of any sector, whereas too little regulation runs the risk of leaving consumers vulnerable to harmful practices.

The Cost of Free Basics in India: Does Facebook's 'walled garden' reduce or reinforce digital inequalities? April 05, 2025
Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information Disorder April 03, 2025
Education, Epistemologies and AI: Understanding the role of Generative AI in Education March 21, 2025
The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and feedback to the: Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 March 06, 2025
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Access to Knowledge (A2K)
She Leads Bootcamp 2025
February 19, 2025

CIS-A2K is committed to bridging the gender gap within Indian Wikimedia communities, and to further this goal, last year we launched the impactful She Leads program. This initiative is designed to empower female Wikimedians to take on leadership roles within their language communities, promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Envisioning the Role of Open Knowledge in the Implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 August 27, 2024
Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its Expressions February 10, 2024
Using the Wikimedia sphere for the revitalization of small and underrepresented languages in India February 10, 2024
Commemorating Ulo Senthamizh Kodai (1945 - 2024): A Luminary of Tamil Open Knowledge Movement February 08, 2024
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researchers@work
Whose Technology is it Anyway? An exploratory essay on the political economy of India's digital revolution
Whose Technology is it Anyway? An exploratory essay on the political economy of India's digital revolution
April 11, 2025

The story of India's digital journey has become an oft-cited tale of economic success across the globe, inspiring similar experiments in other nations in the Global Majority world - most prominently across sub-Saharan Africa. At home, however, this tale has been used to rapidly normalise the deployment of digital technologies. In this process, these innovations have not just bolstered the state's control over individuals and their actions, but have also enabled the tech elite to extract more value from workers, small businesses, and even consumers.

Navigating the Digitalisation of Finance: User experiences of risks and harms April 08, 2025
Bahujan Digital Publishing Infrastructures January 18, 2025
Explainer | Predatory Pricing April 23, 2025
AI for Healthcare: Understanding Data Supply Chain and Auditability in India November 29, 2024
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