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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 3
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Shweta Mohandas
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Apr 28, 2023
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Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 1
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by
Shweta Mohandas
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published
Apr 28, 2023
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filed under:
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the progress, substantive provisions, and method of work on the draft broadcasting treaty text. This blog post summarises positions and contentions that supported: 1)The need for balance between rights of broadcasters and that of users and researchers 2) Questions around fixation and signal piracy 3) Need for consensus and towards a diplomatic conference
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 2
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by
Shweta Mohandas
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published
Apr 27, 2023
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last modified
Apr 28, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Broadcast Treaty,
Broadcasting,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
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CIS Statement in WIPO SCCR 43
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by
Shweta Mohandas and Anubha Sinha
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published
Mar 28, 2023
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filed under:
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Shweta Mohandas delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 43rd WIPO SCCR session on the Broadcast Treaty.
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Exploring Knowledge Repositories on Water Resources in India
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by
Subodh Kulkarni
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
A2K Research,
Open Content
This research study explores knowledge repositories on water resources in India, with a focus on how the digital transition has impacted the process of creation & access to these resources and possible collaborations to build open digital repositories around water. The research was undertaken by Subodh Kulkarni, with editorial inputs by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and Chiara Furtado. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2021–2022.
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Infrastructural Needs of Indian Language Wikisource Projects
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Oct 21, 2022 01:21 PM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
A2K Research,
Open Content
This is a short study on identifying the infrastructural gaps on Indian language Wikisource projects, and potential strategies to address the same. The study was undertaken by Jayantha Nath, Puthiya Purayil Sneha and Satdeep Gill, with writing and editorial oversight by Puthiya Purayil Sneha and an external review by Divyank Katira. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2021-22.
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Mapping Content on Gender and Sexuality in Indian Languages
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by
Yashashwini Srinivas
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Oct 21, 2022 01:03 PM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
A2K Research,
Open Content
This research study explores content production processes on gender and sexuality in Indian languages, its digital documentation and factors that affect its availability and use on open access platforms. The research was undertaken by Yashashwini Srinivas, with editorial inputs by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and Torsha Sarkar. This research was part of short-term studies undertaken at the CIS-A2K programme 2021-22.
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
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by
Subodh Kulkarni
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published
Oct 11, 2022
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
GLAM,
Wikipedia,
A2K Research,
Open Content,
Openness
The digitization project of O Bharat, a historic biweekly published between 1912 to 1949 in Goa was completed through collaboration of different organizations. The trustees of Bharatkar Hegde Desai Trust initiated the project in collaboration with Marathi department of Goa University, Bhakti Dnyan Marg Sanstha and Goa Central Library. The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge Programme facilitated the project with technical and financial assistance. Two local students scanned 12000 pages in 8 days. The year wise volumes of O Bharat are now freely available on Wikimedia Commons in the form of archive.
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
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by
Subodh Kulkarni
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published
Oct 11, 2022
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
A2K Research,
Open Content,
Openness
It all started like this. During the Wikimedia session at Goa University in October 2021, it was realised that there is very little documentation about the ‘Goa Liberation Struggle’ on Wikimedia projects. So, in the meeting Prof. Vinay Madgaonkar from the Marathi language department took the lead to develop a project around this theme.
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WIPO SCCR 42: Statement by CIS on the Limitations and Exceptions Agenda Item
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 12, 2022
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filed under:
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
Anubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 3 of the 42nd WIPO SCCR session on the Limitations and Exceptions Agenda Item.
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