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Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its Expressions
— by Soni Wadhwa — last modified Feb 13, 2024 02:57 AMThis report identifies some broad patterns that have materialized in the Open Movement in the country in the last decade. The report is based on a reading of the available literature on selected projects and conversations with academicians and advocates of the Open. The rough outline of the Open initiatives is accompanied by reflections on the nature of the Open here and the need to envision it differently from what it currently is.
Using the Wikimedia sphere for the revitalization of small and underrepresented languages in India
— by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Feb 10, 2024 04:35 AMThis report explores opportunities within the Wikimedia movement and projects to help revitalise small and underrepresented languages in India and provide recommendations to CIS’s Access to Knowledge team in furthering this effort. The report is mainly based on a roundtable conversation on Digital Access in Bhubaneswar with a diverse range of backgrounds and professions, including independent researchers, representatives from non-profit organizations, retired government officials, Wikimedia contributors (both Odia and Santali), ecological activists, directors of research institutes, consultants, and journalists. This was organized by the Access to Knowledge team of CIS in collaboration with Vasundhara, Bhubaneswar.
Commemorating Ulo Senthamizh Kodai (1945 - 2024): A Luminary of Tamil Open Knowledge Movement
— by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Feb 08, 2024 02:59 PMபயன்தூக்கார் செய்த உதவி நயன்தூக்கின் நன்மை கடலின் பெரிது. (௱௩ - 103) திருவள்ளுவர் (Payandhookkaar Seydha Udhavi Nayandhookkin Nanmai Katalin Peridhu (Transliteration). The contribution made without weighing the return, When weighed, outweighs the sea. - Thiruvalluvar
Information Disorders and their Regulation
— by Torsha Sarkar, Shruti Trikanad, and Anoushka Soni — last modified Jan 31, 2024 02:20 PMThe Indian media and digital sphere, perhaps a crude reflection of the socio-economic realities of the Indian political landscape, presents a unique and challenging setting for studying information disorders.
WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 3
— by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Apr 28, 2023 01:03 PMWIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 2
— by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Apr 28, 2023 12:22 PMWIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 1
— by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Apr 28, 2023 12:01 PMMember 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
CIS Statement in WIPO SCCR 43
— by Shweta Mohandas and Anubha Sinha — last modified Mar 28, 2023 02:12 PMShweta Mohandas delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 43rd WIPO SCCR session on the Broadcast Treaty.
Research Studies on Indian Language Wikimedia Projects 2019-21
— by Sneha PP — last modified Oct 21, 2022 12:59 PMThis is a compilation of the final reports from a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019-2021, on an array of topics related to Indian language Wikimedia projects. The projects were undertaken by Subodh Kulkarni, Bodhisattwa Mandal, Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran, Ananth Subray, Satpal Dandiwal and Nitesh Gill, with research oversight and editorial support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and internal review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Ambika Tandon.
Global Civil Society Coalition launches website to promote Access to Knowledge
— by Anubha Sinha — last modified Oct 12, 2022 12:05 PMDocument Actions
