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The First Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop
— by Shiju Alex and Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 04, 2012 12:16 PMFor those who might not be aware, Punjabi Wikipedia is one of the first Indic Wikipedias where community started editing way back in 2002. However, after the initial few edits all activities got stopped and it was inactive over the last decade. Recently we conducted a few workshops that led to the revival of Punjabi Wikipedia. This post is about the first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop held in Ludhiana, Punjab on July 28, 2012.
Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, Chandigarh
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 04, 2012 12:08 PMA Wikipedia workshop was organized in Chandigarh by the British Library over two days on August 24 and 25, 2012. Bipin Kumar, Head of British Library and Christina, Deputy Manager had pivotal roles in designing this workshop with support from Piyush, a wikipedian.
Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012
— by Shiju Alex — last modified Sep 28, 2012 03:41 PMThe following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language Wikipedias during the period.
Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Marketplace — CIS’s Upcoming A2K Research Initiative
— by Jadine Lannon — last modified Oct 30, 2012 06:23 AMPervasive technologies have flooded the Indian market and are changing the ways in which the average Indian accesses knowledge but very little is understood about these technologies, particularly when it comes to their legality. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) plans to begin a research project that aims to understand how pervasive technologies interact with Intellectual Property laws and what can be done to protect these technologies from being labelled “illegal” and eradicated from the Asian market.
Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012 — India Report
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 16, 2012 10:23 AMPranesh Prakash prepared the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012. The report was published on the A2K Network website.
Ring Side View : Update on WIPO Negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
— by Rahul Cherian — last modified Aug 13, 2012 04:34 AMAs a legal advisor of the World Blind Union and part of the World Blind Union delegation to the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that concluded on July 25, 2012 I had a ring side seat to the negotiations that happened between Member States in relation to the Treaty.
October 2010 Bulletin
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 07, 2012 12:02 PMGreetings from the Centre for Internet and Society!
CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on Exceptions & Limitations for Libraries and Archives
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 25, 2012 10:54 AMThis 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.
Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 24
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 31, 2012 12:35 PMWe 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.
India's Opening Statement on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 24
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 23, 2012 03:24 PMThis 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.
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