Centre for Internet and Society

Puducherry (Govt.) Schemes

praskrishna — 2013-11-13T09:06:04Z

Details of the Scheme in respect of differently-abled division of Social Welfare Department, Puducherry can be viewed below.

Grant of Incentive for marriage between differently-abled persons and normal person
Grant of incentive for marriage between differently-abled persons
Grant of Fuel Subsidy to differently-abled person persons who are owning motorized vehicles
Grant of Financial assistance to differently-abled person
Award of Scholarship to differently-abled person students
Incentive for Eye Donors
Reimbursement of maintenance cost of Tricycles
Supply of sarees and dhotis to differently-abled person persons
State Award for the Welfare of the Handicapped
Supply of Prosthetic Appliances to Differently-abled persons
Issue of free Bus pass to differently-abled person
Annual Tour for differently-abled persons
International day for the differently-abled person
Group Insurance for differently-abled person government employees
Insurance Scheme for person with disabilities other than the employees of Govt. of Pondicherry 2004
The Perunthalaivar Karmaveerar Kamaraj scheme for financial assistance towards funeral expenses of the differently- abled persons
Supply on invalid carriages (motorized tricycles) to the persons with disabilities
Supply of Musical/Sports items to PH welfare associations
Issue of Identity cards to differently-abled persons
Grant of Transport Allowance to Differently-abled persons
Supply of Radio to the Blind Person

Click to download the file received from the Government of Puducherry

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/resources/puducherry-govt-schemes

Puducherry (Govt.) Schemes

praskrishna — 2013-11-13T09:03:44Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/puducherry-govt-schemes.pdf

Publishing Next

praskrishna — 2014-09-30T07:50:28Z

T. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at Publishing Next organized by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Margao (Goa)-based publishing house that provides publishing services to authors and publishers. The event was held in Goa on September 19 and 20.

For speakers click here. Read the full description on Publishing Next website.

Schedule | publishing next

Schedule

For descriptions of each session, please view this page.

19th September 2014			20th September 2014
	Hall 1 (Panel Discussions and Presentations)	Hall 2 (Workshops)		Hall 1 (Panel Discussions and Presentations)	Hall 2 (Workshops)
09:00 – 10:00	Registration of attendees		09:30 – 10:00	Insight Talk by Klaus Willberg
10:00 – 10:20	Inauguration / Address		10:00 – 11:30	A Pulse on Publishing
10:20 – 11:00	Keynote Address		11:30 – 12:00	Tea
11:00 – 11:20	Tea		12:00 – 13:15	Worse Off Without Verse?	Physical Distribution in a Global World: 12.00-12.45
11:20 – 11:45	Presentation by Netex Knowledge Factory		13:15 – 14:00	Lunch
11:45 – 13:15	Publishing in Indian languages		14:00 – 14:20	Presentation by HP India
13:15 – 14:00	Lunch		14:20 – 15:20	The Art of the Book	Fiction/History/Research : 14:20 – 15:00
14:00 – 14:20	Presentation by NewsHunt		15:20 – 15:45	Q&A on ISBN Issues
14:20 – 15:45	Open Publishing, Copyright and Copyleft	Face to Face: Printers and Publishers: 14:20 – 16:15	15:45 – 16:15	Tea
15:45 – 16:15	Tea		16:15 – 16:30	Presentation by IppStar	Publishing Environments in Brazil and Sri Lanka: 16:15 – 17:00
16:15 – 17:30	The Business of Graphic Books	Publishing Translated Literature: 16:15-17:00	16:30 – 18:00	e-Publishing in India
17:30 – 19:00	Are There Enough Good Books for Children?	eBook Development and Distribution: 17.30-18.30	18.00 – Publishing Next Industry Awards Presentation Ceremony
20:30 – Networking Dinner at Hotel Sandalwood

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/openness/news/publishing-next

Publications

praskrishna — 2013-09-23T07:34:43Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/publications.pdf

Publications

praskrishna — 2013-06-03T07:44:47Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/publications

Publication

praskrishna — 2012-12-14T10:01:05Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/publication

Publication

praskrishna — 2016-11-05T12:30:14Z

Our major research outputs on Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, Openness, Internet Governance, Telecom and Digital Natives can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

Accessibility

Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective

Published by G3ict and CIS in cooperation with the Hans Foundation
Foreword by Axel Leblois, Founder and Executive Director of G3ict
Download Web Accessibility Policy Making [PDF, 335 Kb]
Download the Daisy File

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices

Published by G3ict and CIS in cooperation with the Hans Foundation
Foreword by Axel Leblois, Founder and Executive Director of G3ict
Download Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities
Download Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities [Daisy Format]

e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities

Published in collaboration with G3ict and ITU and sponsored by the Hans Foundation

Foreword by Axel Leblois, Founder and Executive Director of G3ict

Download e-Accessibility Policy Handbook [PDF, 953 Kb]. Also available in Daisy Format and Braille
Download e-Accessibility Policy Handbook (Russian)

Access to Knowledge

Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 — India Report

IP Watchlist was published by Consumers International in response to the US Special 301 Report. India Report was prepared by Pranesh Prakash
Originally published on the A2K Network website
Download the India Report [PDF, 150 Kb]

Consumers International IP Watchlist 2009 — India Report

Openness

	Free Access to Law Is it Here to Stay? Good Practices Handbook Published by LexUM (University of Montréal), SAFLII (The South African Legal Information Institute) and the Centre for Internet and Society with funding from IDRC as part of the “Free Access to Law – Is it Here to Stay?” research project launched in 2009. Download the Good Practices Handbook [PDF, 425 Kb]
	Free Access to Law Is it Here to Stay? Environmental Scan Report Published by LexUM (University of Montréal), SAFLII (The South African Legal Information Institute) and the Centre for Internet and Society with funding from IDRC as part of the “Free Access to Law – Is it Here to Stay?” research project launched in 2009. Download the Environmental Scan Report [PDF, 860 Kb]
	Free Access to Law Is it Here to Stay? Local Researcher's Methodology Guide Published by LexUM (University of Montréal), SAFLII (The South African Legal Information Institute) and the Centre for Internet and Society with funding from IDRC as part of the “Free Access to Law – Is it Here to Stay?” research project launched in 2009. Download the Local Researcher's Methodology Guide [PDF, 1.19 Mb]
	Open Government Data Study Published by CIS and the Transparency and Accountability Initiative Authored by Glover Wright, Pranesh Prakash, Sunil Abraham and Nishant Shah Download Open Government Data Study [PDF, 1.03 Mb]
	The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report Published by CIS, iCommons and the Open Video Alliance Authored by Siddharth Chadha, Benjamin Moskowitz and Pranesh Prakash Download Online Video Environment in India [PDF, 1.22 Mb]
	Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader Published by CIS and the Institute of Network Cultures Edited by Geert Lovink and Nathaniel Tkacz Download Critical Point of View [PDF,

Internet Governance

Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet

Researched by Rishabh Dara
Published by CIS and Google India as part of the Google Policy Fellowship 2011 (Conducted for the first time in India and Asia Pacific).
Download Intermediary Liability in India [PDF, 406 Kb]

Telecom

	Unlicensed Spectrum Policy brief for Government of India Published by CIS and the Ford Foundation Authored by Satya N Gupta, Sunil Abraham and Yelena Gyulkhandanyan Download the Unlicensed Spectrum Policy brief for Government of India [PDF, 519 Kb]
	Open Spectrum for Development India Case Study Authored by Shyam Ponappa as part of the APC’s project work on Spectrum for development Download the Open Spectrum for Development India Case Study [PDF, 280 Kb]

Digital Natives

Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?

A four-book collective (To Be, To Think, To Act, To Connect), published by Hivos and CIS
Edited by Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen
Download the Four-volume Collective [PDF Files]

Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon: Position Papers

Published by Hivos and CIS
Edited by Nishant Shah, Josine Stremmelaar and Fieke Jansen
Download the Position Papers [PDF, 1173 Kb]

Digital Natives with a Cause? A Report

Published by Hivos and CIS
Authored by Nishant Shah and Sunil Abraham
Download the Digital Natives with a Cause? Report [PDF, 647 Kb]

Researchers at Work

	Re:Wiring Bodies Monograph authored by Asha Achuthan Series Edited by Nishant Shah Section I (Attitudes to Technology) & Section II (Mapping Transitions) Download the Monograph [PDF, 2.58 Mb]
	Archive and Access Monograph authored by Aparna Balachandran and Rochelle Pinto Series Edited by Nishant Shah Chapter I (Introduction), Chapter II (Land and the Unstable Document), Chapter III (History and the Region) and Chapter IV (In the Capital) Download the Monograph [PDF, 3.11 Mb]
	Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities Monograph authored by Pratyush Shankar Series Edited by Nishant Shah Chapter I (City, Technology & Cyber Space), Chapter II (The Idea of Space), Chapter III (The Imagination) and Chapter IV (The Transformation) Download the Monograph [PDF, 9.80 Mb]
	The Last Cultural Mile Monograph authored by Ashish Rajadhyaksha Series Edited by Nishant Shah Chapter I (Naming the Problem), Chapter II (Will-M-Miracle), Chapter III (The Television Revolution and the Bullet Theory), Chapter IV (The Education Miracle and the Device), Chapter V (The Unique Identity Number for Every Resident in India Project) Download the Monograph [PDF, 4.8 MB]
	Porn, Law and Video Technology Monograph authored by Namita A Malhotra Introduction by Maya Ganesh Series Edited by Nishant Shah Chapter I (For They Know Not What They Do), Chapter II (Pornography: The Trials and Tribulations of the Indian Courts), Chapter III (Family Jewels and Public Secrets), Chapter IV (Film, Video and Body), Chapter V (Amateur Video Pornography), Chapter VI (Downloading the State), Chapter VII (Technology Beast) and Chapter VIII (Vignettes for the 'Next') Download the Monograph [PDF, 6.62 Mb]

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/publication/publication

Public Panel Discussion: Digitalisation for Social Change

praskrishna — 2016-08-19T13:47:28Z

Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist in a discussion co-organized by Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India Office in Bangalore on August 22, 2016.

Welcome Remarks by Sunanda BV , Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and Patrick Ruether, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India Office

On the Panel:

Digital Solutions to social problems and development challenges or Social Entrepreneurship and digital transformation: Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society
Gendered perspective on digital transformation: Anita Gurumurthy , IT for Change
India 2030 – the change I want Maureen Almeida, Student, Mount Carmel College
Technology as best practice: Anurag Shanker, NASVI, New Delhi

Note: Each panelist will give an input for about 5-7 minutes and this will be followed by Q&A session moderated by Rakhee Bakshee, Women's Feature Service

For more info contact: Jyoti Rawal, jyoti@fesindia.org

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/public-panel-discussion-digitalisation-for-social-change

Public Law and Jurisprudential Issues of Privacy: A Talk at CIS

praskrishna — 2013-12-30T12:39:23Z

On Friday, September 27, 2013, Abhayraj Naik will give a talk on public law and jurisprudential issues related to privacy. CIS will host the talk at its office in Bangalore from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Abhayraj Naik

Abhayraj Naik is a graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and the Yale Law School. He previously taught public law at the Jindal Global Law School of the OP Jindal Global University where he also co-directed the Centre for Public Law & Jurisprudence from September 2009 to July 2012.

Abhay is actively associated with the Environment Support Group, Bangalore (http://www.esgindia.org), and has also been associated with the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute, Berkeley, USA; Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, USA; Culture Move, Bangalore and other national and international advocacy, activism and research groups for several years now.

Abhay's research interests include legal theory, philosophy, criminal justice reform, urban governance, ecology, and technology policy. His current research projects include interdisciplinary studies of urban street vending, information privacy, fiduciary duties, forgiveness, biopiracy, and criminal justice reform.

He enjoys cycling, travel, poetry, music, and radical educational and ecological activism.

Abhay currently teaches at the Azim Premji University in Bangalore.

VIDEO

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/events/public-law-and-jurisprudential-issues-of-privacy-talk-at-cis

Public Interest Litigation for Protection of Indian Internet Data, Action Against Foreign Internet Providers

praskrishna — 2013-07-15T04:19:26Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/pil.pdf

Public Debates on Differential Pricing

praskrishna — 2016-01-28T13:48:40Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/telecom/blog/public-debates-on-differential-pricing

Public data on the Web leaves much to be desired

praskrishna — 2011-05-30T07:38:04Z

Making government data accessible to all is a vital challenge, says Deepa Kurup in her article published in the Hindu on May 28, 2011.

Tim Berners-Lee, chief architect and inventor of the World Wide Web and an ardent advocate of open data, said, earlier this year, that countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data to their citizens. This, along with 'network neutrality', he considered as important as free speech, he had emphasised, adding that this was particularly critical for developing nations.

In January 2011, the British Government, led by Mr. Berners-Lee, launched www.data.gov.uk, a site aimed at creating a platform for disclosing data to citizens, civil society organisations and even private institutions from a wide range of government departments and processes.

In India, while ‘civic hackers' and non-governmental organisations are coming up with interesting initiatives that attempt to put government data in the form of mash-ups and easily readable content online, government data on the Web leaves much to be desired. Half a decade after the powerful and progressive Right to Information Act was implemented, accessing government data online is still a challenge. Given the huge amount of public information that has been generated this year through Census 2011, and some sections of these even being GIS mapped, it is imperative that government data be ‘set free', researchers say. They believe that this could not only aid governance and public planning but also increase citizen engagement in public processes.

Technology aid

A recent study by a research team at the Centre for Internet and Society, a Bangalore-based research organisation, finds that despite challenges, the Government and bureaucrats in India are receptive to using technology to open up more data to the public. Speaking to policymakers across the country, the report records various impediments and accessibility barriers, and surveys existing open data initiatives in the Government.

Drawing from these, the report presents a set of recommendations to help the Government move towards an open data ecosystem. These include re-examining the end goals and the end users of this data, involving volunteers and citizens in putting out the data in accessible forms, and seeking support from pre-existing ‘open content' communities such as Wikipedia editors or open street mappers, to name a few.

For a start

Nishant Shah, researcher at CIS, says it is heartening to see that governments, and policymakers, are already thinking along the lines of open government data. There are several initiatives, such as the Bhoomi project or Nemmadi of the Karnataka Government, that may not look at themselves as open data initiatives, but are certainly going that way, Mr. Shah points out. There are several critical infrastructure changes that are happening such as the use of computers at different levels of governance, setting up of community Internet centres in villages and various e-governance programmes; so there is a lot of hope that data will be accessible to more people, he adds.

Challenges

However, Mr. Shah points out that while there is talk about taking government data into the public domain, the larger ecosystem for this has not been worked out. The report points out that there is insufficient standardisation, while e-governance, to a large degree, has been far from perfect. System interoperability issues and the larger issues of privacy (in the absence of any existing law) are both challenges.

Speaking to The Hindu, a senior official from the department of e-governance said it was indeed on the Government's agenda to open up more data, and offer it in more accessible formats. He pointed out that interoperability of formats is a huge problem, one that he hopes the recently enforced National Policy on Open Standards will accurately address.

"However, it is a gargantuan process to get departments across the country, at different levels of governance, to comply. This may take time and effort. Another problem is that the input formats are not standardised, which means a lot of vital data is being offered in cumbersome formats that are barely useable," he says. However, a bigger concern is to provide the information ecosystem to take this to the millions that are left out of the Internet loop. That is a greater challenge, he points out.

Read the original story published by the Hindu here

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/news/public-data-on-web

PT:A2K - Workplace

praskrishna — 2014-11-09T08:39:50Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/pervasive-technologies-a2k-workplace.pdf

PT Project - India Access to Knowledge through Music

praskrishna — 2014-11-18T01:56:28Z

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/pt-project-access-to-knowledge-through-music.pdf

Proxy Wars on Internet

praskrishna — 2013-11-19T10:08:17Z

Proxy Wars on Internet

For more details visit http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/Proxywars.png

Centre for Internet and Society

Puducherry (Govt.) Schemes

Contents

Puducherry (Govt.) Schemes

Publishing Next

Schedule

Publications

Publications

Publication

Publication

Accessibility

Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices

e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities

Published in collaboration with G3ict and ITU and sponsored by the Hans Foundation

Access to Knowledge

Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 — India Report

Consumers International IP Watchlist 2009 — India Report

Openness

Free Access to Law Is it Here to Stay? Good Practices Handbook

Free Access to Law Is it Here to Stay? Environmental Scan Report

Free Access to Law Is it Here to Stay? Local Researcher's Methodology Guide

Open Government Data Study

The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report

Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader

Internet Governance

Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet

Telecom

Unlicensed Spectrum Policy brief for Government of India

Open Spectrum for Development India Case Study

Digital Natives

Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?

Digital Natives with a Cause? Thinkathon: Position Papers

Digital Natives with a Cause? A Report

Researchers at Work

Re:Wiring Bodies

Archive and Access

Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities

The Last Cultural Mile

Porn, Law and Video Technology

Public Panel Discussion: Digitalisation for Social Change

Public Law and Jurisprudential Issues of Privacy: A Talk at CIS

Abhayraj Naik

Public Interest Litigation for Protection of Indian Internet Data, Action Against Foreign Internet Providers

Public Debates on Differential Pricing

Public data on the Web leaves much to be desired

Technology aid

For a start

Challenges

PT:A2K - Workplace

PT Project - India Access to Knowledge through Music

Proxy Wars on Internet