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After 15 Years, Is Free Access to Law Here to Stay? by Rebecca Schild — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:07 AM
CIS, in collaboration with partners LexUM and SAFLII, is undertaking a Global Free Access to Law Study. Being the first of its kind within the Free Access to Law Movement, this comparative study will examine what free access to law initiatives do, evaluate their core benefits and identify factors determining of their sustainability. In the end, the free access to law study will provide future initiatives and existing LII networks with proven and adoptable best practices which will support the continued growth of the legal information commons.
Control Shift? by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:22 AM
The USA has ceded control of the Internet over to Icann, but only partially. (This post appeared as an article in Down to Earth, in the issue dated November 15, 2009.)
The ICANN-US DOC 'Affirmation of Commitments' - A Step Forward? by Anja Kovacs — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:16 AM
On 30 September 2009, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) signed an Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) with the US Government's Department of Commerce. For those of us who are concerned that the Internet should serve the global public good, is the new arrangement a step forward? An assessment.
G3ict and CIS in collboration by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:44 AM
The G3ict and Centre for Internet and Society, India (www.cis-india.org) are collaborating on a white paper comparing internet accessibility policies and legislative frameworks in 15 countries across the world.
The Option To Read by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:42 PM
A blog in ‘thinkopotamus’ by Mr. Shreekumar Varma, Chief Guest, Right to Read Campaign’s first road show in Loyola College, Chennai
Internet sceptic? Go get a life by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:49 PM
Fifty years down the line, generations will laugh off the paranoia about the Internet - an article by Nishant Shah in the magazine Down To Earth
Print Impairment and Copyrights by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:49 PM
An article by Swaraj Paul Barooah - SPICY IP (Google groups)
National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:02 AM
Minutes of the meeting on draft National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility held on August 17, 2009 in E-Governance Hall, 1st Floor, Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
Reading a closed book by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM
With the right combination of privacy tweaks and a little prudence, you can maintain privacy online - an article in Livemint by Krish Raghav (29th September, 2009)
Right to Read Campaign, Chennai by Radha Rao — last modified Feb 04, 2013 06:19 AM
A report on the first road show of the nationwide Right to Read Campaign which was launched at Loyola college, Chennai, on 26th September, 2009.
Deccan Chronicle – 27th September, 2009 by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM
Nirmita Narasimhan, Programme Manager, CIS, speaks at the launch of ‘Right to Read’ campaign. Loyola College in the city on Saturday launched the campaign to amend the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, and give visually challenged and dyslexic people better access to printed books in the form of Braille copy and big prints.
Right to Read campaign - Chennai (NDTV, Hindu) by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM
The first event was covered by NDTV Hindu and an interview with Rahul Cherian and Nirmita Narasimhan was telecast on 26th September.
Tara Textreader, a boon for the visually-challenged by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:52 PM
An article by M Ramya – Times of India, 26th September, 2009
‘Right to read’ campaign launched (The Hindu) by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:52 PM
An article in The Hindu, 29th September, on the 'Right to Read' campaign, launched on 26th Sept, in Loyola College, Chennai
‘Right to Read’ campaign launched - Fighting against copyright regulations by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:54 PM
To highlight the issues faced by persons with print disability – those deprived of Indian books due to unfriendly copyright regulations – a group of organisations launched the Right To Read (R2R) campaign on September 26 - an article by L Subramani, Sep 28th, Bangalore, Deccan Herald.
A fight for the Right to Read by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:53 PM
The copyright Law remains blind to the rights of the Visually Impaired - An article by N T Balanarayan, DNA Bangalore - 24th September, 2009
Reading options for persons with print disabilities by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 02, 2011 01:35 AM
An article by Mr.Dipendra Manocha (Regional co-ordinator for developing countries of the Daisy Consortium and president DFI) on the reading options which are available for the blind.
Quantifying India's research output - Public Lecture by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:54 PM
International Strategic and Security Studies Programme, IISc. Bangalore, is organizing a Public lecture by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam on Friday, Sept 25th, on Quantifying India's research output.
The Right to Read Campaign by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM
The nationwide Right to Read campaign will begin with road shows in four metros and will then be taken up in different cities. There will be half day events with publicity. Events shall comprise presentations, debates and demonstrations, book reading sessions and stalls where various accessibility tools will be demonstrated. The first roadshow is to be held at Loyola College on 26th September.
ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಪದ - ಇ-ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:15 AM
ಪರಿಸರ ಬರಹಗಾರ ನಾಗೇಶ್ ಹೆಗಡೆ ಅವರು ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರಿನ ಸ್ವಿಚ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಪರದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಪುಟ ಬೆಳಗಿ "ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಪದ" ಇ-ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನನ್ನು ಇಂಟರ್ನೆಟ್ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದರು.

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