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Sanchia De Souza
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30 Jul 2009
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Response to the Call from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Review of the Copyright ActThis blog entry contains a letter sent by Rahul Cherian of Indojuris and Nirmita Narsimhan of the Centre for Internet and Society in response to a call from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for review of the …
22 Jul 2009
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N.C.P.E.D.P. and BarrierBreak Technologies put forward National Policy on Electronic AccessibilityArticle in Disability News and Information Service, 15 July 2009
16 Jul 2009
15 Jul 2009
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Tactical Media 3.0--FOSS: The Dynamics of FreedomCIS Executive Director Sunil Abraham will speak at 'Tactical Media 3.0--Foss: The Dynamics of Freedom', a workshop on techniques and philosophy of Free and Open Source Software, 27 July to 1 August, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
14 Jul 2009
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Presentation at TIFR: 'Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons'CIS Distinguished Fellow Dr. Subbiah Arunachalam will give a talk titled 'Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons' at TIFR, Mumbai, on Friday, 24 July 2009.
13 Jul 2009
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Archive and Access: Digitisation and Private Records--The Case of the Regional ArchiveThis is the first in a series of posts by CIS-RAW researcher Aparna Balachandran on the Tamil Nadu Archives (TNA), looking at different aspects of their functioning in order to think about the issue of access in relation to regional …
3 Jul 2009
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Presentation at IDRC: ‘Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons -- A Southern Perspective’Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, CIS Distinguished Fellow, will give a talk titled 'Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Commons -- A Southern Perspective' at IDRC, Ottawa, Canada, on 13 July 2009.
24 Jun 2009
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Round Table on Assessing the Efficacy of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Public Initiatives: A ReportZainab Bawa reports on the Round Table on Assessing the Efficacy of Information and Communication Technologies for Public Initiatives, hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, on 17 June 2009, in collaboration with the …
22 Jun 2009
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Using Social Media for Mobilisation: Discussion with Dina Mehta and Peter GriffinZainab Bawa reports on the discussion with Peter Griffin and Dina Mehta, hosted at CIS on 19 June 2009, on 'Using Social Media for Mobilisation'.
22 Jun 2009
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Measuring the effectiveness of online activismArticle by Sruthi Krishnan in The Hindu, 21 June 2009
15 Jun 2009
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Report on Second National Workshop on Web Accessibility, 5-7 June 2009Nirmita Narsimhan reports on the second National Workshop on Web Accessibility for web developers, hosted by CIS in Bangalore from 5 to 7 June 2009, and attended by 15 participants.
12 Jun 2009
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Follow-up Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Reading DisabledCIS has sent another letter to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry for Human Resource Development, petitioning it to support the WIPO Treaty for the reading disabled.
4 Jun 2009
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'Internet and Deliberative Democracy': Panel Discussion Featuring Sunil Abraham, Philippe Aigrain and Mario LosanoSunil Abraham, Director (Policy), Centre for Internet and Society, attended the first edition of the Biennale Democrazia in Turin, 22-26 April 2009. He participated in a panel discussion on the topic 'Internet and Deliberative Democracy'. …
21 May 2009
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The Dark Fibre Files: 'Steal This Film' and the Pirate Bay TrialIn this posting, the fifth blog entry on the making of the film 'Dark Fibre' by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha discusses the Swedish trial of the Pirate Bay, which brought up some of the debates on intellectual property rights …
21 May 2009
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Seminar on Exceptions and Limitations in CopyrightThis is a report on a seminar organised by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Government of India on 14 and 15 May 2009, in Kochi, Kerala, to look at exceptions and limitations in copyright. …
20 May 2009
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International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies'Sunil Abraham, Director-Policy, CIS, is to take part in a panel discussion on 'Media, Technology, and Governance' at the International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies' on 21 May 2009, 1.00-2.15 …
20 May 2009
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‘Housing the Democratic City’: Panel Discussion Featuring Bill Dunster, Cino Zucchi and Sunil AbrahamSunil Abraham, Director (Policy), Centre for Internet and Society, attended the first edition of the Biennale Democrazia in Turin, 22-26 April 2009. He participated in a panel discussion on the topic 'Housing the Democratic City'. This blog …
19 May 2009
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Letter to Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Advocating Adoption of FOSS in State IT AcademiesThe Centre for Internet and Society is a signatory to a letter being sent to the Education Secretary, Government of Karnataka, advocating the adoption of FOSS at state IT academies.
18 May 2009
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Access India Meet-Up, 16 May 2009We reproduce a brief report on the meeting of the Access India mailing list hosted at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society on 16 May 2009, between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm.
15 May 2009
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Online Interest in Advani RisesArticle by Sruthi Krishnan in the Hindu, 15 May 2009, quoting CIS Research Director Nishant Shah
11 May 2009
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The 'Dark Fibre' Files: Cable TV Technology for DummiesIn the fourth entry documenting the making of 'Dark Fibre', a film by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha simplifies cable TV technology for the uninitiated.
11 May 2009
11 May 2009
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Gender and TechnologyA course module designed by CIS for the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore
29 Apr 2009
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The 'Dark Fibre' Files: The Grey Market DeficitIn this, the third entry in his series discussing the making of 'Dark Fibre' by Jamie King and Peter Mann, Siddharth Chadha gives an overview of piracy in the pay TV industry.
28 Apr 2009
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The Project Vidya Story: 'Study Locally, Learn Globally'This is first of a series of blog entries by Ajay Narendran, the architect of Vidya and former Content Manager and Webmaster, Amrita University, guest blogging on the CIS website. His blog series will attempt to capture the experience of …
28 Apr 2009
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Does India need its own Bayh-Dole?Article by Pranesh Prakash, Programme Manager at Centre for Internet and Society in the Indian Express, 24 April 2009
28 Apr 2009
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An Interview With Arjen KamphuisIn an email interview with the Centre for Internet and Society, Dutch open source activist Arjen Kamphuis discussed his experience of successfully working with the government for a policy mandating open standards for all government IT in …
27 Apr 2009
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The 'Dark Fibre' Files: Interview with a Cable OperatorThis is the second in a series of posts documenting the making of the film 'Dark Fibre' by Jamie King and Peter Mann, in Bangalore. In this post, Siddharth Chadha shares an interview he had with Thyagraj, a cable operator in Austin Town, to …
27 Apr 2009
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International Repository Infrastructure Workshop, Amsterdam, 16-17 March 2009: A ReportOpen Access activist Madhan Muthu recently attended the International Repository Infrastructure Workshop, held in Amsterdam, 16-17 March 2009, in company with CIS Distinguished Fellow Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam. In this entry, as a guest …
10 Apr 2009
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International School at the Digital Media program of the University of Texas at Austin - Portugal Collaboratory (CoLab)Applications are now open for the first International School on Digital Transformation, to be held July 19-24, 2009, at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal. The School is accepting applications from advanced students and recent …