Programme
Access to Knowledge
Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
19 Feb 2025
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She Leads Bootcamp 2025CIS-A2K is committed to bridging the gender gap within Indian Wikimedia communities, and to further this goal, last year we launched the impactful She Leads program. This initiative is designed to empower female Wikimedians to take on …
27 Aug 2024
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Envisioning the Role of Open Knowledge in the Implementation of the National Education Policy 2020The National Education Policy 2020 brings a significant change in India's educational landscape, representing a comprehensive overhaul to address the evolving developmental imperatives of the country.
6 May 2024
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Commemorating Chandan Chiring (1990-2024)With a heavy heart, I am deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Chandan Chiring Phukan at 11:30 pm on Saturday, April 27th. Chandan Chiring was born on November 14, 1990, in Titabor, Jorhat district of Assam.
12 Feb 2024
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Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its ExpressionsThis 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 …
10 Feb 2024
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Using the Wikimedia sphere for the revitalization of small and underrepresented languages in IndiaThis 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 …
8 Feb 2024
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Commemorating Ulo Senthamizh Kodai (1945 - 2024): A Luminary of Tamil Open Knowledge Movementபயன்தூக்கார் 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, …
31 Jan 2024
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Information Disorders and their RegulationThe 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.
28 Apr 2023
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 328 Apr 2023
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 1Member 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 …
27 Apr 2023
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WIPO SCCR 43: Notes from Day 228 Mar 2023
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CIS Statement in WIPO SCCR 43Shweta Mohandas delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 43rd WIPO SCCR session on the Broadcast Treaty.
21 Oct 2022
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Mapping Content on Gender and Sexuality in Indian LanguagesThis research study explores content production processes on gender and sexuality in Indian languages, its digital documentation and factors that affect its availability and use on open access platforms. The research was undertaken by …
21 Oct 2022
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Infrastructural Needs of Indian Language Wikisource ProjectsThis is a short study on identifying the infrastructural gaps on Indian language Wikisource projects, and potential strategies to address the same. The study was undertaken by Jayantha Nath, Puthiya Purayil Sneha and Satdeep Gill, with …
21 Oct 2022
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Exploring Knowledge Repositories on Water Resources in IndiaThis research study explores knowledge repositories on water resources in India, with a focus on how the digital transition has impacted the process of creation & access to these resources and possible collaborations to build open digital …
11 Oct 2022
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949The digitization project of O Bharat, a historic biweekly published between 1912 to 1949 in Goa was completed through collaboration of different organizations. The trustees of Bharatkar Hegde Desai Trust initiated the project in …
11 Oct 2022
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Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949It all started like this. During the Wikimedia session at Goa University in October 2021, it was realised that there is very little documentation about the ‘Goa Liberation Struggle’ on Wikimedia projects. So, in the meeting Prof. Vinay …
12 May 2022
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WIPO SCCR 42: Statement by CIS on the Limitations and Exceptions Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 3 of the 42nd WIPO SCCR session on the Limitations and Exceptions Agenda Item.
10 May 2022
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WIPO SCCR 42: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 2 of the 42nd WIPO SCCR session on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item.
20 Aug 2021
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Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/ReportIn March 2020, the whole world came to a standstill. What many deemed as a regular ‘flu’ turned out to be the pandemic that brought everyone to their knees. The things that we always did, we could no longer do them. We were all confined to …
27 Jul 2021
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Standing Committee's recommendations are at odds with Access to KnowledgeThe Indian Parliamentary Committee's report weighs on several aspects of the Indian IPR system and issues of protection and enforcement. This blog post summarily notes the observations and recommendations of the Committee on the Copyright …
7 Jul 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 3 and Day 4Day 3 and 4 saw the presentation of four studies conducted by external experts on music markets in various regions in the world and one study on rights of stage directors of theatrical productions. Day 4 saw member states sharing their …
7 Jul 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 2Member states delivered opening statements and deliberated on the scope, direction, and progress of work on the limitations and exceptions agenda. This blog post summarises positions and contentions around: 1) Information Session on impact …
29 Jun 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 1 of the 41st WIPO SCCR session on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations Agenda Item.
29 Jun 2021
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WIPO SCCR 41: Statement by CIS on Limitations and Exceptions Agenda ItemAnubha Sinha delivered a statement on behalf of CIS, on day 2 of the 41st WIPO SCCR session, on the limitations and exceptions agenda item.
11 Jun 2021
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A Comparative Study of Article Creation Campaigns on Wikipedia - Part IIThis is a short report on a comparative analysis of two prominent Wikimedia initiatives, Wikipedia Asian Month and Project Tiger, to understand prevailing challenges and opportunities, and strategies to address the same. The report has been …
28 Apr 2021
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Update on Publisher’s Copyright Infringement Suit Against Sci-Hub and LibGen in IndiaAnubha Sinha provides a summary of the progress of the copyright infringement suit against Sci-Hub and LibGen in India. This article was first published in InfoJustice on March 8, 2021.
28 Apr 2021
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The STI Policy Proposes a Transformative Open Access Approach for IndiaAnubha Sinha explains what the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation policy means for open access to scientific literature for Indians. This article was first published in The Wire Science on January 21, 2021.
31 Dec 2020
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WIPO SCCR 41: Notes from Day 1Member 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) …
31 Dec 2020
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Wikipedia in the Classroom: A Study of the Wikimedia in Education at CHRIST (Deemed to be University)This is a short study on the Wikimedia in Education (WIE) at Christ University, Bengaluru, which aims to offer an overview of the key objectives and challenges of this project and map its impact on teaching-learning practices in …
31 Dec 2020
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Research Studies on Indian Language Wikimedia Projects 2019-21This 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 …