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12 Jul 2019
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Call for Essays — #ListThe researchers@work programme at CIS invites abstracts for essays that explore social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions of the ‘list’. We have selected 4 abstracts among those received before August …
11 Jul 2019
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You auto-complete me: romancing the botThis is an excerpt from an essay by Maya Indira Ganesh, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a …
11 Jul 2019
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Comments on the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019 concerning Statutory LicensingThe Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments on the proposed rules 29,30,31 of the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The comments were made in response to Notification G.S.R 393(E) published in the Gazette of India on May 30, …
6 Jul 2019
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DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development processICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. …
5 Jul 2019
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Fostering Strategic Convergence in US-India Tech Relations: 5G and BeyondThe 2019 G-20 summit underscores the importance of fostering strategic convergence in U.S.-India tech relations.
3 Jul 2019
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The Impact of Consolidation in the Internet Economy on the Evolution of the InternetThe Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with the Internet Society organized an event on the impact of consolidation in the Internet economy. It was divided into two roundtable discussions, the first one focusing on the policies …
30 Jun 2019
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Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone SEP LitigationRohini Lakshané and Shweta Mohandas have published their last update to this paper that chronicles mobile device SEP litigation in India. All developments in the lawsuits filed in the Delhi High Court and complaints made to the CCI that …
30 Jun 2019
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Facebook sees its salvation with its cryptocurrency LibraFacebook’s Libra is designed to take control of our digital lives.
29 Jun 2019
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SVG translation workshop KannadaThe Centre for Internet & Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) organized a SVG translation workshop for Kannada Wiki community on 23-24 February 2019 in Bengaluru. The workshop was a part of SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India. Total 10 …
22 Jun 2019
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Wikimedia Education SAARC Conference 2019Christ University in association with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) organized a conference, from 20 - 22 June 2019, at Christ University, Bengaluru. Forty-nine Wikimedians from four countries (Sri …
20 Jun 2019
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Unpacking video-based surveillance in New DelhiAayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon presented at an international workshop on 'Urban Data, Inequality and Justice in the Global South', on 14 June 2019, at the University of Manchester. The agenda for the workshop and the slides from the …
16 Jun 2019
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Staying silent about cyberbullying is no longer an optionCyberbullying is the dangerous new normal.
13 Jun 2019
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Karavali Wikimedians at All India Radio, MangaluruThis blog is about the experience of visiting All India Radio Mangaluru station as a part of the Karavali Wikimedians outreach program.
12 Jun 2019
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Call for Design InternsCIS is seeking graphic design interns to create communication material (information and data visualizations, publication layouts, presentations, etc.) for our projects. The intern will assist our researchers in presenting their research in …
11 Jun 2019
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Data bleeding everywhere: a story of period trackersThis is an excerpt from an essay by Sadaf Khan, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration …
6 Jun 2019
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5G Aspirations and RealitiesWhat the government can do for 5G and Digital India with a Systems Approach.
5 Jun 2019
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What is Wikimedia Education SAARC Conference?The Wikimedia Education SAARC conference is on 20th June 2019. A conference for Wikimedians, Wikimedia education leaders, educators and researchers engaged with Open Education and free knowledge movement.
31 May 2019
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MoU between PAH Solapur University & CIS-A2KCIS-A2K is working in collaboration with PAH Solapur University, Solapur in Maharashtra on Wikimedia projects. The Mass Communication and Journalism departments are involved in content generation on Marathi Wikipedia & Commons.
30 May 2019
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The Huawei bogeyIndia needs to prove company aids Chinese government, or risk playing into US hands.
29 May 2019
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Should India adopt Plan S to realise Open Access to Public-funded Scientific Research?Timely and affordable access to scientific research remains a problem in this digital day and age. Around three decades ago, the radical response that emerged was making public-funded scientific research “open access”, i.e. publishing it on …
29 May 2019
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Picking ‘Wholes’ - Thinking in Systems WorkshopA System's Thinking masterclass was conducted by Dinesh Korjan on 27th and 28th May in the CIS Delhi office.
26 May 2019
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Wikisource Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, PabalThe Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) organized a workshop in collaboration with Vigyan Ashram, Pabal on May 25-26, 2019 at Pabal. Total 12 participants attended sessions during this two days workshop. The …
22 May 2019
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Open Data and Land OwnershipIn this chapter of the recently published volume on State of Open Data, Tim Davies and Sumandro Chattapadhyay discuss how the lessons from the land ownership field highlight the political nature of data, and illustrate the importance of …
22 May 2019
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Can data ever know who we really are?This is an excerpt from an essay by Zara Rahman, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration …
21 May 2019
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Project Tiger 2019 Coordinator position openTo contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized …
19 May 2019
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Digital Native: Three things we need to realise about what TikTok is doing to usFifteen seconds is all that will take for TikTok to own you.
19 May 2019
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CIS-A2K Communication Officer positionThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), …
17 May 2019
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Wikidata Advisor (Consultant) position openThe Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Wikidata Advisor (consultant), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme.
13 May 2019
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital IdentityOmidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information …
9 May 2019
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Workshop on Feminist Information InfrastructureThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a workshop on feminist infrastructure in collaboration with Blank Noise and Sangama, on 29th October, 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to disseminate the findings from a two-month …