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9 May 2019
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RTI Application to BSNL for the list of websites blocked in IndiaA Right to Information (RTI) request to a public company operating as an ISP for the list of websites and URLs blocked in India, and copies of such blocking orders issued by the Government of India.
8 May 2019
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Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security?The election of Donald Trump has marked a foundational challenge to the rules-based international order based on “free and fair trade”.
8 May 2019
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An Analysis of the RBI’s Draft Framework on Regulatory Sandbox for FintechThe term Fintech is generally used to describe innovative technology and technological processes being used in the financial services sector.
5 May 2019
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Why the TikTok ban is worryingRather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to freedom of expression, which we must be increasingly wary of.
5 May 2019
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Digital Native: Narendra Modi’s interview by Akshay Kumar is a PR masterpieceHow to spot the influencer in your politics.
4 May 2019
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Sunil Abraham - Key Listener Speech at Wikimedia Summit 2019The Wikimedia Summit 2019 – formerly known as "Wikimedia Conference" or "Chapters Meeting" – took place on 29–31 March 2019 in Berlin. Sunil Abraham made a speech at the summit organized in Berlin.
3 May 2019
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Wikipedia assignments workshop for Post Graduate students in PAH Solapur UniversityOn May 3, 2019, Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) along with PAH Solapur University conducted a Wikipedia workshop for students from the post-graduate stream in PAH Solapur University. Ten students from Mass …
2 May 2019
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How privacy fares in the 2019 election manifestos | OpinionWe now have a rights-based language around privacy in the mainstream political discourse but that’s where it ends.
1 May 2019
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Democracy, Digital India and NetworksDigitisation and democracy are ruled by the ineluctable dynamics of networks.
30 Apr 2019
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FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security CommitmentsThe unprecedented growth of the fintech space in India has concomitantly come with regulatory challenges around inter alia privacy and security concerns. This report studies the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies operating in India to …
29 Apr 2019
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International Cooperation in Cybercrime: The Budapest ConventionIn today’s increasingly digitized world where an increasing volume of information is being stored in the digital format, access to data generated by digital technologies and on digital platforms is important in solving crimes online and …
28 Apr 2019
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Digital Native: Getting through an election made for the social media gazeIn the poll season, social media platforms thrive on wounded outrage disguised as politics.
28 Apr 2019
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Delayed Cash Flows and NPAsWe need to rid ourselves of a tolerance of delayed payments to avoid their consequences.
28 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to ICANN's proposed renewal of .org RegistryWe thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on this issue of its proposed renewal of the .org Registry Agreement with the operator, Public Interest Registry (PIR). Supporting much of the community , we too find severe issues with the …
25 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource Speak: J. BalajiTo perfectly proofread the content with matching styles it takes a lot of effort. Patience is the key. The formatting methods are in wikisource are different from Wikipedia. So wikipedians are finding it difficult to edit in wikisource …
25 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource speak : ShubhaAs the texts are in the searchable format, many students and research scholars can make use of Wikisource. As we all know, Samskrit is a treasure trove of knowledge. There are many such books that can be uploaded and utilised by the public. …
16 Apr 2019
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To preserve freedoms online, amend the IT ActLook into the mechanisms that allow the government and ISPs to carry out online censorship without accountability.
15 Apr 2019
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Programme Officer - PrivacyThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to undertake public policy research on privacy and related themes. For this position, we will hire one full time researcher, to be …
15 Apr 2019
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CIS-A2K proposal to Wikimedia Foundation for 2019-2020The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) has submitted its proposal form for the year 2019 - 2020 to the Wikimedia Foundation. CIS thanks all community members who gave valuable suggestions and inputs for …
11 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource speak: Info-farmerIndic Wikisource movement needs more simplification of interface and also unification of existing interfaces. Let us develop new tools for wikisource. Give fund to developers like Shrinivasan. Understand the results of OCR4wikisource which …
11 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource speak : Ajit Kumar Tiwari"Wikisource is going to be as important as Wikipedia because it addresses the issues of citations and references inherently. I will make it as my key pedagogical tool to educate my students and make them a part of this great movement." - …
10 Apr 2019
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SVG Translation Workshop at KBC North Maharashtra UniversityThe Centre for Internet & Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) wing organized an SVG translation workshop in collaboration with KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon on 14-15 March 2019. The workshop was a part of India level campaign. Total …
10 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource Speak: Sushant SavlaFuture is bright -- Sushant Savla (User:Sushant_savla) from Gujarati Wikisource community, share his experience & journey.
10 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource Speak: Dr. Hrishikes SenThere are plenty of people engaged in digitising Bengali books. Plenty of pirated digitised books are available online. We need to tap into that catchment area. I think, if we can prepare high-grade pdf versions of our completed works and …
10 Apr 2019
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Indic Wikisource Speak: Dr. Gitartha Bordoloi"People are more aware of Wikipedia than Wikisource." - Gitartha Bordoloi from Assamese Wikisource community, share his experience with CIS-A2K team.
10 Apr 2019
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Content Donation Sessions with AuthorsCIS-A2K has adopted an integrated approach towards knowledge generation in Marathi language. With the involvement of various stakeholders in different programmes, CIS-A2K facilitated a comprehensive workshop for publishers, printers, …
10 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to Call for Stakeholder Comments: Draft E-Commerce PolicyCIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion comments to the draft National e-commerce policy.
9 Apr 2019
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Wikimedia projects orientation session at Tata Trust's Vikas Anvesh FoundationResearchers in development sector produce a pool of training material and case studies. However, these do not trickle down to the society and many in the public domain are unaware of the same.
5 Apr 2019
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Supporting Indian Language Wikipedias Program/ReportCIS-A2K team submitted Project Tiger final report.
4 Apr 2019
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DIDP #33 On ICANN's 2012 gTLD round auction fundThis DIDP was filed to inquire about the state of the funds ICANN received from the last gTLD auctions.