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1 Apr 2019
1 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to Draft E-Commerce PolicyCIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit comments to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the draft national e-commerce policy. This response was authored by Amber Sinha, Arindrajit Basu, Elonnai Hickok and Vipul …
31 Mar 2019
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Design and the Open Knowledge MovementWith the objective of connecting the open knowledge movement with design, the Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet and Society co-organised the Wikigraphists Bootcamp India 2018 with the Wikimedia Foundation during September …
29 Mar 2019
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Programme Officer - Digital IdentityThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to be associated with a two year long research project on digital identity. We may hire up to three Programme Officers as part of this …
24 Mar 2019
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Digital Native: Lessons from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp going downThe day when three social-media apps refused to load.
21 Mar 2019
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Comments and Suggestions to the Draft Patent Manual March 2019A coordinated civil society response to the consultation on the Patent Manual. CIS provided comments on patenting of computer related inventions.
20 Mar 2019
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Improving the Processes for Disclosing Security Vulnerabilities to Government Entities in IndiaThe aim of this policy brief is to recommend changes pertaining to current legislation, policy and practice to the Government of India regarding external vulnerability reporting and disclosure. The changes we recommend within this brief aim …
19 Mar 2019
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The Localisation Gambit: Unpacking policy moves for the sovereign control of data in IndiaEdited by: Pranav M.B., Vipul Kharbanda and Amber Sinha Research Assistance: Anjanaa Aravindan
14 Mar 2019
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Vacancy: Programme Officer (Delhi)The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, for research on intellectual property rights and access to knowledge. The position is full time and will be based in CIS’ Delhi office.
10 Mar 2019
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Vacancy for Chief Finance OfficerThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Chief Finance Officer. The position is full time and will be based in CIS’ Bangalore office (No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, 560071). …
10 Mar 2019
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Digital Native: How an information overload affects what you forwardThe information overload of social media sharing can make us act against our better judgement.
7 Mar 2019
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಯೋಜನೆ ಸಮಾವೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ತರಬೇತಿಯ ವರದಿಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯು ದಿನದಿಂದ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೇ ಕುಂದುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಭಾಗದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಆಕರಗಳು ಸಿಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇಂತಹ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿ ಬೆಳೆಸುವುದು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ. ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಗಮನದಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು, ಸಂತ ಅಲೋಶಿಯಸ್ …
7 Mar 2019
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The city of Bhubaneswar is going OpenBhubaneswar supporting the concept of Openness movement has joined as one of the ambassadors of the movement in the world by giving citizens the right to access the content online produced by the government and make use of the work.
7 Mar 2019
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Rejuvenating India’s Rivers the Wiki WayTarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), an organisation working on rejuvenation of rivers in India, has began documentation of rivers on Wiki, especially to draw attention to and mitigate the crisis of toxic deposits facing more than 40 rivers in India. …
7 Mar 2019
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Recapturing the CommonsRegulations that facilitate infrastructure with appropriate public resource use will enhance productivity.
7 Mar 2019
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CIS-A2K Finance Officer: Call for applicationThe Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Finance Officer, to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only.
6 Mar 2019
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Train the Trainer program 2018Trainer the Trainer program is an annual three days residential program organised by the Access to Knowledge Program of Centre for Internet and Society. The program identifies the community leaders and brings Wikimedians from and around the …
26 Feb 2019
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Marathi Language Fortnight Workshops 2019Maharashtra is a state which is rich in diversity in terms of language and culture seen in its various regions such as Konkan, Marathwada, Western Maharashtra, Northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha. Awareness needs to be created to make …
25 Feb 2019
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Comments on the Draft Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)Following consultations with data protection, civil society, industry and others, during the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) meeting from 29 November 2018 onwards, the Cybercrime Convention Committee has sought additional …
24 Feb 2019
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What I learned from going offline for 48 hoursA weekend without the internet shows just how much control we surrender to online chatter.
22 Feb 2019
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Resurrecting the marketplace of ideasThere is no ‘silver bullet’ for regulating content on the web. It requires a mix of legal and empirical analysis.
20 Feb 2019
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CIS Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression: Surveillance Industry and Human RightsCIS responded to the call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression. The submission was on the Surveillance Industry and Human Rights.
17 Feb 2019
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Unbox Festival 2019: CIS organizes two WorkshopsCentre for Internet & Society organized two workshops at the Unbox Festival 2019, in Bangalore, on 15 and 17 February 2019.
14 Feb 2019
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Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?In order to bring out certain conceptual and procedural problems with health monitoring in the Indian context, this article by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon posits health monitoring as surveillance and not merely as a “data problem.” …
13 Feb 2019
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Mini MediaWiki Training TheniCIS-A2k is trying to strengthen the MediaWiki movement in India, and over the last six months, the team has collaborated with different Indian Wikimedians and started a project called Indic-TechCom.
13 Feb 2019
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Intermediary liability law needs updatingThe time has come for India to exert its foreign policy muscle. There is a less charitable name for intermediary liability regimes like Sec 79 of the IT Act — private censorship regimes.
12 Feb 2019
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CIS Comment on ICANN's Draft FY20 Operating Plan and BudgetAt the Centre for Internet and Society, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide our comments on the proposed draft of ICANN’s FY20 Operating Plan and Budget along with their Five-Year Operating Plan Update. As part of the public …
8 Feb 2019
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The Future of Work in the Automotive Sector in IndiaThis report empirically studies the future of work in the automotive sector in India. The report has been authored by Harsh Bajpai, Ambika Tandon and Amber Sinha. Rakhi Sehgal and Aayush Rathi have edited the report.
7 Feb 2019
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Response to the Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018In this response, we aim to examine whether the draft rules meet tests of constitutionality and whether they are consistent with the parent Act. We also examine potential harms that may arise from the Rules as they are currently framed and …
7 Feb 2019
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CIS Submission to UN High Level Panel on Digital CooperationThe UN high-level panel on Digital Cooperation issued a call for inputs that called for responses to various questions. CIS responded to the call for inputs.