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22 Apr 2018
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Exploring Wikimedia platforms in Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of MaharashtraINTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) and SANDRP (South Asian Network of Dams, Rivers and People) organized “A Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra” on 20-21 April 2018 from 9:00am-5:30pm at Yashada, Pune.
22 Apr 2018
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Digital Native: The e-wasteland of our timesHow digitising isn’t necessarily a fast-track to a sustainable future.
22 Apr 2018
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Comments on the Draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare ActThe Centre for Internet & Society submitted comments to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India on the draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act on April 21, 2018.
21 Apr 2018
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A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking billThis post examines two badly drafted provisions of the new Anti-Trafficking bill that have the potential to severely impinge upon the Freedom of Expression, including through a misunderstanding of intermediary liability.
19 Apr 2018
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Artificial Intelligence in Governance: A Report of the Roundtable held in New DelhiThis Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Governance, conducted at the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on March 16, 2018. The main purpose of the Roundtable was to …
18 Apr 2018
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Institutional Partnership with Tribal Research & Training InstituteCIS-A2K has been building partnerships with major state government departments in Maharashtra to promote free & open knowledge resources. One such effort resulted into official Govt.Resolution of Tribal Research & Training Institute under …
17 Apr 2018
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Article on Telugu Wikisource Feature Book in Pustakam.netAn article about Telugu Wikisource feature book - Andhrula Sanghika Charitra (ఆంధ్రుల సాంఘిక చరిత్ర) by Pavan Santhosh got published in Pustakam.net.
15 Apr 2018
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Sambad Health and Women Edit-a-thonSambad Health and Women Edit-a-thon was an offline edit-a-thon held in the month of April in collaboration with the Sambad media house, Odia Wikimedia User Group and the Center for Internet and Society.
10 Apr 2018
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Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and FacebookWe conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close nexus between the Indian government and digital behemoths such as Facebook, …
10 Apr 2018
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CIS' Submission on Statement of Working of PatentsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) made a submission to the Indian Patent Office on the issue of Statement of Working as per Form 27 under the Patents Act, 1970.
8 Apr 2018
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Digital Native: Delete Facebook?You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
31 Mar 2018
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Making Humanities in the Digital: Embodiment and Framing in Bichitra and Indiancine.maThe growth of the internet and digital technologies in the last couple of decades, and the emergence of new ‘digital objects’ of enquiry has led to a rethinking of research methods across disciplines as well as innovative modes of creative …
28 Mar 2018
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Cambridge Analytica scandal: How India can save democracy from FacebookHegemonic incumbents like Google and Facebook need to be tackled with regulation; govt should use procurement power to fund open source alternatives.
26 Mar 2018
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Chromebook for the Project Tiger- How it is helping me to contribute actively on Wikimedia projects!Project Tiger is a collaboration project of Wikimedia Foundation with Centre for Internet and Society, Wikimedia India and other affiliates of India to improve and create high-quality content in Indic languages like Odia, Hindi, Telugu, …
25 Mar 2018
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NPAs & Bad BanksCorrecting misinformed impressions about NPAs, and the Swedish model for setting up a Bad Bank.
25 Mar 2018
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Digital native: Our lonely connected livesEven as the UK last month announced the appointment of Minister of Loneliness, which sounds more like the title of the next Arundhati Roy novel, it is worth examining why we are so alone in the age of hyperconnectivity.
25 Mar 2018
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Digital Native: A new road to justiceMaking the List takes courage and strength. It involves the formation of a new collective of care.
22 Mar 2018
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On World Water Day - Open Data for Water ResourcesLack of open data for researchers and activists is a key barrier against ensuring access to water and planning for sustainable management of water resources. In a collaboration between DataMeet and CIS, supported by Arghyam, we are …
15 Mar 2018
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Analysis of ICANN revenue shows ambiguity in their recordsWe, The Centre for Internet and Society, have been instrumental in having ICANN become transparent about their revenue with our persistent requests for their sources of revenue.
11 Mar 2018
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People Driven and Tech Enabled – How AI and ML are Changing the Future of Cyber Security in IndiaOn the 27th of February, Peter Sparkes the Senior Director, Cyber Security Services, Symantec conducted a webinar on the ‘5 Essentials of Every Next-Gen SOC’. In this webinar, he evaluated the problems that Security Operations Centers …
6 Mar 2018
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Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.
27 Feb 2018
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Marathi Language Day events by CIS-A2K in February 2018Marathi Language day is celebrated all over world on 27th February. Dnyanpeeth award winning writer V.V.Shirwadkar alias Kusumagraj was born on this date. Various events and activities were conducted in collaboration with community, …
26 Feb 2018
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Mini Train the Trainer 2018A mini train the trainer 2018 (Mini TTT 2018) program was organized by CIS-A2K at Jnana Prabodhini & Bhave High School, Sadashiv Peth, Pune on 24 and 25 February 2018. Total 19 active editors from Marathi community participated. Experienced …
25 Feb 2018
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Digital Native: AI ManifestoOur intention and government action will determine our relationship with AI.
19 Feb 2018
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A Series of Op-eds on Data ProtectionI wrote a short series of three op-eds for Asia Times this week.
16 Feb 2018
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The Fundamental Right to Privacy - A Visual GuidePrivacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. This visual guide to the story of privacy law in India and the recent judgement of the …
15 Feb 2018
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Unpacking Data Protection Law: A Visual RepresentationThis visual explainer unpacking data protection law was developed by Amber Sinha (research) and Pooja Saxena (design), and published as part of the Data Privacy Week celebrations on the Privacy International blog. Join the conversation on …
13 Feb 2018
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AI and Manufacturing and Services in India: Looking ForwardThis Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manufacturing and Services: Looking Forward (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Roundtable’), conducted at The Energy Resource Institute …
12 Feb 2018
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Open Data and Land Ownership - Environment ScanThe State of Open Data is an ambitious research project reflecting on 10 years of action on open data and providing a critical review of the current state of the open data movement across a range of issues and thematic areas. This …
7 Feb 2018
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2018 (IRC18): Offline, February 22-24, Sambhaavnaa InstituteWe are proud to announce that the third edition of the Internet Researchers' Conference series will be held at the Sambhaavnaa Institute, Kandbari (Himachal Pradesh) during February 22-24, 2018. This annual conference series was initiated …