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10 Mar 2016
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Are we Losing the Right to Privacy and Freedom of Speech on Indian Internet?The article was published in DNA on March 10, 2016.
10 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar Bill fails to incorporate suggestions by the Standing CommitteeIn 2011, a standing committee report led by Yashwant Sinha had been scathing in its indictments of the Aadhaar BIll introduced by the UPA government. Five years later, the NDA government has introduced a new bill which is a rehash of the …
9 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 & NIAI Bill 2010 - Comparing the TextsThis is a quick comparison of the texts of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 and the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010. The new sections in the former are highlighed, and the deleted sections (that were part of the latter) are struck …
9 Mar 2016
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A comparison of the 2016 Aadhaar Bill, and the 2010 NIDAI BillThis blog post does a clause-by-clause comparison of the provisions of National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
7 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar: Still Too Many ProblemsWhile one wishes to welcome govt’s attempt to bring Aadhaar within a legislative framework, the fact is there are too many problems that still remain unaddressed for one to be optimistic.
6 Mar 2016
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Report on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online LibraryWith the objective to sensitize and impart the skillset in handling NVDA – the Screen Reader and the usage of BookShare Online Library for the print disabled to the Special Educators, Karna Vidya Technology Centre in collaboration with …
6 Mar 2016
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Flaws in the UIDAI ProcessThe accuracy of biometric identification depends on the chance of a false positive: the probability that the identifiers of two persons will match. Individuals whose identifiers match might be termed duplicands. When very many people are to …
3 Mar 2016
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Connectivity: Let's Apply What We KnowThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it - George Santayana. Reprise good decisions, and avoid the missteps.
1 Mar 2016
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Sean McDonald - Ebola: A Big Data DisasterWe are proud to initiate the CIS Papers series with a fascinating exploration of humanitarian use of big data and its discontents by Sean McDonald, FrontlineSMS, in the context of utilisation of Call Detail Records for public health …
29 Feb 2016
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Looking ahead to the future of the Kannada Wikipedia: Vasanth S.N.Vasanth S.N. has edited the Kannada-langauge Wikipedia since 2006. As part of the WikipediansSpeak series, I caught up with Vasanth to learn about his contributions to the Kannada Wikipedia, which just celebrated its 13th anniversary. In …
29 Feb 2016
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Can Wikipedia revive dying Indian languages?Yes, by encouraging content and involvement, Wikipedia language communities keep languages relevant.
27 Feb 2016
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କମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟର ଯୁଗରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାIn 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society commissioned a project to create a typeface and input methods for for Ol chiki script that is used to write in the Santali language. Santali is one of the many victims that has large number of …
27 Feb 2016
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Cultural institution AKA GLAM for more OERMy submission titled "Cultural institution AKA GLAM for more OER" under the theme of "Innovative approaches to opening up cultural heritage collections for education" has been selected for the OER16 conference to be held in Edinburg, …
27 Feb 2016
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Community Digest—Estonians working on a new feedback system for Wikipedia articlesCommunity digest is a weekly publication on Wikimedia Blog. This week, I have authored a section on the Kannada Wikipedia's 13th anniversary that is being celebrated today. It includes a small section from a longer interview with Kannada …
27 Feb 2016
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Comments by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Report of the Committee on Medium Term Path on Financial InclusionApart from item-specific suggestions, CIS would like to make one broad comment with regard to the suggestions dealing with linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank accounts. Aadhaar is increasingly being used by the government in various …
26 Feb 2016
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ମାତୃଭାଷା ଦିବସ: ଆଜିର ସମସ୍ୟା ଓ ଆହ୍ୱାନThe article was published in the editorial section of Odia newspaper the Sambad on February 21, 2016. This piece explains about the challenges of expanding a knowledge base in Odia language and helping it grow beyond just the literature and …
26 Feb 2016
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅନୁଶୀଳନOn the day of the International Mother Language Day, it is important to look outside and draw inspirations from several success stories of digital activism for languages. Hebrew, an ancient language that was almost dead for over 1500 years …
25 Feb 2016
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Standard Essential Patents on Low-Cost Mobile Phones in India: A Case to Strengthen Competition Regulation?The realization of the promise of the sub hundred dollar mobile device as a facilitator of access to knowledge is contingent inter alia on its availability in the market place. In turn, the market availability of the sub hundred dollar …
25 Feb 2016
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‘A Good Day for the Internet Everywhere': India Bans Differential Data PricingIndia distinguished itself as a global leader on network neutrality on February 8, when regulators officially banned “differential pricing”, a process through which telecommunications service providers could or charge discriminatory tariffs …
23 Feb 2016
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The new Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions are a big win for FOSS in India!India is one of the few countries which permits patenting of software – a monopolization that has only benefited established corporations and largely throttled innovation in the software industry, worldwide. CIS has consistently advocated …
23 Feb 2016
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Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential PricingIndia would not see any more Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they benefited from this Facebook project.
22 Feb 2016
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Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in India: Availability and Openness of Data (Part I)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an internationally agreed upon set of developmental targets to be achieved by 2030. There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets, and each target is mapped to one or more indicators as a measure of …
22 Feb 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, DelhiThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in IIT Delhi.
22 Feb 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, BombayThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in IIT Bombay.
21 Feb 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Cochin University of Science and TechnologyThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Cochin University of Science and Technology.
19 Feb 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from University of MadrasThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in University of Madras. The author has …
17 Feb 2016
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World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media DevelopmentThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had published a book in 2014 that examines free speech, expression and media development. The chapter contains a Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director General, …
17 Feb 2016
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Free Speech and the Law on SeditionSiddharth Narrain explains how the law in India has addressed sedition.
17 Feb 2016
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Free Speech and Public OrderIn this post, Gautam Bhatia has explained the law on public order as a reasonable restriction to freedom of expression under Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India.
15 Feb 2016
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Internet FreedomThe modern medium of the web is an open-sourced, democratic world in which equality is an ideal, which is why what is most important is Internet freedom.