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13 Aug 2015
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National IPR Policy Series: What Have the Sectoral Innovation Councils Been Doing on IPRIn this post, Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga delve into the question of what the mandate of the Sectoral Innovation Councils is, what its activities are, and what vision for IPR development in India has it put forth. An RTI Application …
12 Aug 2015
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Report on Training in Espeak Marathi11 Aug 2015
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Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and …
10 Aug 2015
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: IntroductionIn this blog post, Amulya Purushothama announces our new MHRD IPR Chair Series and charts the sequence of events, starting from the establishment of the MHRD IPR Chairs, to discussions surrounding their purpose and functioning, to concerns …
10 Aug 2015
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Comparison of the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 with: CIS recommendations, Sub-Committee Recommendations, Expert Committee Recommendations, and the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015This blog a comparison of 1. The Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 vs. the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, 2. CIS's main recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 3. The Sub-Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 4. The Expert Committee …
9 Aug 2015
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Rare Telugu religious and historical work preserved at Annamacharya library to come on Wikisource!Telugu Wikipedia Community and the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a day long edit-a-thon at Annamaya Library on August 6, 2015 at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.
9 Aug 2015
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CIS submission to the UNGA WSIS+10 ReviewThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments to the non-paper on the UNGA Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS outcomes, evaluating the progress made and challenges ahead.
8 Aug 2015
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Digital Activism in Asia ReaderThe digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political …
6 Aug 2015
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Those Dropped CallsAnd what could be done to fix them...Why do we have so many dropped calls on our mobile phones? Operators say it's because of the closure and shortage of cell towers, and too little spectrum.
6 Aug 2015
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Mock-Calling – Ironies of Outsourcing and the Aspirations of an IndividualThis post by Sreedeep is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. He is an independent photographer and a Fellow at the Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi. In this essay, Sreedeep explores …
5 Aug 2015
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CCI Participation at the Upcoming 3rd International Conference on IPR and CompetitionThe Centre for Internet & Society wrote to the Competition Commission of India Chairman on August 5, 2015 about participation at a conference organised by Ericsson and concerns regarding conflict of interest. We also had several other NGOs …
3 Aug 2015
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Policy Paper on Surveillance in IndiaThis policy brief analyses the different laws regulating surveillance at the State and Central level in India and calls out ways in which the provisions are unharmonized. The brief then provides recommendations for the harmonization of …
2 Aug 2015
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Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract)"Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big Data.' Rather than treat Big Data as a scientifically empirical, and therefore largely …
31 Jul 2015
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Role of Intermediaries in Countering Online AbuseThe Internet can be a hostile space and protecting users from abuse without curtailing freedom of expression requires a balancing act on the part of online intermediaries.
31 Jul 2015
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Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group AnalysisThis analysis has been done to see the trend in the selection and rotation of the members of the Multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The MAG has been functional for nine years from 2006-2015. The …
31 Jul 2015
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Comparative Transparency Review of Collective Management Organisations in India, United Kingdom and the United StatesThis Transparency Review seeks to compare the publicly available information on the websites of music collective management organizations (“CMOs”) operating within India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A total of 10 CMOs were …
28 Jul 2015
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Iron out contradictions in the Digital India programmeThe Digital India initiative takes an ambitious 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' approach to develop communication infrastructure, government information systems, and general capacity to digitise public life in India. I of course use 'public …
27 Jul 2015
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'Originality,' 'Authenticity,' and 'Experimentation': Understanding Tagore’s Music on YouTubeThis post by Ipsita Sengupta is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. In this essay, she explores the responses to various renditions of songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore available on YouTube and the questions they raise …
25 Jul 2015
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First draft of Technology Business Incubators: An Indian Perspective and Implementation Guidance ReportThe Centre for Internet and Society presents the first draft of its analysis on technology business incubators("TBI") in India. The report prepared by Sunil Abraham, Vidushi Marda, Udbhav Tiwari and Anumeha Karnatak looks at operating …
22 Jul 2015
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Studying the Internet Discourse in India through the Prism of Human RightsThis post by Deva Prasad M is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Deva Prasad is Assistant Professor at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. In this essay, he analyses key public discussions around …
21 Jul 2015
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Clearing Misconceptions: What the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality Says (and Doesn't)There have been many misconceptions about what the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality says: the most popular ones being that they have recommended higher charges for services like WhatsApp and Viber, and that the report is an anti-Net …
21 Jul 2015
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Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security NumberThis blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number
20 Jul 2015
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Odia Wikisource has a new Wikisourcer, and he is the youngest in the Odia Wikimedia community!Prateek Pattanaik (User:Shrijagannatha on Odia Wikisource) is a young researcher of Odia literature and Odissi music. He has not just digitized as many as 54 Odia-language poetry dating early 18th century but has also annotated, both poetic …
18 Jul 2015
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Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of HomosexualityIn the last few decades, all major common law jurisdictions have decriminalised non-procreative sex – oral and anal sex (sodomy) – to allow private, consensual, and non-commercial homosexual intercourse.
18 Jul 2015
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Konkani Wikipedia Goes Live After 'Nine Years' of IncubationKonkani Wikipedia is the second Wikimedia project after Odia Wikisource that has gone live out of incubation. The project stayed in the incubation for nine long years and the community has gone through a long debate to have a Wikipedia of …
17 Jul 2015
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Funding of National Optic Fibre Network (NOFN) - Who's Accountable?The National Optic Fibre Network, a part of the Government's Digital India Initiative, has been in the news since the recent Expert Committee Report. In this Blog, the author examines the Accountability of the funding of the project.
17 Jul 2015
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A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA ProfilingThe Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and …
16 Jul 2015
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Effective Activism: The Internet, Social Media, and Hierarchical Activism in New DelhiThis post by Sarah McKeever is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Sarah is a PhD candidate at the India Institute, King’s College London, and her work focuses on the impact of social media on contemporary political movements. …
15 Jul 2015
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 24) – Shantanu GhoshCIS interviews Shantanu Ghosh, Managing Director, Symantec Product Operations, India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
15 Jul 2015
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 23) – Justin SearleCIS interviews Justin Searle, security expert, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.