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18 May 2015
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Report on Training in Basic Computing with use of eSpeak and NVDA in OriyaThis training was held at Orissa Association for the Blind at Bhubaneswar from February 8 to 10, 2015. Thirty six delegates attended the programme.
14 May 2015
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Call for Participation: Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public InterestWe are pleased to announce the call for participation for the fourth edition of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (“Global Congress”), being hosted at New Delhi from December 15 to 17, 2015.
13 May 2015
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What is the Open Data Movement & Why Does it Matter?I gave a talk at this event organized by Phandeeyar on May 13, 2015 in Yangon. About 25 delegates attended the event.
13 May 2015
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Open Street Map "Mapping Workshop"I conducted a workshop titled "OpenStreetMap Mapping Workshop" on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Phandeeyar. The workshop was attended by 20 enthusiasts. This involved organisations that work on resource issues, mostly on land grabbing, a …
13 May 2015
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Odia Wikipedia Set to Celebrate 13 Years of Volunteer ContributionsOdia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects, is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
11 May 2015
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2015 USTR Report: Old Wine in New BottleEvery year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) undertakes an elaborate exercise to castigate countries' domestic intellectual property (IP) law and policy. The criticisms and recommendations are presented in a …
10 May 2015
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TRAI and the Disclosure of Personal InformationThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in March 2015 invited comments on its Consultation Paper for the regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services. In an unprecedented wave of public participation, TRAI received over a million …
10 May 2015
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Studying Internet in India: Selected AbstractsWe received thirty five engaging abstracts in response to the call for essays on 'Studying Internet in India.' Here are the ten selected abstracts. The final essays will be published from June onwards.
10 May 2015
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Stranded Capacities & Greater ExpectationsIndia's infrastructure is in a shambles because of stranded capacities that don't connect with unmet needs. Every aspect of infrastructure, such as electricity or broadband for communications, needs to be designed and executed to flow …
10 May 2015
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Report on the Progress in Manipuri Language TestingThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is doing a project on developing a text-to-speech software in 15 Indian languages. This blog post captures the key updates of the work done by CIS team for Manipuri language.
9 May 2015
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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) ServicesThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent a joint response to the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) Services with scholars from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The response was sent on …
6 May 2015
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Report on eSpeak Tamil Computing with NVDA Training Workshop at TiruchirappalliThe training workshop was held from May 4 to 8, 2015 at Centre for Differently-abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. Seventeen delegates attended the workshop.
5 May 2015
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Figures of Learning: The Conditional ArtistAs part of its Making Methods for Digital Humanities project, CIS-RAW organized two consultations on new figures of learning in the digital context. For a proposed journal issue on the theme of ‘bodies of knowledge’ which draws upon these …
3 May 2015
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Inclusive Financial Services - Global Trends in Accessibility RequirementsInclusive Financial Services is a G3ict White Paper researched in cooperation with the Centre for Internet and Society. The research paper comprises a Foreword and Introduction, four chapters — Barriers to Access for Persons with …
30 Apr 2015
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Report on 15 days Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA and eSpeak in OriyaThis programme was the first of its kind in the state of Orissa. The participants were mostly completely new to using computers and were also completely from the vernacular background. This training demonstrates that many more such regional …
30 Apr 2015
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Comments to the GIGWThe Centre for Internet and Society submitted its comments to the National Informatics Centre on April 30, 2015.
29 Apr 2015
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Pervasive Technologies Project Working Document Series: Literature Review on IPR in Mobile app developmentThis post is literature survey of material exploring and analysing the role of Application Platforms in the Mobile Applications Development ecosystem, albeit from an intellectual property perspective. The document is a work in progress.
29 Apr 2015
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DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency MeasuresAcross India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
28 Apr 2015
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Wikipedia Campus at Oxford CollegeCIS-A2K collaborated with the Oxford College of Engineering, Bommanahalli, Bangalore on April 24, 2015 for introducing Wikimedia projects at their institution. Radhakrishna, a senior Wikimedian from Bangalore provided the crucial …
27 Apr 2015
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Humanitarian OSM: Mapping NepalTo support the disaster relief work in progress in Nepal, the Humanitarian OSM Team (HOT) is busy mapping roads, settlements, and buildings in Nepal. Creating a detailed map of the area in OpenStreetMap will give the relief workers much …
25 Apr 2015
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Report on Seven Day Training in the Use of eSpeak Malayalam with NVDAThe NVDA team held a training for 25 delegates at the Chakshumati Assistive Technology Centre, Trivandrum in Kerala. Akhil was the trainer. The event was held from April 18 to 24, 2015.
21 Apr 2015
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Report on One day Workshop on Use of eSpeak Hindi with NVDAThis workshop was organized on April 11, 2015 at All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) and was attended by 19 participants
18 Apr 2015
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The Hazards of a Non-neutral InternetSpurred by recent events, India’s policy circles are dancing to the complex tunes of net neutrality. Airtel came under fire for pricing calls made over the Internet differentially; it has since withdrawn this plan. Airtel and Reliance …
16 Apr 2015
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Report on 15 days Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA and eSpeak in GujaratiThis programme was aimed at high school students who were completely new to computers. The aim of the workshop was to empower the students to at least read and write using eSpeak Gujarati with NVDA within the 15 day duration.
16 Apr 2015
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Multiple Aspects Need to be Addressed as the Clamour Grows for Network NeutralityIn the global debate there are four violations of Network Neutrality that are considered particularly egregious.
15 Apr 2015
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ ଡିଜିଟାଲ ଅସୁବିଧାThis paper was presented at the 2nd National Language Seminar by CIS-A2K Pogramme Officer Subhashish Panigrahi. In the paper, Panigrahi discusses about the hindrances of mass use of Odia language on the internet and how that is impacting in …
15 Apr 2015
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National IPR Policy Series: RTI Requests by CIS to DIPP + DIPP ResponsesIn earlier blog posts, we have discussed the development of India’s National IPR Policy (“the Policy”); comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) to the IPR Think Tank before the release of the first draft of the Policy and …
15 Apr 2015
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Don't Do Nothing. Take a Stand on Net Neutrality.Are you wondering what Net Neutrality is, and why the term has suddenly got so much attention in India among the Netizens? Do you need to be concerned about Net Neutrality? We will try to address these in this short post on Net Neutrality.
13 Apr 2015
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Patterns of Gender Aggression and Harassment in Open Tech and Open Culture Communities OnlineReport on the talk delivered by me at Adacamp held in Montreal, Canada on April 13-14, 2015.
11 Apr 2015
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The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?Even as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, news that the Central government has begun work on drafting a new …