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Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
12 May 2018
News
Consilience 2018National Law School of India University, Bangalore organized The Future of Blockchain Technology: Evolving a Framework for its Adoption and Regulation in India on May 5, 2018. Swaraj Barooah panel on "e-Governance and Public Service …
12 May 2018
News
Comment: India's NTP 2018 gets digital makeover but needs complimentary policiesCriticism notwithstanding, Indian bureaucratic mandarins—babus as they are referred to in local lingo—do come up with draft policies that are contemporaneous, and at times when it’s least expected.
11 May 2018
Blog post
Wikipedia edit-a-thon in mind? Kindly start hereAre you thinking to conduct a Wikipedia edit-a-thon? You may use this document as an initial guide. Please note: this article is written keeping specially organisations, institutions, and individuals in mind, who are new to Wikipedia world. …
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.
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
News
Wikipedia Will Reward You For Translating English Articles To Indian LanguagesIndia has seen a substantial growth in the number of internet users since the introduction of attractive prices by Jio. Internet adoption is seen as the key to bridging the divide between urban and rural populations and an important means …
17 Apr 2018
News
In a first, Indian Singers Rights' Association distributes royaltyWhile singers say this benefits out of job artistes, the transparency in distribution remains questionable.
17 Apr 2018
Blog post
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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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.
26 Mar 2018
Blog post
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, …
28 Feb 2018
News
RightsCon 2018Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, Vidushi Marda, and Amba Kak will be participating in the seventh event in the RightsCon Summit Series to be held in Toronto from May 16 - 18, 2018 as speakers.
27 Feb 2018
Blog post
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
Blog post
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 …
30 Jan 2018
Blog post
Experience and Learning outcome from Wikipedia Education ProgramIn this blog post you will find a Christ University student's experience during Wikipedia Education Program.
26 Jan 2018
Event
Train the Trainer 2018We are delighted to inform that the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 2018 programme organised by CIS-A2K will be held from 26-28 January 2018, in Mysore, Karnataka, India.
18 Jan 2018
Blog post
Patent Working Requirements and Complex ProductsThe paper titled "Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products" has been published in the latest issue of the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. It is one of the outputs of the Pervasive Technology project and …
17 Jan 2018
Blog post
Government of Odisha adopting Creative Commons License to Promote Transparency and Access to KnowledgeThis year started with an astonishing announcement by the Government of Odisha towards the free knowledge movement. On the Public Domain day, which is celebrated every year on 1st January, The Government of Odisha continuing its …
22 Dec 2017
News
[Updated] Exclusive: OnePlus 5T’s Face Unlock feature may have infringed upon SensibleVision’s face recognition patentsThe blog post by Nachiket Mhatre was published by mysmartprice on December 22, 2017.
13 Dec 2017
Blog post
CIS' Submission to DIPP and CGPDTM at meeting with IP StakeholdersThe Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks held a meeting with IP stakeholders on December 7, 2017, chaired by the Secretary, DIPP, to take suggestions on improving procedures and functioning of the Office. …
12 Dec 2017
Blog post
Submission to DIPP at Meeting with IP StakeholdersCentre for Internet & Society (CIS) made a submission to the Department of Industrial Planning and Promotion (DIPP) on 7 December 2017.
12 Dec 2017
11 Dec 2017
Blog post
Wikipedia Orientation Program at Rotary Club of SalemCIS-A2K in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Salem, Tamil Nadu conducted a two-day Wikipedia orientation workshop for student members of the club.
11 Dec 2017
7 Dec 2017
News
Meeting with IP StakeholdersAnubha Sinha attended a DIPP meeting with stakeholders on December 7, 2017 in New Delhi. The meeting was organized by the Government of India.
5 Dec 2017
News
2nd Law Economics Policy Conference 2017The 2nd Law Economics Policy Conference is being organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Institute for New Economic Thinking, New York from December 4 to 6, 2017 at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.
29 Nov 2017
27 Nov 2017
27 Nov 2017
News
6th Annual International Conference on Law & Policy issues "68th Constitution Day"Anubha Sinha attended the 68th Constitution Day on November 25, 2017 at Shangri-La's Eros. Indian National Bar Association in association with “Make in India” organized this event.
24 Nov 2017
News
WTO-MC11 in Buenos Aires: What is at Stake for India and its PeopleOn November 21, 2017, Anubha Sinha attended a civil society workshop on "WTO-MC11 in Buenos Aires: What is at Stake for India and its People". The workshop was co-organised by the Third World Network, Focus on the Global South, …