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Access to Knowledge
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17 Jan 2018
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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
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[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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, …
23 Nov 2017
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TrainingThe Rotary Club of Salem in association with the Centre for Internet and Society – Access to Knowledge, India and Salem Tamil Sangam is organising series of “Wikimedia training and orientation” programme for the youth on December 9 and 10 …
23 Nov 2017
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Helping Institutions Embrace Open AccessWorld over, a large number of universities and institutions are making way for open access repositories. Why have Indian researchers shied away from it?
19 Nov 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia workshop for Sandarbh Science magazine writersA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently conducted for the writers at Sandarbh Science magazine.
19 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS' Question to Dr. Rostama on her Study on the Impact of the Digital Environment on Copyright LegislationAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, posed this question on the …
17 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS Statement on GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital EnvironmentAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, made this statement on the …
15 Nov 2017
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35th SCCR: CIS Statement on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesAnubha Sinha, attending the 35th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 13 November, 2017 to 18 November, 2017, made this statement on the …
10 Nov 2017
8 Nov 2017
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Indian Women Bureaucrats: Wikipedia Edit-a-thonWe are all aware of the large reach and popularity of Wikipedia. However, what most people don’t know is that, according to a study conducted in 2011, globally only 9% of the editors on Wikipedia were women. And the percentage for India is …
8 Nov 2017
24 Oct 2017
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Wikimedia Workshop at Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College, SataraA Wikimedia Workshop was on 4 August 2017 at the Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College in Satara to introduce the Wikipedia and its sister projects to the students.
24 Oct 2017
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Orientation Program at Kannada University, HampiA Kannada Wikipedia Orientation Program was conducted at Kannada University Hampi on 31 August and 1 September 2017.
24 Oct 2017
24 Oct 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication, AurangabadA Marathi Wikipedia Workshop was recently held at the MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication on 11 August 2017.
24 Oct 2017
24 Oct 2017
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Discussion on Creation of Social Media Guidelines & Strategy for Telugu WikimediaBetween 1 to 16 September, an online discussion took place on the creation of social media guidelines and strategy for Telugu Wikimedia handles online.
22 Oct 2017
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Odia Wikisource Turns 318 Oct 2017
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Online bid for Science in MarathiPune scientists hold a workshop with Marathi Vishwakosh to thrash out how to provide more vocabulary for scientific discourse in the language, to cater to a vast majority that is not comfortable looking up info in English.