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Open Access
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28 Apr 2021
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The STI Policy Proposes a Transformative Open Access Approach for IndiaAnubha Sinha explains what the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation policy means for open access to scientific literature for Indians. This article was first published in The Wire Science on January 21, 2021.
31 Dec 2020
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Research Publishing: Is ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ Pragmatic Reform for India?Anubha Sinha examines the feasibility of the proposed 'One Nation, One Subscription' approach in the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (2020) on access to scientific literature. This article was first published in The …
19 Aug 2019
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India’s top science institution is trying hard to fix its “manel” problemB Chagun Basha is a science, technology and innovation policy fellow at Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Centre for Policy Research established by the department of science & technology (DST-CPR).
29 May 2019
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Should India adopt Plan S to realise Open Access to Public-funded Scientific Research?Timely and affordable access to scientific research remains a problem in this digital day and age. Around three decades ago, the radical response that emerged was making public-funded scientific research “open access”, i.e. publishing it on …
7 Mar 2019
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The city of Bhubaneswar is going OpenBhubaneswar supporting the concept of Openness movement has joined as one of the ambassadors of the movement in the world by giving citizens the right to access the content online produced by the government and make use of the work.
19 Dec 2018
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CIS Signs MoU with Odia Virtual AcademyOn October 26, 2018, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Odia Virtual Academy (OVA) to work on drafting an open content policy for the state, to promote use of Wikimedia projects by …
22 Nov 2018
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Lecture on Open Access and Open Content Licensing at ICAR (short course)The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) a constituent establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organised a short course on 'ICTs for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Agricultural Research, …
26 Oct 2018
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Panel Discussion on Equitable Access to KnowledgePranesh Prakash was a panelist and moderator in a panel discussion on Equitable Access to Knowledge on October 23, 2018 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The event was hosted by DST Centre for Policy Research (IISc), …
17 Oct 2018
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Sting job by Hyderabad scientist exposes fake journalsScientists have at last found a cure for Schlodomoniasis -- a deadly brain infection caused by the "inter-galactic parasite Klaousmodium cruzi" -- they claim to have identified for the first time.
26 Feb 2018
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Delhi Declaration on Open AccessOpen Access India recently released a statement to promote openness in science and research communities. CIS contributed to the text and introduced it to the participants of OpenCon 2018, Delhi.
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?
29 Mar 2017
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Indo - French Perspectives on Digital StudiesAnubha Sinha was a speaker at the Indo-French workshop on Open Access at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on March 15, 2017. The event was organized by the Digital Studies Group.
29 Oct 2016
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Should Indian Researchers Pay to Get their Work PublishedWe raise the financial and ethical issue of paying for getting papers published in professional journals. Indian researchers have published more than 37,000 papers in over 880 open access journals from 61 countries in the five years 2010-14 …
28 Oct 2016
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Adopting ORCID as a Unique Identifier will Benefit all Involved in Scholarly CommunicationORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a nonprofit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these …
25 Oct 2016
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How Open Access Content helps Fuel Growth in Indian-language WikipediasMobile Internet connectivity is growing rapidly in rural India, and because most Internet users are more comfortable in their native languages, websites producing content in Indian languages are going to drive this growth. In a country like …
22 Oct 2016
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What Indian Language Wikipedias can do for Greater Open Access in IndiaThe number of internet users in India was expected to reach 460 million by 2015, as the growth in the previous year was 49 percent. The total number of users for Hindi content alone reached about 60 million last year.
12 Oct 2016
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Why Open Access Has To Look Up For Academic Publishing To Look UpIn an important development, the US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the India-based OMICS group for harassing authors to publish in its journals.
18 Nov 2015
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document …
4 Nov 2015
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Odia Language Classics could Now be Read from Phones, Tablets and of course from Computers!Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. Available online at or.wikisource.org, the project finally went live in last year on …
27 Oct 2015
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Open Access Week Round-UpHere is a round-up of events held at the University of Otago over Open Access Week. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation for the staff members of libraries across New Zealand. The event was organised by the University of Otago.
2 Sep 2015
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CIS brings Nadustunna Charithra magazine under by CC BY SA licenceAs a part of its content donation initiative, the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) has brought all issues of Nadustunna Charithra magazine under Creative Common Licence.
1 Jan 2015
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The Intransigenc of STM PublishersA few commercial publishers dominate provision of access to scientific and technical information sought after by researchers around the world. Increasing subscription prices of journals at rates higher than general inflation caused …
14 Nov 2014
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Privacy vs. Transparency: An Attempt at Resolving the DichotomyThe right to privacy has been articulated in international law and in some national laws. In a few countries where the constitution does not explicitly guarantee such a right, courts have read the right to privacy into other rights (e.g., …
19 Oct 2014
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Second Draft of Open Access Policy of the Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science releasedThe Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India drafted an Open Access Policy (“Policy”) in consultation with several open access experts, government officials and CIS. …
28 Jul 2014
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Ministry of Science makes open access to research mandatoryResearchers who fail to meet the requirements would not considered for promotions, fellowships, future grants or appointments.
28 Jul 2014
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Indian Govt looks to provide free access to publicly-funded research worksSunil Abraham gave his inputs to the blog entry published in Medianama on July 23, 2014.
18 Jul 2014
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Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, release first draft of Open Access PolicyThe Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, recently published a draft Open Access Policy in consultation with several open access experts, government officials and …
22 Oct 2013
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OSOD 2013: International Workshop on Open Science and Open DataNehaa Chaudhari was a panelist at the International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 2013, held on October 07, 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute. She gave a presentation on "Government Copyright and the Open Access Conundrum"
6 Oct 2013
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GFM 2013Nishant Shah participated in a panel discussion with Wendy Chun, Tom Levine and Geert Lovink , around 'The End of Bibliographies: New Media and Research'. Nishant also participated as a panelist in a panel discussion on 'Open Up: Pragmatism …
26 Sep 2013
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Open Access: An Opportunity for Scientists around the GlobeResearchers face two problems related to information access: making their own research more visible to researchers elsewhere and making worldwide research readily available to them. Open access (OA) can solve both of them.