National Library Conclave on Copyrights | YouTube Video Recording

National Library Conclave on Copyrights

Held on January 21, 2021 

YouTube Video Recording

Dear Professional Colleagues,

A National Library Conclave on Copyrights was held on January 21, 2021 via virtual mode, organized jointly by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India International Centre (IIC), Sanrachana, and Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI), wherein brainstorming sessions on the following themes were held:

1. One Nation – One Subscription
2. Copyrights Provisions for Libraries: Guidelines for Librarians
3. Copyrights Challenges in the Digital Era

Additionally, topics such as STIP2021, NEP2020, Vocal for Local, and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, were discussed in the sessions. 

We are happy to inform you of the availability of YouTube Video Recording for your view and further comments. 

CSSP Distinguished Lecture on Science Communication in India: Emerging Trends and Challenges | Audio Recording

Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, organized a Distinguished Lecture on "Science Communication in India: Emerging Trends and Challenges", delivered by Shri Deepak Sharma, General Secretary, Pragati Vigyan Sanstha, India & National Awardee for Science Communication by DST, Govt of India, on 10th March 2021. In the session, the Introductory address was delivered by Prof Madhav Govind, while the Vote of Thanks was proposed by Dr Anamika Gulati of CSSP, JNU.

 

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Just Released "The Science of Citizen Science"

The Science of Citizen Science
Edited by Katrin Vohland, Anne Land-Zandstra, Luigi Ceccaroni, Rob Lemmens, Josep Perelló, Marisa Ponti, Roeland Samson, Katherin Wagenknecht. Springer, 2021, ISBN: 9783030582777.

About this book: This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities within and between societies, and the sustainability turn. The field of citizen science has been growing in recent decades. Many different stakeholders from scientists to citizens and from policy makers to environmental organisations have been involved in its practice. In addition, many scientists also study citizen science as a research approach and as a way for science and society to interact and collaborate. This book provides a representation of the practices as well as scientific and societal outcomes in different disciplines. It reflects the contribution of citizen science to societal development, education, or innovation and provides an overview of the field of actors as well as on tools and guidelines. It serves as an introduction for anyone who wants to get involved in and learn more about the science of citizen science.

Table of contents

• Editorial: The Science of Citizen Science Evolves | Katrin Vohland, Anne Land-Zandstra, Luigi Ceccaroni, Rob Lemmens, Josep Perelló, Marisa Ponti et al.
• What Is Citizen Science? The Challenges of Definition | Mordechai (Muki) Haklay, Daniel Dörler, Florian Heigl, Marina Manzoni, Susanne Hecker, Katrin Vohland
• Citizen Science in Europe | Katrin Vohland, Claudia Göbel, Bálint Balázs, Eglė Butkevičienė, Maria Daskolia, Barbora Duží et al.

Citizen Science as Science

• Science as a Commons: Improving the Governance of Knowledge Through Citizen Science | Maite Pelacho, Hannot Rodríguez, Fernando Broncano, Renata Kubus, Francisco Sanz García, Beatriz Gavete et al.
• Citizen Science in the Natural Sciences | Didone Frigerio, Anett Richter, Esra Per, Baiba Pruse, Katrin Vohland
• Citizen Humanities | Barbara Heinisch, Kristin Oswald, Maike Weißpflug, Sally Shuttleworth, Geoffrey Belknap
• Citizen Social Science: New and Established Approaches to Participation in Social Research | Alexandra Albert, Bálint Balázs, Eglė Butkevičienė, Katja Mayer, Josep Perelló
• Data Quality in Citizen Science | Bálint Balázs, Peter Mooney, Eva Nováková, Lucy Bastin, Jamal Jokar Arsanjani
• A Conceptual Model for Participants and Activities in Citizen Science Projects | Rob Lemmens, Gilles Falquet, Chrisa Tsinaraki, Friederike Klan, Sven Schade, Lucy Bastin et al.
• Machine Learning in Citizen Science: Promises and Implications | Martina Franzen, Laure Kloetzer, Marisa Ponti, Jakub Trojan, Julián Vicens
• Participation and Co-creation in Citizen Science | Enric Senabre Hidalgo, Josep Perelló, Frank Becker, Isabelle Bonhoure, Martine Legris, Anna Cigarini
• Citizen Science, Health, and Environmental Justice | Luigi Ceccaroni, Sasha M. Woods, James Sprinks, Sacoby Wilson, Elaine M. Faustman, Aletta Bonn et al.

Citizen Science in Society

• Participants in Citizen Science | Anne Land-Zandstra, Gaia Agnello, Yaşar Selman Gültekin
• Inclusiveness and Diversity in Citizen Science | Carole Paleco, Sabina García Peter, Nora Salas Seoane, Julia Kaufmann, Panagiota Argyri
• Learning in Citizen Science | Laure Kloetzer, Julia Lorke, Joseph Roche, Yaela Golumbic, Silvia Winter, Aiki Jõgeva
• Citizen Science Case Studies and Their Impacts on Social Innovation | Eglė Butkevičienė, Artemis Skarlatidou, Bálint Balázs, Barbora Duží, Luciano Massetti, Ioannis Tsampoulatidis et al.
• Science as a Lever: The Roles and Power of Civil Society Organisations in Citizen Science | Claudia Göbel, Lucile Ottolini, Annett Schulze
• Citizen Science and Policy | Sven Schade, Maite Pelacho, Toos (C. G. E.) van Noordwijk, Katrin Vohland, Susanne Hecker, Marina Manzoni
• Creating Positive Environmental Impact Through Citizen Science | Toos (C. G. E.) van Noordwijk, Isabel Bishop, Sarah Staunton-Lamb, Alice Oldfield, Steven Loiselle, Hilary Geoghegan et al.
• Ethical Challenges and Dynamic Informed Consent | Loreta Tauginienė, Philipp Hummer, Alexandra Albert, Anna Cigarini, Katrin Vohland

Citizen Science in Practice

• Finding What You Need: A Guide to Citizen Science Guidelines | Francisco Sanz García, Maite Pelacho, Tim Woods, Dilek Fraisl, Linda See, Mordechai (Muki) Haklay et al.
• Citizen Science Platforms | Hai-Ying Liu, Daniel Dörler, Florian Heigl, Sonja Grossberndt
• Citizen Science in the Digital World of Apps |Rob Lemmens, Vyron Antoniou, Philipp Hummer, Chryssy Potsiou
• Communication and Dissemination in Citizen Science | Simone Rüfenacht, Tim Woods, Gaia Agnello, Margaret Gold, Philipp Hummer, Anne Land-Zandstra et al.
• Evaluation in Citizen Science: The Art of Tracing a Moving Target | Teresa Schaefer, Barbara Kieslinger, Miriam Brandt, Vanessa van den Bogaert

Conclusions/Lessons Learnt

• The Recent Past and Possible Futures of Citizen Science: Final Remarks | Josep Perelló, Andrzej Klimczuk, Anne Land-Zandstra, Katrin Vohland, Katherin Wagenknecht, Claire Narraway et al.

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CSSP Distinguish Lecture on Science Communication in India: Emerging Trends and Challenges | 10th March at 3:00 PM (Virtual Mode)

Centre for Studies in Science Policy

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Cordially Invites You to

 

Distinguished Lecture

on

 Science Communication in India: Emerging Trends and Challenges

 by

 Deepak Sharma

General Secretary, Pragati Vigyan Sanstha, India

& National Awardee for Science Communication

by DST, Govt of India

on

10^th March 2021 | 3:00 PM

 

Introduction by Prof Madhav Govind

Vote of Thanks by Dr Anamika Gulati

 

All Are Kindly Invited to Attend the Talk on Google Meet.

Meet.google.com/peu-ecue-uyq 

Just Published "The Digitalization Conundrum in India: Applications, Access and Aberrations" | edited by Keshab Das, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra, and Madhabananda Das.

The Digitalization Conundrum in India: Applications, Access and Aberrations
Edited by Keshab Das, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra, and Madhabananda Das. India Studies in Business and Economics book series (ISBE). Springer Nature, ISBN: 9789811569074, 2021.

About The Book: This book examines the nature, extent and implications of rapid strides digitalization has made in India since the turn of the millennium.  These have been examined not merely in the sphere of information and communication technology (ICT) but its multifarious applications spreading across almost all aspects of production, services and institutions which have profound repercussions for the transformation of the society and economy at the micro, meso and macro levels. With contributions from both ICT scholars and social scientists, this book presents diverse scenarios and unravels challenges faced in the process of technical applications, access by the users of these disruptive technologies (automation, e-commerce, big data analytics & algorithms, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, etc.) which, unlike heavy machines (embodied technology), mostly defy physical space, pace of mobility and inoperability between technologies. Chapters in this volume address challenges and possibilities in establishing and operating intricate engineering infrastructure, technical and societal constraints encountered in broad-basing digitalization across layers of educational and social skills conducive to difficult geographies.  Issues dealt within this book include farming, healthcare, education, food processing, e-commerce, labour, rural community development, open source data and information democracy. The chapters also reflect upon implications on local economy and society, of the very global nature of these seamless technologies where interoperability remains the quintessential advantage of digitalization whether promoted or spearheaded through the state, private sector or global capital.  The book critiques policy inadequacies and suggests plausible policy approaches to reduce the adverse impacts of fast digitalization and broad-base potential benefits across space and levels of socio-economic development of regions and society. This book would be of interest to scholars, practitioners, technocrats, industry analysts, policy makers and civil society agencies.
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology; Disruptive Technologies; Interoperability; Big Data Analytics; Industry; Socio-Economic Development

Table of Contents

• The Digitalization Conundrum in India: Context and Concerns | Keshab Das, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra, Madhabananda Das

Technical/Engineering Applications and Infrastructure

• Digital Transformations and Structural Exclusion Risks: Towards Policy Coherence for Enabling Inclusive Trajectories | Smitha Francis
• Quantum Computing and Its Application in Healthcare and Agriculture | Kiranjit Pattnaik, Subhashree Mishra, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra
• Decision-Making Using Big Data in Predicting Degenerative Diseases | V. Bhanumathi, C. P. Sangeetha
• Impact of IoT in Healthcare: Improvements and Challenges | H. Swapna Rekha, Janmenjoy Nayak, G. T. Chandra Sekhar, Danilo Pelusi
• Paving the Way for Smart Agriculture in India | Debasish Kumar Mallick, Ratula Ray, Satya Ranjan Dash
• Agricultural IoT as a Disruptive Technology: Comparing Cases from the USA and India | M. Umme Salma, Srinivas Narasegouda
• A Survey of Digitized Handwritten Signature Verification System | Anjali Rohilla, Rajesh Kumar Bawa

Access/Use, Aberrations and Obstacles

• Protection of Consumer Rights in E-Commerce in India | Richa Gupta
• Mediating Financial Inclusion Through Digital Technology: A Critique | Tara Nair
• Future of Work in Information Technology and the Analytics Industry: Understanding the Demand | Nausheen Nizami
• Technology for Information Democracy: Case of GIS Enabled Entitlement Tracking System | Sushmita Patel, Tenzin Chorran, Kunja Shrestha, Shivanyaa Rawat
• Mobile Application in Agriculture Development in India: Policy, Practices and the Way Forward | Vikas Kumar
• Open Research Data in the Global South: Issues and Anomalies in the Indian Context | Anup Kumar Das
• Crisis in Technical Education in India: Evolving Contours of the Computer and Information Sciences Discipline | Hastimal Sagara, Keshab Das

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Promoting Women Technologists and Techpreneurs | Invitation to International Women’s Day Celebration on 8 March 2021

VP/1867/GTCD/Int. Women's Day/2017/Vol-III (2021)                                      Date: 05/03/2021   

Sub: Invitation to International Women's Day Celebration on 8 March 2021

Dear Madam/ Sir,

Greetings from Vigyan Prasar.

Vigyan Prasar (VP) is an autonomous organization of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, engaged in large-scale, science communication, popularization, and outreach activities in the country. We have been extensively involved in generating science-based knowledge and communicating them among all sections of the society on several relevant issues at the national level. 

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2021, Vigyan Prasar in collaboration with the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, wishes to celebrate the day by bringing in the women achievers and innovators in the areas of emerging technologies, and women aspirants in S&T based entrepreneurship on the same platform. We are conducting two Panel Discussions on the theme #Choose to Challenge – Promoting Women Technologists & Techpreneurs, on 8 March 2021 from 11am onwards through a virtual platform. The discussion will be towards S&T based entrepreneurship for establishing the new normal in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The speakers would highlight the immense opportunities open for women STEM graduates apart from conventional research and academic roles. 

Session 1: Women leaders accelerating S&T-based Entrepreneurship

Season 2: Showcasing Women Techpreneurs : Ignite, Inculcate and Innovate

It would be our pleasure to invite you to participate in the event and interact with the speakers in the open discussion. Any questions or experiences can be shared in the open discussion or in the comments section during the question and answer session or in the registration link.

LINK FOR THE WEBINAR: https://indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in/webinar

We look forward to your active participation.

Best Wishes,

Kinkini Dasgupta Misra

Scientist - F 

# India Science, Technology & Innovation Portal

# DST Communication Project & VIGYAN SAMACHAR

# Gender & Technology Communication

Email: kdgm[@]vigyanprasar.gov.in, kdgm04[@]gmail.com

Office Phone No: 011-24608201, Mobile No. 9810941887

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Indialics Public Lecture on Understanding Structure and Dynamics of 4th Industrial Revolution | 20 March 2021

Indialics Public Lecture on Understanding Structure and Dynamics of 4th Industrial Revolution | 20 March 2021