Centre for Internet and Society

nonprofit internet and technology research organization in Bengaluru, India
Organization nonprofit_organization Q2801619
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Summary

Centre for Internet and Society is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Centre for Internet and Society's field of work was Internet[3].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's field of work was freedom of expression[4].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's field of work was privacy[5].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's field of work was computer accessibility[6].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's field of work was intellectual property[7].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's field of work was open data[8].
  • Centre for Internet and Society was a member of Global Network Initiative[9].
  • Centre for Internet and Society was a member of Partnership on AI[10].
  • Centre for Internet and Society is located in Bengaluru[11].
  • Centre for Internet and Society is located in New Delhi[12].
  • Centre for Internet and Society is in the country of India[13].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[14].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's instance of is recorded as research institute[15].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's founder is recorded as Sunil Abraham[16].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's founder is recorded as Achal Prabhala[17].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's founder is recorded as Lawrence Liang[18].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's headquarters location is recorded as Bengaluru[19].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's chief executive officer is recorded as Sunil Abraham[20].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's postal code is recorded as 560047[21].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's Commons category is recorded as Centre for Internet and Society (India)[22].
  • 2008 marks the founding of Centre for Internet and Society[23].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's official website is recorded as http://cis-india.org/[24].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's sponsor is recorded as ARTICLE 19[25].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's sponsor is recorded as Association for Progressive Communications[26].
  • Centre for Internet and Society's sponsor is recorded as Azim Premji University[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Sunil Abraham[16], Achal Prabhala[17], and Lawrence Liang[18]. 2008 marks the founding of Centre for Internet and Society[23].

Identity

Centre for Internet and Society's official name is recorded as it[28]. Its short name is recorded as CIS[29].

Leadership

Centre for Internet and Society's chief executive officer is recorded as Sunil Abraham[20]. Board members include Sunil Abraham[30], b. 1973[31], of India[32]; Achal Prabhala[33], a writer[34], b. 1980[35], of India[36], awarded the Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship[37]; and Lawrence Liang[38], a lawyer[39], of India[40], awarded the Chevening Scholarship[41].

Operations

Centre for Internet and Society's headquarters location is recorded as Bengaluru[19].

Industry

Fields of work include Internet[3], an IP network[42], founded in 1969[43]; freedom of expression[4]; privacy[5]; computer accessibility[6], a computer hardware[44]; intellectual property[7], an asset type[45]; and open data[8], a notion[46].

Why It Matters

Centre for Internet and Society ranks in the top 8% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://cis-india.org/
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Centre for Internet and Society, update youtube data ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/a21a3ccafc26|details]])"
  2. 18d ago · Rohini · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://ooni.org/partners/cis-india/, https://firn.genderit.org/researcher/centre-internet-and-soc, https://www.kusumatrust.org/project/cis/
    Instance of → nonprofit organization, research institute
    Inception → +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Logo image → Centre for Internet And Society logo.svg
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Instance of: research institute"
  3. 19d ago · Rohini · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bengaluru, New Delhi
    Official website → http://cis-india.org/
    Country → —
    Has parts → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Delhi"
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