CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2015 · Q14Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR · 12.5 marks · 200 words
English
India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), which has a database containing formatted information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in the country’s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pros and cons of making this database publicly available under open-source licensing.
हिन्दी
भारत की पारंपरिक ज्ञान डिजिटल लाइब्रेरी (टी.के.डी.एल.), जिसमें 20 लाख से ज़्यादा औषधीय फार्मूलेशनों पर संरूपित जानकारी है, त्रुटिपूर्ण पेटेंटों के प्रति देश की लड़ाई में एक शक्तिशाली हथियार साबित हो रही है। मुक्त-स्रोत लाइसेंसिंग के अधीन इस आँकड़ा-संचय (डेटाबेस) को सार्वजनिक रूप से उपलब्ध कराने के पक्ष और विपक्ष पर चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2015 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR
Awareness in the fields of Information Technology, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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